Michael O'Regan talks about his cancer in The Irish Times

This weekend's edition of The  Irish Times carries a piece written by Michael O'Regan.

Michael is a journalist with the paper.

He writes about his cancer diagnosis, his coping with the illness and learning how important it is to talk about it.

A great read.

One of the first jobs I had when I went to work at The Kerryman was to sub Michael's weekly column. It was always a great read.

That was 21 years ago. Over the years we have got to know each other and Michael has always been a guiding light, kind and helpful too.

The Germans have a lovely way to wish a person good health - Gute Besserung.