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The Prostate Chronicles - A Medical Memoir: Detours and Decisions following my Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

By Bob Tierno

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it will, I’ll go laughing.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick





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Frankly, most books on prostate cancer like this are boring and predictable, with an over-emphasis on the medical aspect. This book is irreverent and, therefore different. It sheds light on my journey and speaks to how relationships matter.

Men generally don’t like to talk about their prostate because of its impact on their ego (sex life) and quality of life (incontinence). Life as they knew it is “over,” not acknowledging that their life already sucked thanks to their prostate as in always asking for an aisle seat near the restroom. As in always looking for the nearest bathroom at events, and of course, not enjoying that favorite cup of joe if a toilet was more than an hour away.

You do have several options when diagnosed with prostate cancer, but frankly, they all suck. Despite numerous downside implications, there is the outcome that you live to see another five, fifteen or twenty years. Having that definitive end-of-life conversation with my urologist was sobering. Whether you are a man or a significant other, prostate cancer is a steady part of our health lexicon today. If you’re lucky enough to live to eighty, you’ll most likely encounter this disease.

I think of prostate cancer as a detour in my life in my late 60s, something I would not have asked for by any means. If you happen to have prostate cancer, you’re not totally, FUBAR, (Fouled Up Beyond All Repair). Okay, maybe a just little bit. At least you won’t ever again have to hear your urologist say “Bend over here it comes again!”Ella Wheeler said in her famous poem Solitude, “Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone.”Prostate cancer sucks, but you stand a better chance of coping if you have humor on your side. I’m choosing to take a humorous approach because it’s freaking healthy and because I can and that is what you will find in this book.

My life has been a series of exciting eras, all of them fueled by my love of experiencing new challenges. I’m knowledgeable about many things, which I can now add prostate cancer and robotic surgery.
Not my first choice, but it does make the list of my expertise longer.



Letters In A Helmet: A Story of Fraternity and Brotherhood


By Ron Sorter and Bob Tierno





Letters in a Helmet: A Story of Fraternity and Brotherhood is a sweeping tale of two men, covering five decades of friendship and brotherhood.




What elevates this story is a profound, interlocking bond that carries Delta Kappa Epsilon (“Deke”) fraternity brothers Ron Sorter and Bob Tierno across a transformative landscape of military service, career transitions, marriages, war wounds, cancer battles, and bereavement.




The immaturity of their youthful antics is followed immediately by the accelerated maturity of early adulthood, and later on, the accumulation of wisdom as they enter their eighth decade of life. 




This is an inspiring chronicle of American life, bridging the 20th and 21st centuries with this enduring mantra: “your brothers are always there for you.”









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5.0 out of 5 starsIntertwined stories of friendship, love, triumph and tragedy.
November 5, 2019
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5.0 out of 5 starsVietnam & Beyond: Sacrifice & Dilemma
November 5, 2019
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Donna Harris
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is about real places, real people...
October 23, 2019
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