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This is a journal about riding with cancer and keeping it in the back seat from the perspective of the spouse of a 54 year fisherman, husband, father, and bicyclist who discovered Prostate cancer in January of 2008.

While there may be medical, nutritional, and treatment references or links here, this will mostly be a journal about the ride.

Spinning This Tale Begins Here - Palm Sunday, March 16, 2008

It is the night before surgery - Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy - the current trend for early 'treatment' of Prostate cancer for 'younger men'. It's brings hope, hype, and a chance to be cured.....depending on your 'stats'. It's a big ticket robot that is driving hospitals, medical people, and consumers with a mind somewhat of its own. Well, that's a hint of the hype and politics, but this journal is about the journey of a 54 year old man, who rides a bicycle, and is now heading down an unknown bumpy road trying to get ahead of the cancer that was unveiled just 7 long weeks ago - January 25, 2008. That was the day the "C" word came alive in our family.

Go to March 16, 2008 to continue from this point OR go back to Jan 25, 2008 to start where we started this journey.
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April 10, 2009

The Next Easter

Its been just over a year since I started this blog....I just haven't had time to keep this going and have wondered about who wants to read it anyway. As I review, I think we have created great Log, with all the details, should we need to 'pull that up' again in the future.

There are entries from then to now that I will fill in as I can - things about 2nd opinions on biopsies, margins, and what they might mean now and later. But this post will be about where we are now, the next Easter after surgery, because last Easter we were one week out from major, 'rearrange you inerds' surgery. My beloved is stronger, leaner, and riding way ahead at this point in time. He has transformed himself maybe more than the surgery. In fact, he may be addicted to fitness challenges, as he is planning a first Triathalon for midsummer!




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