Surviving yet another challenge

Describing himself as a physically fit and sexually-active African-American gay man of mature years, and having survived more than a decade of being HIV-positive, the author writes about being faced with another significant and completely new challenge to his health and quality of life: prostate cancer. He describes his choice of treatment and road to recovery in the context of his own personal philosophy of life. KEYWORDS. Assertive self care, African American men, gay, erection, HIV+, libido, men of color, prostate cancer, sex-positive, testosterone