When George Stephens from Warminster received a terminal diagnosis of prostate cancer in April 2012, he chose to turn his personal struggle into a mission to help others. A kind, humorous, and deeply loved family man and community advocate, George co-founded a local support group at his medical surgery to encourage men to speak openly about their health.
Late one night, unable to sleep, George wrote a poem with a clear and urgent purpose: to urge men to act early, get tested, and not wait until it is too late.
George passed away peacefully at home in February 2018 at the age of 69, surrounded by his family and supported by his local medical and hospice teams. With the full support of his wife, children, and friends, his poem is shared here to carry forward his legacy—a message that early detection saves lives.
Georges Poem is called 100 Men
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100 men today will hear
The word which each of them will fear
Cancer of the Prostate kind
Is in their body; now in their mind.
66 will become “All Clear”
3 will die within the year
31 will soldier on
Until the day they too are gone
100 men have had the test
More didn’t know it would be best
To ask if they are really well
Just too manly to talk or “Tell”
100 men today are sure
They should have asked for help before
But how on earth could they discuss
When they don’t want to make a fuss
100 men could all be clear
None of them need die next year
If only we could all relate
to “How’s your Prostate, my old mate?”
100 men, or one in eight
Through ignorance have sealed their fate
Future men must see the light
Then 100 men will win their fight.
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Thank you George.