Have a good Christmas everyone .(If Christmas is your thing).

If this post is considered misplaced within this group then I shall embrace the slurs of dissenters with resilience. Alternatively you can ignore or delete it. On the other hand, the attached message might help, encourage or pacify men and their partners to adopt more sovereignty for their health and medical needs. As some of you will know, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in January 2025. I underwent surgery to remove the offending article a couple of weeks ago. Procedure went well and in about 10 weeks we hope to get the all clear. Recovery will be mixed with some aspects taking significantly longer than others, however right now the outlook is more promising than expected. For the last year I have wanted to write about it. Laziness did not play a role in the delay - Instead it has been that the story is still ongoing. This is where I have found the direction and tone of our tale. This is the first of a collection of articles for various audiences in different formats that I have posted/shared/published. We would appreciate feedback but also that you repost or share on Facebook and/or LinkedIn if you wish to do so. This is about awareness and the realisation that there were far too many close calls that would literally be life or expedited expiry date. Cheers gang - enjoy your drinks and festivities. I can’t drink anything but water or milk for three months and since I am on near strict bed rest for 8 weeks I’ll have to eat nothing but salad leaves until February.

So I hand delivered some packages containing choclate money (Sinterklaas themed gift), an hand written Poem (also sinterklaas themed) and a sales letter (Sales letter themed). I used bought adresses, but I only went to a Industrial area so next time i'll probably just go there and put the package in any building that looks occupied. However, follow up would be problematic as I would not have the phone numbers. Results so far: nothing. I called the people I send the package to (only 7 so far as is was a lot of work). I got four people on the phone, three of which were decision makers. All were very possitive about the package, but were not looking to switch bookkeeping services to me. Two of the companies on the list did not exist anymore. Couple of things I learned: - Sending people chocolates buys you a phonecall - When people have found a bookkeeper they like, they stick (which also translates in a high retention rate when I sign a client) - Delivery is very complex in some areas Any thoughts on how to proceed?

What happened? It felt like detention.