Living with cancer: one man's story

Blue September encourages men to share their stories; stories about their own and their father’s, brother’s, cousin’s, uncle’s, grandfather’s and mate’s experience of cancer.

Jonty Este is a 48-year-old, Sydney-based journalist who is sharing his story.

From the dreaded diagnosis of rectal cancer to facing up to surgery, uncertainty and pain, to encountering hope and hilarity in the most unexpected of places, Jonty’s intimate diary is a raw and real account of one man’s life with cancer.

This Blue September the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) invites you to face up to men’s cancer by reading and then sharing Jonty’s story with others.

A pain in the arse: A diary about living with cancer first appeared in the online news publication, Crikey.

Jonty Este’s diary about living with cancer, parts 1 to 5

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