Klas Stolpe, 65, runs in the Arches Half-Marathon at Moab, Utah on October 3. He placed fifth out of 302 runners and first in his 60-69 age group. His shirt "No One Fights Alone" is in honor of his brother James Stolpe who has metastatic prostate cancer. The slogan resonates with many who face obstacles in their lives or know people who do.
"Just get it out of me. I don't want to play games," this is what 68-year-old Jim Stolpe said when he got diagnosed with prostate cancer. His choice lead him to needing several types of therapy: radiation, drugs, etc. in hopes of slowing down the testosterone, one of the things that makes prostate cancer worse.
Since his diagnosis in 2005, Stolpe has, as he would describe, "gone up and down the chemo ladder," which has resulted in the loss of several things for Stolpe.
"Get in the shower and I'm feeling really good today and then all of a sudden, water building up in the shower and you go, 'Wh...
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