microCHUNK.TV

The operation was a success, but the patient died!

How the heck did that happen?

I believe that the human body if given food, exercise, and rest tends to maintain health and is self healing.
I believe that physical, mental, and spiritual factors can predispose, precipitate, and prolong injury and illness.

Physical Predisposition: I re-injured degenerated disks in my spine and did not exercise enough.
Loading — http://microchunk.tv/2007/07/10/loading-the-piano/
Traveling — http://microchunk.tv/2007/08/16/big-rig-rollin/
Wrestling — http://microchunk.tv/2007/11/04/wrestling-forever/

Mental Precipitation: My wife and I had basic differences about creating marriage, working together, and raising kids.

Spiritual Prolongation: I failed to nurture my own and my wife’s ability and power of choice.

It took me a while to sort all this out.

It’s a boy!

Last July I went for a general health exam, which included the usual blood tests. My PSA Test (Protein-Specific Antigen Test) came back high at 9.1, so a retest was scheduled. That test came back at 8.8, which is still too high, so a needle biopsy of the prostate was scheduled for August. Of the six sites biopsied, one came up with cancerous cells in two of the five fragments for a Gleason Grade of 4+3=7, a very bad grade. At a consultation in September, both the doctor and my wife wanted to immediately do surgery or radiation treatment, but I had something else in mind.

I don’t like to spread bad news or get sympathy from others, but I do need to talk about what’s on my mind. Nearly a year ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. For the last six months my wife and I have been talking about getting divorced and we have been separated for the last three months. I have been without a job for the last three months and I am now broke. This has all been a great opportunity for reflection and insight, and I do believe the insights are worth sharing, and so I will in the coming days.