The long road to recovery after my orchiectomy for testicular cancer began. Two forces were at odds – the physical and the emotional healing.
Yearly Archive: 2017
A (Short) Day in the Life
While many days of BEP chemotherapy are hours upon hours of sitting through an infusion, some are rather short. I share how I spent one of the short days.
Sam’s Reaction
Soon after my testicular cancer diagnosis, my friend, Sam, wrote a piece reacting to this shocking news and how she felt about it.
The Surgery
An orchiectomy removed my left testicle due to testicular cancer. The night before the surgery, I grappled with the hard question: Would I still be a man?
Cancer, Christmas, and a New Year
Facing Christmas and New Years as a cancer patient was not something I ever thought I would do in my life. Nevertheless, I decided to make the best of it.