This is a re-post from another cancer forum I participate in. I thought it would be for all or most here on APC. Please give it a listen before responding.
I subscribe to a podcast on longevity, lifespan and healthspan by Peter Attia MD. He covers related topics from science and medicine informed viewpoints. He over simplifies at times, but can be forgiven as he is not yet 50 and does not fully understand how the challenges are amplified after turning 70. He does have some very good guests that he interviews.I am posting a link to his interview with Arthur Brooks, whose specialty is the determinants of "Happiness", living a truly happy life. What does it actually take and what science is there? Even though this does not specifically address dealing with life-limiting cancer, it is certainly central to the whole consideration of ones Quality of Life. And this interview is really very very good.Here is a link to the YouTube of the entire interview. Otherwise it is behind a subscriber paywall on the peterattiamd website. Please take the time to listen and consider the ideas discussed. I suggested it for my wife and she has now listened to it 3 times in a week! She never does that.
Damn! I'm only about half way through, but what a great conversation. The part about men and how (poorly) they make lasting friendships is so interesting, and rings so true.
My Dad was an extrovert and had many true friends, and so he thrived for the two decades as a widower after Mom died. As an introvert, I have about four good male friends (all made before the age of 30) and interact most fully and joyfully with them when, yes, my extroverted wife is around. I would not do well as a widower!
I’m a big fan of Peter Attia, and I’ve enjoyed this podcast and many others. If you’ve listened to the range of his interviews and newsletters, you will probably agree he is not exactly known for simplifying anything lol.
With such an arbitrary topic as ‘happiness’ I guess you could expect more simplifying than average, even with a deep dive ‘authority’ on the subject as Brooks. I particularly liked what he said about the critical importance of the friendship part of any intimate relationship. It certainly resonated with me.
Anyway, I’m glad you’re enjoying his work. I think he’s brilliant and I really like his choice of guests.
I found his presentation regarding the *HORN* to be very interesting but I guess I'm just a simplistic, 2 bricks shy of a load guy who found the rest = meh. Could be why being told "you have PCa and you're Gleason 10 was taken as a soooo????
BTW, our kids leaving the house WAS GREAT !!!!
and if wife wants a divorce or dies - life goes on
Thank you for sharing the blog with us. I'm 83 and when I look back on the final quarter of my life, I see that it has been dominated not by "I can't Get No Satisfaction." but rather "Stayin Alive." The goals and rewards have been linked to the results of the quarterly visit to my MO: stable PSA, good results on the tests and scans. However, anchoring me through all of this has been my 54 year marriage to my wife who has accompanied me to every office visit and scan for the past 20 years. In fact she was invited to view my last color doppler scan by the doctor who explained to her what she was viewing. Although I don't think she was prepared, she was a good sport and sat through the entire show. While I have taken my cruises and flights to exotic places, there has always been the overhang of the disease which would silently intrude itself at the most unwelcome time and would result in much fear. Basically, what Arthur Brooks is reminding us is the famous quote attributed to Socrates: The unexamined life is not worth living. Again, thank you.
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