After Mike Riddell died in 2022 of complications from prostate cancer treatment, his wife Rosemary published his manuscript, hoping his humour would inspire more men to get checked.
It's a story people and their support going through cancer will be familiar with: constant check-ups and tests, difficult drugs and their side effects.
But Mike tells the story in a typically blokey and funny way, making light of his life-threatening cancer.
He was a writer with several published books.
His widow, Rosemary Riddell, a former District Court Judge, said she wanted to publish the book in the hope other men would read it and feel more comfortable about going to get checked out. Wonky Ponk Down Under is available on Amazon.
Photo: Supplied by Rosemary Riddell
