Is great and I'll be out to lunch with an old friend of mine and we will be able to compare notes and discuss how we feel and all that good stuff. We meet up quite a bit professionally anyway but we g=often do this and have done over the years. He had his Prostate done about 4 weeks before I had my operation and we met up a lot to discuss things.
It is really cathartic to talk about some of the good and bad moments and some of the fears for the future. He has some challenges ahead that need him to come to terms with what he had and the side effects. Don't forget, he no longer has Cancer as it has gone and was cut out along with the organ it grew in. I still have my bladder, I've had Cancer before and I can get it again. So two separate types of experiences but actually we are really close friends now because of this, much closer than many of my long time friends. It is a difficult bond to describe but one of shared experience, emotional and physical stresses appears to make for stronger bonds between us. We can discuss anything which is great.
There are very few people I feel this close to and who I feel I can tell all (and I mean ALL) the detail to. This blog gets about 90 to 95% I guess.
Looking forward to our lunch very much.
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Here is some additional information about the "genetics" of this condition that was written by our Genetic Counselor and other genetic professionals: http://www.accessdna.com/condition/Bladder_Cancer/64. I hope it helps. Thanks, AccessDNA
I understand. I talk to fellow bladder cancer survivors all over the world. People I have never seen in person are closer in some ways than people I have known for 20 years. Walking in each others footsteps offers insights that others can never know.
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