Navigating Enhertu: My Journey, Side Effects, and Lessons LearnedIn 2024, my doctors changed my cancer regimen. My health declined, and I needed to change my chemo drug from Ibrance to...reactionscomments
Where Did My Hair Go? 10 Surprising Places for Chemo Hair LossWhen I learned that I would have to experience IV chemo, I confess that one of the first things I was concerned...reactions19comments
Pardon Me? Understanding and Managing 'Chemo Farts'It’s time. Time to talk about…farts. Oh, we can be polite and use the terms “flatulence” or “passing gas.” But I’m not...reactions1comment
Finding Humor When Coping with Breast CancerWhile living with breast cancer is no joke—particularly advanced breast cancer—many in the patient community find that humor helps them navigate diagnoses...reactions9comments
Parenting These Days: Managing Emotions Among CancerI put my 7-year-old in school this year. A significant life event I never in my wildest dreams thought I would one...reactionscomments
Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Part 2Before that day, I had a whole future ahead of me. Then in a few lines, it was taken from me. My...reactions3comments
Dealing With Cancer RecurrenceAsk anyone in the advanced breast cancer community, and I can guarantee that we all have the same fear: recurrence. So, what...reactions5comments
Diagnosis, Part 1Constant pain in the left side of my chest had been making me nervous the whole summer. You see, two years before...reactions4comments
Stage IV Reflection: A Letter to Myself as an Early-StagerDear Stage II Danielle, I know you have breast cancer and you're freaking out, but don't be! You will be okay. The...reactions23comments
Community Shares: The Test that Detected My Breast CancerEveryone who is dealing with advanced breast cancer has their own experience, from the moment of detection to choosing the right course...reactions3comments
Preparing for Scans Physically and EmotionallyI think it's safe to say that almost everyone's top fear when they live with metastatic breast cancer is the fear of...reactions7comments
Emphasizing Accessibility in Community EventsTo me, the best thing about doing something super fun one year is being able to plan the next year. I love...reactionscomments
Life Interrupted: The Reality of a Cancer Diagnosis in Your 20sCancer can come for anyone, no matter what age they are. It’s heartbreaking, but even children and young adults get cancer. Cancer...reactions2comments
Finding Cancer Support: A Love Letter to My Fellow ThriversI am a survivor of stage 3 breast cancer. I will celebrate over 11 years since my diagnosis in June. I remember...reactions6comments
Love and the House I SoldI truly think that one of the hardest things to navigate next to a cancer diagnosis is a relationship. Especially a successful...reactionscomments
Standing Alone: The Pain of Family Not Showing UpWhen I received my diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, I was devastated. I remember sitting in the doctor's office, the...reactions8comments
Choosing My Own Path Through Hair LossAfter 2 weeks of chemotherapy, I had started to wonder if it was going to happen: was my hair going to fall...reactions1comment
Feeling Left Out: How MBC Affects Plans and FriendshipsDoes having metastatic breast cancer (MBC) ever make you feel forgotten by others? Because of my MBC, I feel like I am...reactions3comments
Comfort in CommunityAt the time I was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer, my support systems were thin at best. Regardless of the...reactionscomments
Exercising with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Runner's New JourneyI was a long-distance runner before my stage 4 cancer diagnosis in October 2020. I completed 4 marathons, 19 half marathons, among...reactions1comment
