My older brother and I have always really been there for each other and we always listen to each other when one of us has some advice, and I was definitely pleased that my brother listened to me when I told him that he was perhaps showing some prostate cancer symptoms. He knew that something was wrong, but he assumed that it was probably simply the trials of middle age, and his family, including his wife and teenage children, did not know enough about what prostate cancer was like, so they didn't consider it a possibility.
So, it was a good thing that we had lunch together one day and he mentioned that he was having some physical symptoms, and as he explained them, I instantly told him that he needed to get screened for prostate cancer. At first, he waved off my suggestion as he thought I was joking, but I told him that I was serious about the prostate cancer symptoms that he was exhibiting and he told me that he would set an appointment as soon as he got home.
Of course, I didn't completely trust him, so I decided to call him the next day to see if he had set an appointment. He sheepishly admitted that he had not, so I informed him that I was going to hound him night and day until he saw a doctor, so he did give in called the doctor and made an appointment for that week.
A few weeks later, after he had been to the doctor and gotten the results of his exam, he called me to let me know that I had been right and he was in the early stages of prostate cancer and would be starting prostate cancer treatments soon. Even though I did not wish to be right, I was relieved that he had gotten checked out and that they had caught it early enough that his chances were very good and I let him know that I would be there to support him in any way I could.
The treatments were not easy for him, but with a lot of encouragement from me and from his immediate family, he endured them for as long as it took to get the cancer to be in remission. Now that he is free and clear, he has a new outlook on life, and thanks me each and every chance he gets, not only for encouraging him to get screened, but also for being educated enough to learn about the different symptoms so that I could recognize them when it was needed.
So, it was a good thing that we had lunch together one day and he mentioned that he was having some physical symptoms, and as he explained them, I instantly told him that he needed to get screened for prostate cancer. At first, he waved off my suggestion as he thought I was joking, but I told him that I was serious about the prostate cancer symptoms that he was exhibiting and he told me that he would set an appointment as soon as he got home.
Of course, I didn't completely trust him, so I decided to call him the next day to see if he had set an appointment. He sheepishly admitted that he had not, so I informed him that I was going to hound him night and day until he saw a doctor, so he did give in called the doctor and made an appointment for that week.
A few weeks later, after he had been to the doctor and gotten the results of his exam, he called me to let me know that I had been right and he was in the early stages of prostate cancer and would be starting prostate cancer treatments soon. Even though I did not wish to be right, I was relieved that he had gotten checked out and that they had caught it early enough that his chances were very good and I let him know that I would be there to support him in any way I could.
The treatments were not easy for him, but with a lot of encouragement from me and from his immediate family, he endured them for as long as it took to get the cancer to be in remission. Now that he is free and clear, he has a new outlook on life, and thanks me each and every chance he gets, not only for encouraging him to get screened, but also for being educated enough to learn about the different symptoms so that I could recognize them when it was needed.
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