By means of an introduction, so you know why you should read the rest of the story, I’m Adam. I’m your average kind of guy living in Milton Keynes. I’m 33, got a nice job as a marketing manager. I’ve got a house, car, partner. I get involved with my community – I’m a parish councillor for Walton Parish Council. I also have testicular cancer.
As guys we’ve all seen flurries of news stories and awareness campaigns in the news and press about cancer. The most visible being Cancer Research’s “Race for Life” and probably breast cancer is one of the first things that springs to mind. I think most healthy people just go about living our lives, not really thinking about what happens when we get sick or ill and these campaigns help focus our minds. Certainly, Lance Armstrong’s inspirational story of his experience with testicular cancer helped a whole new generation of men understand that they should keep as much an eye on their own health as anyone else.
About 3 years ago, I had a friend of mine who found a lump on his testicle. Fortunately for him, it was a benign cyst (just a build up of fluid) that could be drained. But his find and what we hear about people such as Lance Armstrong convinced me to check myself on a regular basis. You know how, at the start of the week at work, we get our diaries in shape, check our to-do list, set up meetings and do our admin? Well checking for any lumps became part of that Monday morning routine – of course in the shower, not at my desk at work!
This blog post was originally posted on March 26
