Public Announcement

01-January-2026

To the reader,

I, Edward E. Bruessard, the creator, author, and webmaster of this website, bring to you a bit of bad news. During the year 2025, I was diagnosed with having a case of stage 4 terminal prostate cancer. The bad news for me is that the prostate cancer has moved beyond my prostate gland. The prostate cancer has spread throughout my body. The prostate cancer has not spread to any of my organs.

From a negative perspective, based on my initial prostate cancer test results and after my initial consultation with my doctor, I was given a survivability range from the prostate cancer of anywhere between 3 to 5 years beginning with the year 2025. That is to say, my death could arrive from the prostate cancer anywhere between the years 2028 and 2030 assuming my death does not arrive before the year 2028.

In terms of my actual mortality or date of death, everything depends on the effectiveness of my cancer treatments and whether my body responds positively to the cancer treatments. My 3-to-5-year survivability range is only an estimate or a projection. It is entirely possible that I might die from prostate cancer before the 3 years arrive. I might die within the next 3 to 5 years. I might die at any point after 5 years. My precise expiration date from prostate cancer remains a big unknown, but my time remaining on Earth appears to be that of a shorter-than-normal life span.

To complicate my medical outlook further, during the year 2018, I was diagnosed with having a case of Type 2 diabetes. In effect, I have two serious medical ailments working against me. I must live with both prostate cancer and diabetes. My cause of death very well might turn out to be complications from diabetes rather than complications from prostate cancer. Time will tell.

I have been running the good race since December of 1979, which is when work commenced on the book titled The Age of Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Heaven or Hell. I was 23 years old at that point in time when work commenced on the book. Now, at the age of 70 years old as of year 2026, it seems as if my better days of healthy living might be fading away. It feels as if my health is on the decline. My life is becoming more of an afterthought. It is conceivable that I might not be among the living much longer. Through the Bruessard series of websites and through the book The Age of Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Heaven or Hell, I gave it my best effort. That is to say, over the intervening years from 1979 through 2026, I have persevered. I have remained true to the quest of trying to push the world in a more positive direction. Perhaps the time has arrived for me to pass the baton of positivity to the next generation for them to carry it forward into the future.

My June 2025 positive prostate cancer test results, which were alarming and were explained to me before any type of prostate-cancer-treatment regimen was initiated by my doctor, is the reason why the year 2025 winner of the Annual Bruessard Award was announced in August 2025 instead of the planned December 2025 announcement date. After undergoing a series of more thorough prostate cancer tests, my case of metastatic prostate cancer was confirmed in September 2025. The metastatic confirmation occurred before my doctor initiated any type of prostate-cancer-treatment regimen. The September 2025 confirmation of a case of metastatic prostate cancer explains the reason why the planned announcement of the year 2026 Annual Bruessard Award winner was moved from December 2026 to January 2026. In short, the reason why I am changing the announcement date for the Annual Bruessard Award is because time, quite possibly, might not be on my side. Going forward, assuming I am healthy enough to continue creating the annual award page, the winner(s) will be announced on January 1 at the start of each year rather than on December 1 at the end of each year.

If this website, suddenly, should cease to exist, then the most likely explanation for its disappearance would be that I have passed away and am no longer among the living. The only thing I can say about this turn of events right now is that it has been a great run. Life has been good to me on this magnificent planet called Earth and living in these United States of America. Through the Bruessard series of websites and through the book The Age of Homo Sapiens Sapiens: Heaven or Hell, I hope that I have contributed positively towards making Earth a better planet for all humans to enjoy each day. The central focus of my writings has always been on the "here and now" rather than me focusing on any type of "afterlife" or life after death. (Note: See the hyperlinks at the bottom of the Home page to visit the related .biz, .info, .net, .mobi, and .com Bruessard websites.)

To conclude this announcement from a positive perspective, who knows? After my prostate-cancer-treatment regimen is completed, it is entirely possible that my doctor might declare that the treatment was a complete success. Possibly, after my prostate-cancer-treatment regimen is completed, the cancer inside me will have been slowed considerably or even altogether arrested. If such good news should come to pass, time will tell whether or not there is any type of a relapse or return of the prostate cancer. Terminal prostate cancer, once diagnosed, is an illness that requires lifetime attention and taking medications.

Very Important Cancer Note: For males starting at least at the age of 30 years old, if at all possible, you might wish to consider taking a once yearly test or screen for the presence of colon and prostate cancers (or based on the frequency and type of screening recommended by your doctor). For females starting at least at the age of 30 years old, if at all possible, you might wish to consider taking a once yearly mammogram screen for the presence of breast cancer (or based on the frequency and type of screening recommended by your doctor). Early detection and treatment of cancer greatly increase the chances of remission, survivability, and longevity. The good news is that some cancers are curable and can be successfully treated if detected in their early stages.

When it comes to detecting the presence of cancer, it is very important to be proactive. In a bit of good news on the horizon about proactively detecting cancer, in October 2024, it was announced that a new blood test is being developed. The blood test is capable of proactively detecting up to 12 different cancers. The blood test is called the miONCO-Dx blood test, and it is said to be 99% accurate. The miONCO-Dx blood test makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) to augment the cancer-detection process. The test was developed by the United Kingdom's biotechnology firm named Xgenera along with researchers from the University of Southampton. Xgenera's cancer-detection product is expected to be available for the [United Kingdom] general public to use in about 2 more years or after clinical trials are completed, and the miONCO-Dx product is approved by the government as safe to use. Additional examples of cancer-detection clinical trials can be seen here: Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED).

Best wishes,

Edward E. Bruessard