RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE
RADIO and TV personalities Sasha Mielczarek and Dan Anstey banter aplenty – but they get serious when it comes to men’s health issues. They have both had family members affected by prostate cancer. This coming weekend they join the world’s “distinguished gentleman” annual ride to raise awareness.
BANTER is endless between Dan Anstey and Sasha Mielczarek but there’s one thing they talk seriously about. And no, it’s not a good suit.
Hit90.9 breakfast host Anstey and reality TV personality Mielczarek both have had family members affected by prostate cancer.
One man in nine will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. It’s a statistic they won’t allow to go silent on.
“My grandad had prostate cancer and he died with it,” Anstey said.
“It’s something guys need to stay on top of.
“Guys need to keep talking to each other.”
It’s a similar story for Mielczarek.
“My granddad and my dad both had prostate cancer. They are all good but I lost a mate to it about six or seven years ago,” he said.
“A lot of blokes think you get a finger up the bum but you don’t need to do that.
“You can get your PSA (prostate specific antigen) checked by blood test.
“A lot of blokes won’t get tested for that reason (finger in the bum) and as a result something that’s curable becomes not curable.”
Anstey and Mielczarek have joined forces to raise money for health awareness charity Movember by being a part of the world’s annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.
They will join the tradition of dressing to the nines in a dapper suit and jumping on a motorbike next Sunday.
“I like going up to Mt Tamborine,” Mielczarek said.
“The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride plans to raise $1.15 million this year for prostate cancer and men’s health.
“It is going to be different this year. It’s to ride solo but together.
“With CVOID going on at the moment, and everyone being separated from each other, it’s so important to keep talking.”
To register for the ride, go to gentlemansride.com.