Tough 24 hours

I've faced challenges head on....we all have. Not sure what I've done to deserve this type of treatment, I just don't get it. Need to find that happy place again and fast.

One step closer

Hey friends, I applied for a trademark of a logo I plan on using and we're one step closer. If there are no objections after the trademark office posts soon, I will get my trademark in about 11 weeks. Stay tuned, you'll be glad you did. Until next time, Make every day great!

6 months post surgery...

And in my visit with my surgeon this week he gave. E a clean bill of health! Next appointment, 1 yr from now, cool. Last week I met with my Oncologist, Dr. Reza and the PSA came back at 0.1 and now remember, I've been off hormone meds for 6.5 months. The damn cancer is in remission and I feel great. The only bad news to report lately is that I lost my Splunk FitBit last Sunday. Not sure how it happened but oh well, I had a backup. My youngest child turns 16 on Saturday, 7/12. My oldest turns 18 on 9/12. Yeah, full on teenagers. Glad I was never like that for my parents...ha!!

PSA update

I had a visit with my oncologist this week and the PSA results came back....drum roll please.... <0.1 Woo Hoo! Nice results given that I have been off Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) for 6 months. Cancer is still in remission, great news. Dr. Reza also checked my testosterone and found it at 80ng which is unusually low but most likely it's lagging due to residual ADT lingering in my system. Check up in 3 months will give a clearer picture. Until then, it's off dreaming and fulfilling my bucket list items! Oh wait, I have this darn job thing that keeps getting in the way. Happy 4th!

5 months post surgery

Feeling good, physically pretty darn good. I attribute my good health to my attitude and exercise. Since surgery I've been pushing myself to walk at a very brisk pace and lately have tried to mix in some Jogging in my walking workouts. I usually do 4.5-5 miles and push to do it in one hour. Most times successful :) I'm still down 10lbs since surgery which is good, I needed to lose the weight. Could stand to lose a few but that will come with the exercise. More coming soon but I'm very thankful for my Surgeon, Dr. Peterson, he's an amazing man and does amazing work.

Movember contribution, not $

What a great organization, Movember...helping raise awareness and research $ around Prostate Cancer and men's health. I had the chance to meet Adam Garone the co-founder back in 2011, awesome mate, very driven. Fast forward to last month and all of the Prostate cancer BS I've been through including the radiation Cycstitis and subsequent surgery I had in January and it makes me appreciate Movember's efforts even more. Then, my surgeon asked me if I would like to participate in an effort to help design and build a patient portal/website designed to give cancer patients, Dr's, care givers and family members a place to go for information to help them in their efforts around PCa. I of course said yes....and he said I would be one of two patient advocates. Also contributing would be Dr's from Duke, Harvard, Moffitt Cancer center, Univ of Michigan, Johns Hopkins and you get the picture, all the top cancer institutions and the brightest Dr's. WAAAY COOOL! Stay tuned, more details to follow as we progress and formulate a new tool that will be based/hosted on the Movember website. What is awesome about this is...Movember is bringing together cancer orgs so they don't do work in silos, they collaborate. They do the same with their research dollars so that things are collaborated on and we find a cure faster. Cheers to Movember!

Superman

Ha, far from Superman but I feel very good. Last weekend I played back2back days of golf in our neighborhood outing called the Hack & Whack (for good reason). We had a record 44 guys play and my team finished 3rd and our team had a blast, lots of fun. I was worried about my stamina but on Monday I felt great. Maybe this was the medicine I needed from a physical challenge standpoint and a mental standpoint. I might be over the hump. On another note, a bunch of supermen are about to take the ice for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I can't wait, this is the best hockey you'll watch (outside the Kings-Blackhawks series which went to overtime in game 7). Have fun, be great!