One In Three My Prostate Cancer Journey
Picture this: it's the day after your 50th birthday. You're on a high from celebrating with friends and family at the weekend, but you're now sat in a doctors office being told you've got an old man's disease.
That was me and the 'old mans disease' is better known as prostate cancer, the third biggest killer of men worldwide. It isn't even remotely restricted to old men.
So here I am talking about my adventures with humour and candour - I honestly couldn't make some of it up. I am not a doctor, I am just here to educate men.
Dragging them kicking, screaming, denying and bitching one heavy step at a time.
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Episodes
30 episodes
Ep 30 | Let's Talk
Awareness talks are fun, I love doing them. They usually go quite well, these were not bad, just memorable.
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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17:52
Ep 29 | Fugu To You Too
A couple of months after the operation you have the opportunity to try the injection for erectile dysfunction.Yes, I said injection and I don't mean in your arm or leg. The injection is used for those patients at the start of their reha...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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20:54
Ep 28 | Rocket Science and Erectile Dysfunction
Other than the big 'C' this is the next or even the first worry for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Sex!Will I still be able to function? When will I be able to use it again? What will it be like?Well either w...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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18:52
Ep 27 | Superpowers - Part 2
Dennis deals with the devastating diagnosis that he has prostate cancer and he has to make a treatment choice.He does so with humour as his side kick.This is the conclusion of his story.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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16:46
Ep 26 | Superpowers - Part 1
Dennis deals with the devastating diagnosis that he has prostate cancer and he has to make a treatment choice.He does so with humour as his side kick.This is his story.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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19:14
Ep 25 | Esther's Story
I mentioned Esther a few podcasts ago. She is a volunteer for Prostate Cancer UK with a unique story. She gave me a brief summary of it when I met her and now I can tell the complete devastating story in full.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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16:24
Ep 24 | Filming The Bees and The Bricks
It's no secret that I like to keep busy - sometimes too busy for my own good.I was going to break a record. I was going to conduct 4 Awareness talks in the same day for the same company, talk to two close friends about prostate cancer f...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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18:38
Ep 23 | Passion Cake and Artillery Shells
Volunteers at Prostate Cancer UK are passionate about what they do, they have to be. Rub them the wrong way however and you will see another side. Imagine a panda bear being robbed of its bamboo.Then I get the answer all men have been w...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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16:50
Ep 22 | Delays Can Be Life Changing
Delays in either seeking a diagnosis or getting treatment once a problem is detected does not normally end in good news for those with prostate cancer.What however it was that delay in getting tested is what actually saved you from a wo...
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Episode 2
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14:53
Ep 21 | The Devil In Prada Shoes From Peckham
I previously interviewed Richard regarding his advanced prostate cancer diagnosis. It was a few months later that I asked DeeDee for an update of his condition.I wasn't prepared for what she would unfortunately tell me.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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14:56
Ep 20 | Talk Is Good But Not Cheap
After hearing about DeeDee father and his stage 4 prognosis, in the last episode I decided to ask him if he was up for an interview.This is the result.This is the last show in the first season of this podcast. Season two is on t...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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14:02
Ep 19 | Mobiles Ringing But Sorry Mate It's Not Mrs World
Back on the talking tour I come up against my first dreaded foe the mobile phone or more accurately the inconsiderate owners. Miss World was the last person I could have thought I would meet on the talk circuit - but hey this is me you are talk...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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18:30
Ep 18 | Sing Me A Song Mr Alien
My second talk was in a senior citizens social club. It seemed innocent from the description but when I am involved that's not always the case. I would get a thank you that would wrench at the heart strings and I would also be given a sho...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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12:25
Ep 17 | Forcefields
My second public talk but with very few of the target audience in attendance. Here I would learn the power of educating the young and women and never look back.On another floor at the same event, I got my first great introduction to the...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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19:18
Ep 16 | Who Let The Volunteers Out
This was my first official speaking engagement for Prostate Cancer UK, I was to be David's 'sidekick'. Despite hostile locals on the way there we delivered a great session to a packed doctors surgery.I would also come across the f...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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21:53
Ep 15 | Talk Until You Drop
Fresh from my first talk I had to go back to work and I would also talk again to my church. Only 800 or more in the audience and a couple of thousand watching the live stream from their homes. no pressure then.In the meantime I also had...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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19:25
Ep 14 | Pump and Talk
"If you don't use it you will lose it"These were the words of encouragement told to men about using a pump, that essential but sole defying piece of equipment that men have to use after the operation.Getting one is almost an adv...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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14:35
Ep 13 | Anoraks and Napkins
Saying and owning the big I word was the first hurdle. I was impotent but adamant that this was only a temporary situation. I just had no idea how long this was going to take.So along with 10 or so other men and couples we filed into th...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:53
Ep 10 | Arise Sir Catheter
The catheter is a necessity after the prostatectomy as the urether requires time to heal. You may require to wear one from anything from a week to a month. Medically they are a fantastic invention, actually wearing one is something else. Who kn...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:27
Ep 9 | I'm Prostate Less, Get Me out of Here
Recovering from the operation and trying to work up the courage to look under the blanket. Then I have to content with my dodgy and annoying hospital neighbours.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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21:37
Ep 8 | Operation Cinderella
Treatment option chosen, now lets prepare for the operation. One pair of monster slippers please.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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15:53
Ep 7 | Superpower
I had gone down the 'typical' male route of not wanting to talk about having prostate cancer and not wanting to tell anyone. Then I had a 360 and decided that I would be prostate cancers biggest headache instead. So with my new found superpower...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:53
Ep 6 | Decisions Decisions
Now the news has sunk in, you are in the unenviable position of selecting a treatment option that will seriously change your life forever. Do you have the prostate removed and risk permanent impotency and incontinence or radiation and hormone t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:02