Diarmuid O'Flynn on prostate cancer: I delayed going to the doctor and almost paid the price

Whenever I’m asked, ‘How are you?’, I have a stock reply, which I’ve had for decades: ‘If I were any better, I’d have to take a pill!’

It’s an inherited attitude, the O’Flynn/O’Leary (my mother’s side) approach to life: Embrace it, love it, live it. Be alive; not just head down and trudging through, but, even in this ever-darkening world, keep all the senses wide open to all the goodness still out there.

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