CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

Merry Christmas, Brian.

and Thank You for all advice you have given me during my short time here

Very happy Christmas to all and in particular to our Community Champion Brian.  I wish I had known about this site at the start of my own journey.
Let’s raise a glass to absent friends and send a hug to their partners at this very difficult time of year.

With the best nut roast recipe to be found before the big day and the Christmas trees to be put up later today it is time to recap on a busy year.

With the help of so many of my forum and blog friends I can safely say that I’m a better man with you all and I do really appreciate your help and support all year.

I know how tricky life is for me so I know full sure you’re facing similar challenges, but I am sending you all a happy hug that’ll help you remember the sunshine and the flowers of the spring and summer that’s on its way.

I am always here to help you as much as I can In thanks of the help I’ve received. Happy Christmas ️️

Thank you Brian for your kind words and to everyone who has supported me since Peter died in August - you know who you are.

I would like to send special thoughts of hope and encouragement especially to the wives and partners whose lives are turned upside down and do such a brilliant job with their support and encouragement but don't forget to look after yourselves as well. I know how difficult having a stage 4 diagnosis can be but there is hope with all the new developments in recent years and more coming on stream all the time.  

Peter loved Christmas and always prepared early so it has been difficult when I come across little presents which he had squirreled away. He lived life to the full and was positive right to the end - it was this attitude and determination which gave us more time together than the experts had initially predicted so enjoy your time with family and friends, make memories and keep fighting.

Merry Christmas to you Brian and to all members of the group. You’ve all been a wonderful help to myself and Shawn this year - especially when it helps to put our minds at rest and/or help us keep things in perspective.

i wish you all the very best for Christmas, the New Year and beyond.

Hello All,

I can't believe another year has flown by and that Christmas is fast approaching again.  A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the posts this year sharing their thoughts & experiences which help support each & every one of us.  Special praise as well to Millibob (Brian) for the brilliant work he does as the community champion. 

Whether you are at the start of this initially scary journey, part way through or now post treatment & being monitored I would like to share one of the quotes from an amazingly funny film that is often overlooked, namely Galaxy Quest (if you haven't seen it yet & are a fan of such shows as Star Trek you really should)  ''Never give up, Never surrender''!

Best Wishes & Merry Christmas

Brian

Happy Christmas to you Brian and everyone else who has helped me this year. All the best to everyone for 2026

Thank you Brian for all the work you have put in through the year despite your setback. It's about 7½ years since I joined the forum during a very prolonged diagnosis process which took seven months from referral by my GP to the start of treatment (the intervention of the then Scottish Secretary for Health - Jeanne Freeman actually shortened the process!). Luckily my treatment seems to have been successful as my last PSA test in August came back as 0.3 and I am now on annual tests. Many of my early contributions seem to have gone AWOL when the forum was upgraded a couple of years ago, but I still lurk in the background although I don't post very much now.

So, A Very Merry Christmas from the amazingly mild Highlands of Scotland ... and ...

A guid new year to ane an' a'
An' mony may ye see,
An' during a' the years to come,
O happy may ye be.
An' may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn,
To sigh or shed a tear;
To ane an'a baith great an' sma'
A hearty guid New year.

Wow.   Where did the last 10 months go.    From my diagnosis march 27 it’s been one hell of a journey.   Best wishes Brian ( especially Brian ) and others on the forum .  I’m not sure how I’d have coped without this.    In dark days , the words of advice, encouragement and positivity pulled me though.   It’s been tough but after my op im in a pretty good place.  Had good post path results so it’s going to be a good Xmas.    Best wishes to all.     Simon    

To all our dear  PC friends , we would like to extend our best wishes to you all  at Christmas and hope 2026 is a good  one.

we would also like to express to those partners who have lost their love ones that we will raise a glass to absent friends. May you take time to remember your precious time together. 

Thank each and everyone who has supported us since jointing this unique group. Sending you all huge hugs 

Liz & OH 

xxxccc