Just to keep you all up on how things are going since my face-shifting altercation a couple weeks ago, I thought that I might mention my trip to the doctor today.

You see, there's an odd little mass forming under the skin just beneath my left eye. It's not obstructing my vision, hell it doesn't even affect my outward appearance, but it's creepy, and I can move it around over the surface of my skull by sliding my fingers over my face... Frankly, it's creepy.

So I went to the doc to ask him what was going on. He explained that it was likely the result of a migrating bruise or a pooling of the blood from the face-pounding that has since coagulated and hardened in it's own happy place. While the risk to my health is nill he says, it can be a bit annoying and creepifying (my word), so I can opt to remove it, but it's not covered by Medicare.

It is however likely covered by my company's medical plan.

So I'm going to try to book some time this week or next to get it removed. The procedure apparently involves bombardment by sonic waves which sounds so cool it almost makes the whole thing worth it :-) I'll try to remember post when it's all over.

All this month, I've been growing out my facial hair (I'm beginning to look like a Mountain Man and it's damned itchy). "Why would you do this?" you might ask. Well, a short time ago the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada decided to do a Movember fund raising effort for men's health, specifically targeting prostate cancer. The idea being, I grow hair like crazy and you all give them money to support my pain ;-)

To donate to my Mo you can either:

1. Donate online using your credit card or PayPal account
2. Or write a cheque payable to the ‘Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada', referencing my Registration Number 2194621 and mailing it to:

     Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
     Attn: Movember
     145 Front Street East
     Suite 306
     Toronto Ontario M5A 1E3
   

Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

The money raised by Movember is donated directly to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada who will use the funds to create awareness and fund research across the country into prevention, detection and treatment, with a goal to ending the threat of prostate cancer.

Did you know:

• Every year around 24,700 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,300 die of the disease, making it the number one cancer threat to Canadian men.
• 1 in 7 men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.
• All men over the age of 40 are potentially at risk and should talk to their doctor about the disease and early detection. Prostate cancer is 95% curable if detected and treated early.
• The results of last year's fund raising are available online.

Thanks for your support.

More information is available at movember.com.

Update: Proof!

Angela requested photographic evidence, so here it is... in all its hairy glory... ew.