These two inspiring guys have both just died from prostate cancer. So different but each have had a big impact on my own journey - Nick Parker died just a very short while ago and Lama Nicholas early this morning in Naples, Florida.
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| Nick Parker at Penny Brohn |
Nick Parker I met a couple of times in 2019 - you can see my short film of Nick here where he talks about some of those measures including the importance of vulnerability. He talked lots about what he did to keep his terminal prognosis at bay many more years than doctors had anticipated. However I remember him most from a phone call we had just after I had been diagnosed - he was so hugely supportive and sensitive to where I was at - quietly giving hope and more.One of Nick's last posts was this moving 22 minute podcast talking with filmmaker Lizzie Pickering: https://nickparker.podbean.com Lizzie works for the Good Grief Project - if you've not come across this it is a quite extraordinary project established by Stroud's Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds.
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| Lama Nicholas |
It was also after my diagnosis that I met Lama Nicholas in Stroud - he was an extraordinary healer with an extraordinary life. I am deeply grateful for the time with him, his wisdom, reflection and healing. You can read a Tribute about him here on his website and also see my previous blog mentioning Lama Nicholas' book here - indeed his book is now available on his website as a free audio book: https://lama-nicholas.com/audiobookThoughts with families and friends. RIP.
