Onwards and Upwards and F-CANCER!

Hi there everyone in BC,

Merry Christmas to you all from a wet and windy yet beautiful North West England.

I just wanted to tell you that I am sat in bed enjoying a nice cuppa and proudly wearing one of your fantastic bracelets that I have just found in a present I opened from some of my very close friends that reside in Squamsh BC and who are currently visiting the UK for the festive period.

Of course you will probably wonder why a random Englishman is writing on Christmas morning when he should be fighting off the wrapping paper and getting stuck into the turkey, mice pies and of course the odd glass of wine or two (bit early for that actually) but I just thought I had to write after donning the bracelet and the resulting feeling once I put it on (not sure it goes with the pyjamas mind!)

As for my own link to the big C I was recently (5 weeks ago) diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer which of course has come as a huge shock especially given my healthy lifestyle and young age (well 48 is young to me!). I decided from the word go that negatives would not come into the equation and it was positives only for me. Having spoken to the guys in BC they pointed me to your campaign and I was pleased to see others with the same outlook and positive attitudes as myself. I always throw in a few jokes when explaining the situation to others so it completely relaxes them and they feel more comfortable to ask questions or discuss treatments etc and so far it has worked a dream. I think happiness is reciprocal and if I laugh and others laugh too then we are all happy and the situation is made so much more bearable.

I know I could write forever but you will have heard it all before so I won't bore you all with the same old same stuff, just for all you cancer sufferers and their families from a mad Englishman, stay positive, sack negativity and have a lovely Christmas, onwards and upwards and F-CANCER.

Love to you all

John x