Norbert was the first person I called after being diagnosed. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Norbert's been battling prostate cancer for nearly 15 years having endured almost every treatment available while maintaining a positive attitude, faith, and his running career.
As soon as I contacted Norbert, he recommended I make an appointment for a second opinion with the doctor he has been with since the beginning of his journey. I accepted his suggestion and made the appointment.
Admittedly, there is a great difference between what Norbert has been fighting and my, comparatively, minor case (if there can be a minor case of cancer). None-the-less, I wanted to hear from one of the best, and Norbert's physician has been recognized as such.
Norbert and I met for coffee as well and he shared his story and his opinion of the options with which I was confronted. It was comforting to hear Norbert express confidence I am going to be OK regardless of the treatment I choose...and then he talked about the icky parts of the treatments and beyond...the catheters, incontinence, erectile dysfunction and the like; again, I was assured I would overcome each trial.
I left the meeting feeling a bit better about the future (it may have been just the feeling of taking charge by beginning to actually do something instead of just worrying about it).
The next evening I called Arizona to speak with my friend and client Kevin Nutt, and what he told me really took me by surprise.
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