DON WELLS: CANCER SURVIVOR
For most people, the news that they have
cancer is an emotional body blow, conjuring
up visions of unbearable pain and ultimate death.
But when Don Wells doctor told him he had
prostate cancer, he took the news in stride.
In March of 1999, Don went to his doctor for
an annual physical. As is customary with men his age,
the physical included a PSA test and prostate exam.
The test results were not good. Don had an elevated
PSA (5.6) and his doctor had felt an abnormality
when she examined his prostate. To be sure, she
referred him to a urologist who took five biopsy cores.
The biopsy confirmed the worst: Don had cancer.
According to the test results, Don had a
Gleason Grade of seven. This meant his cancer
was growing at an aggressive rate.
His "Partin Coefficient" (a calculation that estimates
the likelihood that the cancer has spread beyond
the prostate) indicated he had a better than even
chance the cancer had spread.
Most people would be devastated by the diagnosis.
But Don Wells wasn't most people.
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