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Your comment We joke, sometimes, that he is only sick on paper. reminded me of my pal Lars in Sweden. I can't recall precisely when he was diagnosed and chose EBRT, but after several years his PSA started rising. His daughter was very concerned and cornered me on a visit to Stockholm about four or five years to ask how long I thought her father had - and what more he could do - he was on an intermittent ADT regimen.
Her mother, Lars' wife was diagnosed with breast cancer about ten years before Lars' PCa diagnosis. She looks well and it seems that her disease was dealt with adequately. Lars' daughter agreed that was the case. I pointed out that her father looked and seemed as well as her mother. Both lived full active lives. The only thing that was worrying her about her fathe was a test that is not very accurate. If there was a similar test for BCa, she might be just as worried about her mother!!
She seemed a little happeier after that and as Lars is still doing well, with no sign of dying just yet (although as he is in his mid-80s, both he and I know he can't live for ever!).
My biggest health problem right now are the consequences of my heart condition medication. How I wish I could stop those!
