Author Archives: Davd

About Davd

Davd (PhD, 1966) has been a professor, a single father keeping a small commercial herb garden so as to have flexible time for his sons, and editor of _Ecoforestry_. He is a practicing Christian, and in particular an advocate of ecoforestry, self-sufficiency horticulture, and men of all faiths living together "in peace and brotherhood" for the fellowship, the efficiency, and the goodwill that sharing work so often brings.

After Movember

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Davd

Men’s Health Still Matters… ,,, and We Can Promote Men’s Health with Intentional Brotherhood. (c) 2015, Davd Movember ended before Radiation Treatment did, but barely: My last session with the narrow slippery table and the elaborate attack-X-ray machine was December … Continue reading →

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Less Common Prostate Cancer Treatments

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Davd

… that I Myself Didn’t Experience (draft*) 2015, Davd “I got the usual.” What you’ve read about this Movember, in the previous 4-5 blogs, is what you’re most likely to face if you have prostate cancer and it’s detected relatively … Continue reading →

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Special Toilet Training:

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Davd

… It’s Not as Easy as What You Got at Age Two: (draft) 2015, Davd Did anybody yet warn you, that if you get radiation to the pelvic region—as most prostate cancer patients do—you have to go through Special Toilet … Continue reading →

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External Beam Radiation Therapy

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Davd

“Normal Treatment,” Part II (draft) 2015, Davd* It’s November, the trees are bare, and there’s ice on the streets outside, but you’re looking up at a deep blue late spring sky with apple blossoms and green leaves around the edges. … Continue reading →

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The “Normal” Treatment I Received:

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Davd

.. Part. I: Androgen Suppression (c) 2015, Davd That first prostate cancer story i ever heard personally, from my father’s friend Bill, happened before 19751. He wrote that treatment included “the operation that makes a steer out of a bull.” … Continue reading →

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Prostate Cancer Diagnosis:

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Davd

My Experience of the Process (c) 2015, Davd The first prostate cancer story i ever heard personally, came from a friend of my father’s, more than 40 years ago; and in a year or two, he died. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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It’s Movember:

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Davd

… and Prostate Cancer* is the Subject of the Month (c) 2015, Davd The CBC News website recently reminded us (as part of its biographical sketch of his son Justin, the new Prime Minister), that Pierre Trudeau died of prostate … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Old Men

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Davd

No Cosmetics Required. (c) 2015, Davd This is written in appreciation and in honour of old men who “mentored” me, as well as in affirmation of what i can now contribute as they did then, and of the value of … Continue reading →

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Steamed Pink Salmon with Carrots and Rice

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Davd

… or Barley if You Prefer: (c) 2015, Davd One reason i began this series under the name “Bachelor Cooking”, was that i cooked for only myself most times then, and still do now. Sausage soup, the first technique i … Continue reading →

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Poor Br. Davd’s Salmon Soup

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Davd

If Salmon’s Expensive, Use This Technique. If it’s Cheap, in this century, be pleasantly surprised! (c) 2015, Davd Salmon (to repeat) is wonderful food. Given its great merits, particularly as to protein and fatty acids, as the previous post detailed, … Continue reading →

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