Posts by: Rick Redner

Rick Redner

Rick Redner received his master’s degree in social work from Michigan State University. He has spent many years working as a medical and psychiatric social worker He is the author of the award winning book I Left My Prostate in San Francisco-Where's Yours? His second book Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Implants won the Beverly Hills International Book Awards in Men's Health in 2016. Additionally, the book was a winner in the 2017 IAN Book of the Year Awards.

January 20, 2017January 20, 2017

When Actions of Love Speak Louder than Words

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

I’ll never forget one of my last visits with the man who was my pastor for two decades. He was dying from an advanced case of kidney cancer that spread ... Read more

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Online Prostate Cancer Support: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

The Wisdom of Numbering Our Days

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer I made a lot of assumptions about my future. Here are a few: I’d live long enough to walk my daughter down the ... Read more

December 23, 2016December 22, 2016

It’s a Choice: Enhance — or Kill — Your Joy This Holiday Season

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

In November, Hallmark began the countdown to Christmas with special holiday movies. I’m a sucker for all the movies about a single, widowed or a divorced parent finding love during ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Six Things You Shouldn’t Say to Men With Prostate Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

As I began sharing the news I had prostate cancer with friends and family, some of the responses I received were hurtful rather than helpful. I don’t think anyone purposely ... Read more

December 9, 2016December 16, 2016

How to Comfort Someone Who Has Been Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

December 2, 2016December 16, 2016

Don’t Let Disease Hijack Your Sense of Humor

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

One of the first things I did after I received the diagnosis of prostate cancer was unusual. I went online to look up jokes about prostate cancer. I knew I ... Read more

November 18, 2016December 16, 2016

In the Toughest Decision You’ll Ever Make, Do Your Homework

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

The Question I’ll never forget the question my urologist asked me during my appointment to discuss treatment options: “How would you like to treat your prostate cancer?” I thought he ... Read more

October 24, 2016December 16, 2016

Getting Your Biopsy Results: How Do You Want to Be Told, What Do You Need to Ask

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

In my previous column, I talked about the first phase after a biopsy — the waiting. Here, I’m looking at phase two, which begins the day you receive your results. In a study ... Read more

October 14, 2016December 16, 2016

How to – and Not to – Wait for Your Biopsy Results

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After your biopsy, it can take anywhere from one to three weeks to receive your results. For many men (I’m in this group), waiting for your biopsy will be a ... Read more