Mary E. Costello

I am engaged on MBC forums that I find really helpful to me and to others, and I saw someone post a really thought-provoking comment. Well, it was thought-provoking to...

At the time I was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer, my support systems were thin at best. Regardless of the reasons, I definitely felt alone when I got...

“All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what...

I have been without health insurance, off and on, for all of my adulthood. I’ve never had breast screenings on a regular basis because of this. In fact, I detected...

I knew nothing about Stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my de novo diagnosis. Heck, I didn’t know much about any stage of breast cancer. In fact, I...

I knew nothing about metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my diagnosis in July of 2020. Even in early months that followed, where I thought I only had 2 years...

"I can get through anything, except maybe terminal illness. I have no idea how I would handle that." - Me to a friend, April 2015 Turns out, I handle it...