Community Shares: Tips for Surviving the Holidays with Advanced Breast Cancer Part 1As beautiful and fun as the holidays can be, they can also come with a whole lot of work and stress. This year, we hope you remember that you have...reactionscomments
Holiday Gift Ideas For Those Living With Advanced Breast CancerAs a breast cancer thriver, advocate, and product expert (influencer), the most commonly asked question that I receive on a daily basis is, "What should I get them?" The holiday...reactionscomments
Not Having Insurance Was Scarier Than Finding the MassI had one of those periods so many of us have had. My breasts ached, and I did the physical manifestation of a grimace so many of us have done...reactions7comments
Cold Capping: A Guide to this Brave, New, and Very Cold WorldCold capping...sounds odd, doesn't it? For those unfamiliar with cold capping, also known as scalp cooling, it is a technique used to help preserve scalp hair during chemotherapy infusions. As...reactionscomments
The Changing of the GuardsBefore I even knew what sisterhood was, I was introduced to six young, creative, and intelligent young ladies who would be my sisters. The eldest was Delores Elaine, whom we...reactionscomments
Ghosted by Adult SonI was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Almost 5 years later, I was diagnosed with reoccurrence MBC Stage IV. A close friend stopped talking to me during first diagnosis...reactions2comments
Male Breast Cancer Resources After the shock of a diagnosis, and about to begin treatment for breast cancer, I found that most information about the disease was aimed at women. This should have been...reactionscomments
Where Breast Cancer Metastasizes - Results from the 2020 In America SurveyBreast cancer, especially when advanced to later stages, can be challenging to treat. This is because in many cases, the original cancer has metastasized (or spread) elsewhere in the body...reactionscomments
Community Shares: Recent Anxiety LevelsNothing in the last decade has so suddenly impacted the entire world as COVID-19 has. For those in the community living with advanced breast cancer, this event comes with its...reactionscomments
Journaling: Getting StartedTo learn a bit more about journaling and how to get started we sat down with April S, one of our ABC advocates, and got the scoop from her. This...reactionscomments
Balance?When I was working full time, balance was the buzz word. Balancing home and family life, balancing the time spent on both, and trying to be all things all the time. I...reactionscomments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & HealingProfessor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...reactionscomments
Understanding Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Interview With Jennifer Diamond, MDTriple-negative metastatic breast cancer may have a well-deserving reputation for being notoriously difficult to treat, but fear not! Exciting things are on the horizon for those of us living with...reactionscomments
Putting cancer on the shelfFor a few years, I always knew something was wrong but what's a person to do when they don't have health insurance. I don't know if you call this a...reactions2comments
Surprise Diagnosis“Good thing you found it early”. That is what I was told by so many people. I had only felt the lump 3 months before my scheduled biopsy. The night...reactionscomments
Living in the Moment, My Future Is Now!In July 2015 during aggressive chemotherapy for stage 2 ER/PR positive invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, I developed mild wheezing. In Sept 2015, the mild wheezing lead to a CT...reactionscomments
You Are What You EatIt’s been said that you are what you eat and if that saying is true then I must be little or nothing. There are days when I can eat breakfast...reactions2comments
Feeling FragileSince 2020 started, I've been hospitalized twice after going for a little over two (2) years without having to be admitted. In January 2020, I had a migraine that caused so...reactionscomments
Double MastectomyOne month ago I was diagnosed with mucinous carcinoma in my left breast, stage 2. Because of my genetic history, I was advised to get a double mastectomy. I am...reactionscomments
Living With MBC Without a Caregiver (Part 1)When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 38 — almost two years ago now — I received the news while sitting in my oncologist’s office...reactions3comments
