Good Gooder and Gooderest News

Great news Sonny.

I look forward to celebrating it with you in person when we get together in Florida in August.

Like you, we will be relying more on the bone scan every 3 months than on the PSA readings per se since other than doubling rate, it was not a very reliable indicator in my case. This was for a different reason though, my tested PSA was never higher than 3.68 and I still ended up G9 (4+5) and 5 bony mets.

sonny - thank you for sharing the wonderful news and changes in your life - every day certainly is a great bonus if you can grab life by the horns and go for it.... you certainly do have your $*%& together - here's to a lifetime of stories and good/gooder/gooderest events in your life -
major hugs,
Bronson ( and Steve)

Bronson, thanks for the kind words brother. While I do feel that most of the time I have my $*%& together, it seems at other times I have it gathered, but just can't seem to pick it up. LOL

Ed, there are times that many of us here have posted that in some ways we have experienced blessings that came along with this Pca crap. I for one have found friends that I never would have if not for Pca.

Dealing with my wife's cancer for 3+ years before my diagnosis and then another 3+ years afterward sure made it easier for me to deal with mine. For the most part I never really had time to have cancer. I guess that is so ingrained in me that I am just continuing along that path.

Interestingly that subject came up while having dinner with my son the night before my Onco visit. He had just come to town for a few days. In addition to all of the wonderful opportunities he has in his future, he is a Certified Personal trainer. He studies health and nutrition constantly.

When were talking about my appt he said, "Dad I am not really concerned about your appt, everything is fine and will be okay." He reasoned this by saying that he has studied the effects of stress, worry, angst and so on as concerns health. He told me that my positive attitude about this from the very beginning was the reason that I would be okay and would continue to be so. I have not feed my cancer with the fuels supplied by negativity, doubt, stress, worry and the like.

I gotta tell you that hearing that from my 25 years old son almost brought me to tears. I think I have planted some of the seeds of a positive approach to life in him as well.

FWIW,
Sonny

Casey, you are correct. I have already experienced Playalinda as well as the extreme southern end of Apollo Beach in New Smyrna. Both are really nice and I go there to get my EXTREME doses of vitamin D.

Sonny

So Sonny, you going to end up in one of my old stomping grounds. You going to be on the Indian River or the Banana River?

david

Always GREAT to hear good (and gooder/gooderest) news. Thanks for sharing the good reports and your journey.

Make that steak medium rare and make sure the beer is nice and cold!