I hate this disease

Today was the funeral of a High School classmate of mine.  At age 54, he died of advanced prostate cancer.  I only learned that he was in the hospital two weeks ago when I made a service call to his sisters house and we started to talk after I got her air conditioner running again.  She told me he was in the late stages of PCa and the doctors only gave him days to live.

Kevin and I both joined the USAF after graduation, though he got out after 4 years and I made a career of it.  I hadn't seen or communicated with him in over 25 years.  Even though it was a long time since we spoke, his death hit me harder than I thought it would, because but for a doctor who was doing blood work on me at age 48 decided to do a PSA screen along with the blood panel despite my having no family history of any types of cancer.

How have I, with a PSA of over 27 at diagnosis end up in the zero club for 5 years so far after just surgery, and he dies after surgery, radiation and hormone therapy?

dam it, I hate this disease.

Thanks for listening.

Ralph 

Ralph, so sorry to hear about the PC death of your friend. PC is never fair, no rhyme or reason sometimes in how it hits men.

david

Sorry for your loss. This disease does suck.

Our sympathy and empathy are both with you. Best wishes.
Greg.

I agree with you brother...I have at least one school mate who has passed because of it and many co-workers who have it. In fact my uro said my neck of the the woods was part of a national study where the PC rate was very high compared to other places...


But yea CANCER SUCKS.

Oh yea sorry for your friend and yours and his families loss..