Post Edited (Dutch) : 12/19/2009 6:49:58 PM (GMT-7)
Post Edited (pcdave) : 2/14/2007 7:25:41 PM (GMT-7)
Thank you so much for ~
Caring Enough to Share
Knowledge is Power
Thank you for sharing “Your Journey” (Knowledge)
and helping “all of us” to gain the “Power” to (take away the fear!)
This is truly a great forum!!! ~ You have joined! You are now part our forum family ~ a group of wonderful individuals who are so willing to share their journey.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER... and POWER conquers fear
Without knowledge of what we are up against…. There is no power…. only fear.
Your experience will help all of us now and in the future. The ultimate goal is to be prostate cancer free. We don’t all reach this goal as planned ~ so we will need to continue reaching out as far as we have to ~ and the sharing of as many journeys on this forum is vitally important. Knowing the different options that are available will help guide all of us to the right treatment when/if we have to start looking for other options. Plan B…
This forum is filled with powerful information. This is the first step in researching the options that are out there. With folks like John *jeb187chs, Bill *Jetguy, JustJulie, Dave *pcdave, and many more…. You are all broadening our scope and continue to take away the fear by sharing.
This journey with prostate cancer is best traveled with friends…. We’re glad you became our friend…
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
“God Bless You”
It's a little prayer ~ "God Bless You"
...but it means so much each day,
It means may angels guard you
and guide you on your way.
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Hi ~Dutch,
WOW!!! Thank you for this wonderful gift. Excellent Thread…. I like the title!!!
You did it right…. Just like us!!!
Excerpt from “Our Journey”…
Prostate cancer... is an “US / WE” disease and must be treated as an “US / WE” Journey. Make this a “team” journey…. Do everything together. You will need each other and each other’s strength!
“Hand-in Hand” “Heart-to Heart”
nice words borrowed from Tim G…
Keeping you close in thoughts and prayers,
In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy
Welcome ~ Dutch-ESS, (nice play on name here!! )
Your 1st posting is definitely on the mark!!! It truly is a “couples disease”.
We wanted to send a special Welcome… and let you know we are so happy to meet you!!!
Keeping you and Dutch close in our thoughts and prayers.
Quote from Posting to Maria Help, my husband is avoiding following up on the abnormal PSA and DRE
My first post - Dutch's wife. Maria, your husband may not have any symptoms, but he has two very large "red flags" - the PSA that appears to have doubled in the last year and DRE that indicates a prostate that does not feel "normal" to the urologist. You didn't mention how he came to get the PSA to begin with (yrly physical, other problem, etc.), but apparently he does go to the doctor on his own.
Now I am sure there is some of the fear factor involved, but I think you have to explain to him that early detection gives a better than average chance of a cure and that by not doing anything he is putting both himself and your family in jeopardy. This is truly a "couples disease" and the outcome will definitely affect you as well as him. Let him know you will be with him every step of the way, but he has to act now. If it were me and there was no response, I would make the appointment!!!
Good luck and report back to us.
Dutch-ESS
Thanks Tony:
Don't post as often as before, but always reading the posts. Took your advice and added my thread to signature - hope it comes out right. Been following your journey and, as usual, your great attitude so impresses me. All the best to you.
Dutch
You’ve just been HUGGED by *bluebird
( Lee, Buddy & Murphy too! )
Just wanted you to know!!! You are great for HealingWell.com
Thank you for you!!
Keeping you all close ~
Post Edited (lewvino) : 12/20/2009 6:40:17 AM (GMT-7)
Posting copied from Woo-Hoo thread started by IdahoSurvivor 6-29-2010
Bluebird:
I haven't posted frequently but do check in from time to time. Sure happy to see your post today and glad to see all is going well for you and yours. I am at 9yrs with PSA of 0.2 and life is good.
Hey Dutch and Dutchess,
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. You’ve just put a smile on our faces with your stats too!!! Please remember ~ to update your thread because 9 years!!!!! is a HUGE STEPPING-STONE to be on ~ in this journey. And it’s good that it bumps to the top!!! Especially when there are others reading and their stones are wobbling. Your journey is a powerful journey to grasp on to.
Isn’t it wonderful to see the continued bonds that build each day with new members finding
HealingWell.
As time continues to move forward many of us move forward and that’s okay. Each period of time finds a special group that bonds and after a time they will come to realize that even for the members who have moved on….. the thoughts and prayers continue to surround them.
A SPECIAL BOND that lasts a lifetime has been made here.
In friendship ~
*bluebird ~ Lee, Buddy, & Murphy from North Carolina
April 3, 2006 Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
4 Years ~ 8th PSA April 2010 ~ less than 0.1 NON-DETECTABLE