11/02/2024
As many of you know, I lost my father to cancer. Hard to believe it’s been 8 years today. He was the best man I’ve ever known and I spend every day trying to be a shadow of who he was as a husband, a father and a man.
If there was one thing about him I would’ve changed, it would be his classic male “suffering in silence”. My dad would take all his struggles solo, fight all his battles solo and even at the end of his days fighting cancer, he talked about how fortunate he was because he was diagnosed in his 50’s compared to children who get cancer.
He didn’t lean on anyone, and I’ve got that trait too although I’m trying to be better about asking for help. So for all the men in your lives (we’ve all got one) who don’t talk, don’t share, don’t ask for help.
Help them.
Whether is for their mental health, a hard-fought battle with cancer, or something else they’re going through. Spread the mo, grow a mo and if you can, donate to Movember as an organisation that funds life-changing work for men of all ages and all struggles.
I look ridiculous for 30 days a year but it’s fitting it starts on the anniversary of my father’s death and every day I’m wearing this hideous thing, I think of him and smile. That’s more than enough for me.
Link below. Love you all.
Adrian's Motivation: I lost my father to cancer. Not a typical men’s cancer like prostate or testicular cancer but cancer all the same. My dad ran for breast cancer every October year after year with our dog prince and did his part. I’m trying to fill those big shoes.
