The Adventures of PanCan Man

Something a doctor said in passing to me when I was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer was, “With this kind of thing it’s unlikely you’ll see December.” It was just a statistical reality. But I made it to December 2019. And December 2020. And now…December 2021. And I’m still standing. 

I launched this show on December 1, 2019. It’s been a long two years. And I’m glad I’m here to give you an update. I kinda look at this date as my re-birthday. Here’s Issue #15 of The Adventures of PanCan Man.

It’s been a while since I made a new episode for The Adventures of PanCan Man. So, here it is. I had another surgery in April 2021, and I’ve been recovering from that.

ISSUE #13

I promised I’d get right back to you after my assessment in November. I failed to do that. My buddy, Jim, didn’t let me forget. He called me one day and kicked my ass about not giving an update. This is it. And yes, Jim, I’m okay.

Alex Trebek passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer. It’s been a tough one-two punch with RBG and then Alex going away. I have to go back for my assessment seven months after my Whipple next week and I have scanxiety. This didn’t help. This is me talking about that. 

I spent a long time waiting to publish this episode. It’s been six months to the day since my Whipple procedure. Here’s the story:

Here’s another special episode of The Adventures of PanCan Man. This one features Stephen Roche, Son of PanCan Man, as we talk about a 2,700-mile road trip we took to drove to Mayo Clinic and back. Along the way we saw the sights — Niagara Falls, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Notre Dame University, and The Bean.

This show is in three parts…the revelation, the trip, and the Q&A.

Here are some photos from our time On the Road.

Ever wonder what it’s like to be zapped in the pancreas under a linear accelerator? Hasn’t everyone? With this issue of the show, here’s your chance to find out all the details.

Welcome to a very special issue of The Adventures of PanCan Man. In this show I asked my caregiver, my wife Sheryl, to sit down with me and chat about her perspective on these past nine months of me dealing with Stage 3 pancreatic cancer…and her role as a caregiver throughout this time. She really has been the superhero in all of this. Left to my own inclinations…well, I’m lucky that I don’t have to be. But I’ll say I’m better because she took care of me in my darkest moments…and some of those were really dark. And still she stands.