I am a reluctant newby here

Hi, it’s been a while since I posted but I wanted to share where I am and maybe inspire people to make the best of every day no matter where they are on the pca journey .

So it’s 8.5 years now since I was told I may only have 2 ,  I decided to run lots  through chemo and just never stopped (bit like Forest Gump). 

I remember thinking that my situation was hopeless but it dawned on me that at my end whenever that may be I won’t say “I wish I spent more time being sad and staying in” but I may regret not pushing life to the max every time I could .

first the scores, T4N1M1A on diagnosis , PSA 342 . Today , PSA 0.12. I had a blip last September when it rose yo 0.28 in a month. That followed 6 months when I did not run much due to injury , double hernia and food poisoning . 
why the drop again ? Obviously I dont know but I started running every day again in December (minimum 3.3 miles for the 33 men who die every day in the uk of this bu@@er of a disease) and average about 6. 
I gave up alcohol on 31/12/22. Why ? Because I wanted to run for as long as I can and I thought it may help . Do I feel better ? Not much BUT , I have lost 13 lb, sleep like a baby opposed to having broken sleep before and my “motions” have improved greatly and my running is getting better .

I have run over 15,000 miles in the last 8 years . Next up is the Brighton Marathon in 4 weeks and then off to Bhutan for a 200k race with 35,000ft of ascent. 

I have been on abiraterone since January 2016, I have been lucky , it appears to be working still , not everyone is as lucky I know .

I hope anyone reading this will realise that what you do can be up to you to some extent . I am no athlete , never very good but every day as my wife says.  “If I feel ok it’s going to be a good day” and just do stuff .

From almost day 1 , PCUK , this forum, fundraising , speaking , writing a book etc have given me a sense of worth and purpose so i guess my messages are live life the best your situation allows  every day , don’t worry about what you can’t change and so something to stop others being where we all are in time to come .  Thanks for reading 

Thanks for the post irun. Whatever your doing you're doing it right.

P822 Welcome aboard.

We raised over £4k, got a double page feature on what and why in the Daily Express plus loads of other local media coverage .

Our average age 55 all ordinary guys .

So if we can do that please believe in what may be possible for you ? Anything anyone can do to raise funds, awareness and personal joy with a sense of purpose and worth has got to be worth it .

None of know how long we have, be it fitness or friends so don’t waste a minute and try any of those aims above to help no man ever have to be stage 4 again . Live for the day .

Thank you for all the work you do Kev, and thanks to the other runners. Our men deserve the best. 

Absolutely amazing you are an inspiration and give hope to so many people 

best wishes Ann