I recently posted about fighting depression, a year after diagnosis. Today I'm sharing some happy news...
Next week my wife and I are going to Paris through Christmas. When I had some worries and doubts about what I was physically (and mentally) going through, I wondered whether this would happen or not. Now, barring stepping in front of of a truck, it's happening.
Je suis tellement heureuse.
Bienvenue en europe et merci pour la BD !
Merci pour le lisant. Je vais apporter plusieurs pour distribuer à les magasins de bande dessinée.
You mention your post on depression. I read it at the time and it actually really helped me.- It made me realize I needed help as well. So at my 3 monthly follow up I spoke with my "social nurse" and set it in motion. Not started yet but I feel better already 🙃.
We actually had similar treatment Orgovyx + 28 RT sessions. I didn't tell anyone outside my family and continued working. I work in IT, mostly from home, and so this was feasible. Recently I took my team to lunch to let them in on the "secret".
A few days after one of my colleagues asked me how the treatment was and how was I feeling. I'm not very good at expressing things like that (and these days generally start getting emotional) so I referred her to your comic book.
I read it again as well and it bought it all back. You had a tougher time than me with the waiting and travel but the rest of your experience really chimed with me. My colleague was really shocked and never imagined that I had been through all this while still working as if nothing had happened (we work pretty closely together).
So I thank you for this as well. I'm sure you hear a lot of praise but it is well deserved.
Added it here for anyone else who has not seen it.
merci for sharing. I’m happy you’re both going to Paris for Christmas. Enjoy 😉 it sounds wonderful
We had 3 hr queue for eiffel tower so didn't bother other than that loved Paris , enjoy
Eh... Been there , done that. I guess I went up it in the past, but no real interest this time.
We just like to stay in a non-touristy place (Vincennes) and go to marchés, eat at cafes, walk everywhere, eat baguettes, and pretend we're living there. Love the lifestyle of the French.
Have a great trip 🤗
enjoy
Do not forget the “new and improved” Notre Dame. Hoping it is amazing!
So happy for you that you are making your trip to Paris. Hope you and your wife have a wonderful time. Thanks for posting an optimistic comment.
You'll have just missed the president-elect in Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame. Would a better outcome occur if you were hit by a car?
Merry Christmas!
Hopefully the stink of his presence will have dissipated by then.
Too funny...you should start a comic strip.
Political views and associated bias should be left off of this forum. Doesn’t matter what side of the fence you’re on, it’s never self complementary. Let’s keep it about our PCa and trying to maintain our QoL.
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Great news, happy for you both!!
The struggle is real, I was good for a long time but now struggling mentally. Terrified blue cross is going to force me back to work also
to Jpburns,
Quote: From my Brother Steve who fought in Europe during WWII.
Why did the French plant trees along the Champs-Élysées -Arc de Triomphe.
Cause the Germans like to march in the shade.
Comment to Jpburns:
Hopefully the stink of your "uncalled for political view" will have dissipated by now.
Enjoy visiting France.
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
C'mon John... he was trolling me. And if something stinks, like that monster, I'm not gonna say it smells like roses. It stinks to high heaven.
Obviously, in my opinion.
Of course it's your opinion, I never said or implied that it wasn't. I just though that we all knew it was inappropriate to bring up politics or the hint/subject of politics on this site.
Good Luck, Good health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
How does he know the stench isn't the Sennes?
Using the US military wind test:
It could be determined if someone here performs the official military KWT "Kentucky Windage Test". You know the one where you wet (spit will suffice) the tip of your index finger and raise it above your head to determine which way the wind is blowing and obviously carrying odors with it.
Note: You can always use your middle finger instead and thus kill two birds with one stone.
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
Can you wet the finger by other means?
My Advice, any Orifice will Suffice.
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
One orfice may also be the source of the stench.
Leave it to The Keystone Cops to get their man.
I think you meant the PA cocks........
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
If he was caught in NY, he'd be bailed in 24 hours.
And called a hero a minute later. A gift basket of Nathan's hot dogs and 8 pounds of Bodega Plátanos. Free lifetime weed, a free beat a subway passenger per week pass and a Ticker tape parade.
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
I didn't bring up that monster, he did. I was talking about a happy trip and he felt a need to bring up that loathsome pice of crap.
Now look what you did. You ruined your upcoming Paris trip.
He loves it (moonrocket). One way or another he sees' a small glint of day light to interject his trolling views on politics, society. It gets annoying. Over and over again. He really gangs up on Tall Allen every chance he gets. Cant even have a thread about music we enjoy without him calling TA an elitist because of what music he listens to. I was thinking about why doesnt he just make a post titled "I hate Tall Allen and everything he and Jpburns stand for" and get it over with and quit interjecting his tropes into other peoples threads.
I was thinking maybe you should delete your post and start it over but actually I kind of like it when the troller's intentions and rudeness are here for all to see.
What are you talking about? I never ganged up on TA about music. Get your facts straight if you're going to post attacks on me. For that matter, I never ganged up on TA...I am allowed to disagree with him and I do so on occasion. As for jpburns, all I posted was he'll have just missed the president-elect.... that's not a political statement...just a fact. Geez
I stand corrected. He was elitist because he shared the names of books he has read.
Incorrect again but getting a little closer....but why bore the other members.
Good for you! Have fun!
great to hear, Jp. Traveling requires physical and mental toughness—a great way to keep yourself on your game. And you’ll get to see Notre Dame Cathedral—reborn. Bon voyage!
Don't let em scare you like they tried to do to me 14 years or so ago. Just let the diagnosis make to never take a boring day for granted as it did for me. LIve on.
Excellent! Say hello to Emily in Paris!
Good for you! Have a great trip!
Good deal. Great to hear another brother with enough treatment benefit able to get some QOL.
Never commended, thanked you for a great work, your comic. So thanks lol.
And live the life. Living like the locals is the only way to go. My many business/service trips over the years I can also attest for that approach. Have fun man.
Have a great trip!
So happy to see new policies about to appear in the US. Politics is 100% not appropriate here. This is a place for support and caring. I’m happy to see conservatives back in office. So please remember there isn’t consensus on here about politics and it ruins the good will in the forum. God bless the new President. God bless America.
ohmygoodness! You wrote, “Politics is 100% not appropriate here,” in an overtly political post. Naughty, naughty 🤨
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It was a necessary rebuttal to the hegemony that had been established. There are socialists, conservatives, centrists etc. on this forum. We can’t just air out our politics and I am really tired of being the one who has to remain quiet when others put down my political preferences in public. I won’t be quiet anymore. Our culture has been full of suppressing conservative voices by putting down leaders or policies. This is not the place for it.
Bien content pour toi 
Merci.
Have a wonderful trip. I want you to know how much I’ve appreciated your artistic gift and the way you’ve used it to help us along. Thank you and enjoy. PCa makes us brothers in an odd way. My best wishes JP.
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Hi Jp. Glad you made it out of that funk. Sometimes the only way to overcome something is to go through it. Enjoy your trip. You earned it. 👍👍👍
happy holidays …. And a quick update
My Daily Regimen at least Monday to Saturday 
Not good news for me today.
Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays
Immunotherapy for prostate cancer continues to disappoint, but at least we are learning why
