Case studies
How your money helps real people
From supporting prostate and testicular cancer patients to funding crucial medical research, take a look at how ASDA's support of The Everyman Campaign has made a difference.
Paul Mendelson:
I'll always be thankful for having done a routine check on myself 'down there' one night in bed 17 years ago when I was 38
Television and radio scriptwriter Paul Mendelson, of 'May to December' and 'My Hero' fame was unlucky enough to have been diagnosed not just with testicular cancer in his 30's, but also with prostate cancer at the relatively young age of 53.
Paul discovered a lump in one of his testicles and upon visiting his GP who referred him on to a specialist, he had the lump surgically removed and confirmed as cancerous. Thankfully, like the majority of testicular cancer patients, after a frightening ordeal and unpleasant treatment, Paul came through okay with no long-term side effects. Paul recently dramatised his experiences with testicular cancer in the ITV play 'Losing It', starring Martin Clunes.
"I was shattered 15 years later, in 2004, when I discovered that having survived the young man's disease of testicular cancer, I now had the older man's disease of prostate cancer. My main feeling was anxiety about how long I would have to see my grandchild, Noah grow up, because he was only 15 months old at the time. I remember thinking 'will he remember me?' that was my biggest fear."
Paul underwent surgery to have his prostate gland removed and thankfully it was a success. Although they discovered his prostate was 40% cancerous, which meant that the tumour was huge, it was all contained within the prostate itself. Paul still has to have regular checkups with his specialist but is optimistic about the future.
"I've been delivered from the jaws of death twice, so I feel as if I've have a third lease of life. Somebody up there likes me and I feel very lucky. It's vital that research into testicular and prostate cancer continues. Please show your support to Everyman this June by purchasing the selected ASDA/Everyman products on sale."
Where your money goes
See how your donations help to support The Everyman Campaign. Whether large or small, the cash you help us to raise makes a real difference.
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