Sharing Your Cancer Diagnosis: Yay or Nay?It is a very personal decision to share your diagnosis, and in light of recent celebrity deaths of stage IV cancer, the...reactionscomments
Disenfranchised GriefI had posted recently on Facebook some pictures that popped up in my memories of some sweet time in Washington, DC back...reactions2comments
Remembering April DoyleWe are incredibly heartbroken to share that AdvancedBreastCancer.net team member, April Doyle, passed away on Saturday, September 12th, 2020. April was first...reactionscomments
Take the Connected Health Survey!The Connected Health Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites...reactionscomments
The Anger Monster"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree, at...reactions1comment
My Best Breast Cancer Friends Are BlackTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has brought me closer than ever to my African American friends. It is the most aggressive breast cancer...reactionscomments
Bankruptcy Is Not the End of the WorldThere are probably some people who file for bankruptcy because they have lived a life beyond their means, so they stiff their...reactions6comments
Community Shares: The Most Asked Question about Metastatic Breast CancerOne of the hardest parts of living with cancer is the questions. Too often, people prod, asking insensitive questions that they have...reactionscomments
Are Food Trends Sabotaging Your Med Usage?These days the Food Network can be found on the TV in my living room. As a former chef and food and...reactions2comments
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020Each year, 10,000+ men and women who focus their lives and careers on breast cancer gather in San Antonio, Texas for the...reactions2comments
An Interview with Christian GarnettEmily Garnett was a valuable contributor to this platform and when she died in March of 2020, the world lost a light...reactionscomments
Single Parenting MBC Series - Metastatic ParentingLiving with a terminal cancer diagnosis has its own challenges. When you add single parenting and explaining your diagnosis to your children...reactionscomments
Grace Under Extreme FireWhere compassion abides grace does much more abide. Recently I have had to have grace under EXTREME fire. My aunt is 83...reactionscomments
Fun Products & Tips to Help Cope with MBC“It’s all about the equipment,” my husband likes to say when we pack for a trip. For example, if we are camping...reactionscomments
Remarried and MetastaticIt might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but one of my earliest thoughts upon reconciling my metastatic diagnosis was...reactionscomments
ConflictedEvery time I hear of someone being diagnosed with breast cancer, my heart drops. It drops because I am all too familiar...reactionscomments
Summertime with MBC and COVID-19It’s officially summertime! What does that look like for us metastatic folk in the age of COVID-19? The same as it does...reactionscomments
COVID-19 & MBC: Our Concerns are Different than Healthy PeopleI've been living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) for three (3) years and I've been immunocompromised for all of that...reactions3comments
Bisphosphonate Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BIONJ)Did you cringe a little before you opened this post? I would have before my diagnosis of bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of the...reactions2comments
Grief in the Digital Era: Mourning A Virtual FriendMany who have experienced it, say that the grief felt when we lose a loved one who we’ve lived with, or met...reactionscomments