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Some very good news

Woody

It’s now Dec 29th and I’m really pleased to say I have had a big shift in many ways to the positive.🙏

My sciatica had almost disappeared which is a massive positive and just being without that pain makes my world a better place to be in. It started to gradually lose its grip on me just before Christmas day and sinse then it’s got less and less, now it’s down to an occasional pinch, just a reminder to say hi Woody I’m still here you know, my reply is yes but I’m not paying attention to you now and you can’t hurt me anymore. The walking stick looks forlorn, I say to it sorry old buddy but you won’t be needed today.
The last few days have indeed been good and I’m thankful for that. The next few days are huge for me, today in just a few hours I will be taking my monthly blood tests to check my important PSA level and tomorrow I will get the results , praying to the universe it’s all good and heading down again.🙏
As a family we have not done much since Christmas day , it’s been very chilled out. I’m walking everyday either by myself or one of the girls will come with me, the weather not been quite so festive with heavy rain and strong winds. I’m walking what ever the weather rain or shine it’s all good.🚶🚶🚶
I’m looking forward to starting the January challenge to walk a marathon over the month of January it’s about a mile per day nearly every day, I’m generally doing more than that any way so should be quite straight forward. I’ve raised almost £800 I’m so proud once again to have raised this much already and it all goes to Prostate Cancer UK, it may even be of benefit to me in the future.

I’ve been reading a lot about prostate cancer drugs and upcoming new drugs that are being trialled right now, the future is getting brighter for anyone getting this cancer, but the real thing that you have to learn to do is change your lifestyle. ♥️

This is all ifs and maybes but my own research shows we all are born with cancer cells but they are not active in most of us. The chances of them activating to become cancer can be radically reduced or increased by our lifestyle both physical and mental. ♥️
As the new year approaches I’m going to go to a strict vegan diet and lots of exercise and on top of all that keep my mental well-being in good shape, my thoughts are that cancer can’t live in a body with that environment and will eventually leave.🥒🍆🥕🍅🌽
It’s been tough over Christmas trying to not look at the lovely turkey and ham joints, the cheeses calling out to me to come and have just a little try. Mince pies beckoning me to just have one, it can’t kill ya buddy. The two bottles of Jack Daniels I’ve hid away so I can’t see them.

Now it’s time to tell the truth the whole truth so help me god, I ate a mince pie with cream and two slices of turkey over Christmas, I feel like I should make amends and self flagellate , whip myself relentlessly to repent the sins I have done. I also had a few chocky bickies too, but let’s keep that to ourselves shall we, don’t tell anyone, know one needs to know alright.🍫🍪🍰🍗

Christmas was definitely the wrong time to become a vegan, but I suppose if you can survive Christmas without too much straying then it’s got to good, right, I tell my self to cover the shame.
Dec 30th
Good news
It’s time to reveal the good news , warning mother there may well be bad language here.

My PSA level has only gone and fucking dropped to 0.35 yes you read that right ZERO POINT 35

I almost fell of me phone when the doctor broke that lovely beautiful remarkable news. I wanted to open the window and shout it to to the world, my head danced with joy , I nearly fell down the stairs in my haste to tell my wife.

Careful Woody, that would have been ironic. I went outside for a breath of fresh air. I was only in the garden but in my head I was Julie Andrews in the Alps gleefully announcing to the world that the hills were alive and my PSA had shrunk didn’t quite have the same ring to it though. 🎶🎶🎶

The rollercoaster is on the upward trend, it’s soaring so high I might bump into a cloud or two. This is as good a result as I could of wished for. Thank you universe 🙏 I believe you have stepped up to the grateful one. Oh my I can’t describe somehow the feelings I go through, I’m not calling myself a cancer sufferer anymore I’m now a cancer thriver next stage up to cancer survivor. That station is coming next.🚂
Who knows what 2022 will bring , all I can say is I’m now entering it in a better state in many ways.
Mentally I’m doing fine, I’ve had a few bumps and no doubt there will be more to come that’s for sure. The bumps are ok, it means I’m alive and that’s pretty dam good too.
Physically I’m in better shape than I’ve been for probably 20 years or more. My shape is a little different the moobs are coming on nicely not quite at a stage where I need to discreetly start looking at buying bras or anything else like that. My belly has a permeant pouch almost like I’m pregnant , Christ almighty there’s a thought do these hormone injections and tablets make you pregnant. Who knows, well I’ll let you know in a few more months.
My walking is going well , I’m now 16 % of the way to Lapland as you can see, I’m hoping to get there by the summer

im planning on stepping the walking up in the new year. I believe That is a huge reason why my PSA score has dropped, I’m out almost every day and I’m loving it.

Just a few days and going to be walking the marathon for prostate cancer uk something I’m really proud of, can’t believe I’ve raised £800 , thank you Jill if you read this and of course to all the others that have kindly donated.

im looking forward to getting back into ambulance training in one way or another in 2022🚑

It’s funny but cancer has woken me up, it’s like it’s not the worse thing that has happened to me, it’s made me stand up and do something good.

It’s made me appreciate the value of family and friends, it’s made me want to look after myself better and become more fitter, it’s made me really see the power in gratitude and kindness, it’s made me want to do more to help others so for that and only that just for now, I say thank you cancer.🙏♥️

Hi, I’m Woody

Hi my name is Woody, I'm an ambulance driving instructor and last year my world was turned upside down when I found out I have Prostate Cancer-this is my story

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