Prostate Cancer Journal: My Friend Peter

I made a new friend last week. You don’t always get to pick your friends ahead of time, and such is the case with Peter. He showed up during the course of my prostate surgery. I was totally unaware of his arrival, but he was greeted by everybody in attendance as one uniquely qualified for [...]

Prostate Cancer Journal: The Choices We Make

While my prognosis is just about the best that one could hope for, I am at somewhat of a loss before a buffet of good treatment options. We live out lives shaped by the choices we make. I am afraid of making a wrong decision.

Prostate Cancer Journal: Positive for Cancer

“Mr. Kinnaman, your results came back positive…” That really is the only thing I heard in our brief conversation. As Dr. de la Paz continued to speak I looked at the pictures on my desk, pictures of my wife and I on a cruise, pictures of our four grandchildren. I ask a few questions, write a couple of notes that mostly make sense later, but while hearing, I really am not listening. I have cancer.

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