As some of you know my Father has been battling cancer for almost three years now. He was diagnosed midway through 2006, when I was in Year 11, with Prostate cancer. It soon spread to his stomach and urethra. After an unsuccessful operation which removed his prostate, half of his urethra and part of his stomach tract, he underwent about five months of radical radiation treatment. As of this moment he is not undergoing any treatment, rather recovering from the ordeal of the last two years (still) and having further tests every month or so. My family has never been the same since he was diagnosed, we are not as close because of our inability to address the situation, I went into depression because I felt I had no one to talk to (apart from a psychiatrist at school to whom I felt shy and uncomfortable with when talking about the subject) as well as dealing with my back and health issues and my Mum almost becoming anorexic from stress and looking after all of us.

Internationally, November is the month for raising awareness of Prostate cancer and many other forms of cancer, particularly in men's health. While just about everyone knows of cancer as an illness, not many people know the different types and how serious they can be, and how the illness not only affects the victim, but everyone who is involved in their lives.

This post is just a way for me to spread the word to as many people, as I believe it's important we know about an illness, in all its forms, that has with no justice taken so many lives and devastated others.

I’m not asking you to donate or fundraise for cancer research (though you are more than welcome to!), I just want to spread the word and make sure you if you know someone who is diagnosed with cancer, let them know that they are not alone.

And for the guys, why not grow a mo for Movember! You know you want to. :P

SITES: General Facts || Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

That was hard. Thank you for reading. ♥