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Day 27 - with Zscaler Team Movember Dan Chillcott ❤
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Day 26 with my former boss, friend and full time Mo’er Douglas. ❤
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Day 24 - shelf that caused the head injury behind me…
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Day 23… had a weekend cold and sneezed so hard I smashed my head into a shelf…
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This November, I’m taking part in Movember to raise funds and awareness of Prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and in tribute to my father.
My Dad, Norman William Smart — or “Bill,” as he preferred to be known, died on the 9th July 2025, aged 79. A husband twice over, a father to four boys, a mentor, a consultant, a funder, a cancer survivor, a Mo’ wearer, a true friend to many and a big influence on my life.
He had the rare ability to be serious and often solemn, entertaining and funny (the Master of Ceremonies at times), clever without showing off, and generous in both spirit and time - often to complete strangers who became longer term friends.
My Dad’s sharp wit, humour and sense of bravado were formed in an early life, growing up at The White Bear, the oldest pub and hotel in Devizes. A front-row seat to human nature and more than a few life lessons along the way.
Dad had a formidable drive and perseverance; from building a successful management career to an early life in the Army, passing the formidable special forces selection - He lived by a number of philosophies, some I’ve kept from 1979, when I was just four years old!
My father was a force of nature, physically and mentally strong, but he’d also struggled with his physical and his mental health. He fought colon cancer, heart issues / bypasses, mobility issues and an attempt to end his life during Covid.
I’ve inherited a number of my father’s traits and genetics, trying to keep the good and lose the bad, but I did inherit a family history of large prostates (see earlier post); something that he’d say “impress the doctors!”
He loved to quote, and here is one from one of his favourite rogues, Oliver Reed:
“Do what you must, but do it well — and above all, enjoy yourself “
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Proud of my colleagues for getting this far, some magnificent
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In 2024 my wife encouraged me to check my prostate and PSA levels as I was regularly getting up at night to wee, sometime 2-3 times per night! In addition, nights out would result in frequent trips to the loo and trains home after work were based on there being a toilet onboard. (For a max 35 min journey!)
Thanks to my father (another post to follow on him later) I’d inherited a family history of enlarged prostate, following a doctor visit and slightly high PSA reading for my age I got checked out.
Prostates grow with age, so symptoms I had happen to all men the older they get, but high PSA readings and enlarged prostate can highlight the risk of Cancer.
Thankfully I was clear of any major health concerns but I would need an operation (called an Aquablation) to reduce the size of my prostate… overnight hospital visit, 6 weeks recovery and I’m now better, often sleeping through the night and have a bladder capacity of someone in their 20s!
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