Stories on Yana site

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Most men who have been in this Forum for some time will be

aware of my (strictly non-commercial website) YANA – You Are Not Alone

Now at http://www.yananow.net Originally

set up to provide basic information in clear language for newly diagnosed men

and their supporters (which it still does) it has grown into a significant

resource because men have been encouraged to tell their stories; their reasons

for making the treatment choice they made and the outcome of that choice, good

or bad.

There are now over 1,000 stories on the site and I encourage

the men who tell them to update them at least once a year. Because the site

kept me very busy last year, I fell behind with the reminders I usually send

out, but thanks to the sterling work done by Hardy, who has been helping

me with the reminders, we are up to October 2009 and hope to catch up

completely by the end of next month.

Inevitably there are stories which will not be updated –

about one in five, based on past experience. This may be because some men have simply

got on with their lives and have forgotten what it was like to be a newbie,

searching for some comfort; some have changed their e-mail addresses so they

never get our reminders and some, sadly, may have passed on.

My purpose in

posting this is twofold. If you have posted your story on the site and have not

updated it for 12 months or more, could you please do so now, either by mailing

me at terryherbert42@... (making

sure you identify yourself with the same name you posted your story) or by

going to http://www.yananow.org/UpdateYourStatsForm.html

Of course new posts are always welcome and can be submitted

by going to http://www.yananow.org/JoinUsForm.html

Newbies tell me that it is of great value to read these stories and in

particular why a specific therapy was chosen and what the long term outcome has

been. That is the value of old timers joining the site.

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html