{"id":1066,"date":"2025-03-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2025-03-26T21:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:34:28","slug":"i-made-excuses-to-avoid-football-no-one-knew-the-reason-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/i-made-excuses-to-avoid-football-no-one-knew-the-reason-why\/","title":{"rendered":"I made excuses to avoid football \u2013 no-one knew the reason why\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was constantly considering how much queuing there would be on the transport, outside the ground, at the toilet (Picture: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not quite ready.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u2018Maybe I\u2019ll come to the next game.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Just two of the excuses I made to avoid going to football matches with friends. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a Man Utd<\/a> fan since I was a boy and always loved going down the road to watch my local team. <\/p>\n

But a few years ago, I couldn\u2019t even think of going to a game \u2013 because, due to prostate cancer treatment<\/a>, I was incontinent. <\/p>\n

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I was constantly considering how much queuing there would be on the transport, outside the ground, at the toilet. <\/p>\n

Then, there was the lack of sanitary bins for male incontinence products, which meant I was terrified to go anywhere for months.<\/p>\n

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In its early stages, prostate cancer is often symptomless, but over time, signs can include: <\/p>\n