Entries from May 2006
Sons Ken & Jeff
May 30th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Family
Update
May 30th, 2006 · No Comments
This is for all my friends and family who ask how I’m doing.
Had the catheter removed last Tuesday, May 23, after two weeks. It was a little rough for a couple of days but it improves daily. According the the doctor the worst is over. The Iodine 125 has a half-life of 60 days so [...]
Tags: Prostate Cancer
Publius Syrus
May 24th, 2006 · No Comments
Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.
Publius Syrus (85-43 B.C.)
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May 8, 2006
May 12th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Jeans Marines 2006 · Marathon Training
Update
May 10th, 2006 · No Comments
I had to have a catheter inserted yesterday because my urethra was so constricted from the swelling caused by the brachytherapy that I couldn’t pee. I had some rough nights. This only happens in 5-10% of the cases, but I’m one of them. The catheter is a great relief to the bladder but a little [...]
Tags: Prostate Cancer
James Blunt
May 5th, 2006 · No Comments
“No Bravery”
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he’s been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping [...]
Tags: Favourite Poems
Bev Moir & Bev Simpson
May 5th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Family · Friends · Volunteering
Update
May 5th, 2006 · No Comments
This is for my family and friends who ask about me and for all of the men who will go through this is future.
I had my 1 month checkup yesterday. Everything is normal and on schedule. I don’t go back for 6 months.
However the discomfort is at its peak at 4 weeks (where I am [...]
Tags: Prostate Cancer


