What Advanced Breast Cancer Steals From Me"Kate gets free stuff all the time . . . we are NOT helping her at all." That was the statement someone said about me right after we found out...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
How Do I Connect with People Living with Advanced Breast Cancer?Navigating life with advanced breast cancer can be overwhelming, especially if you do not know others who are also living with this terminal illness. It is hard to know where...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Loss in the CommunityI think that one of the hardest parts about being immersed in the breast cancer and advanced breast cancer community is the loss that comes with it. These past few...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Confessions of a Metastatic Patient - Seven Years of FaslodexIt's hard to believe I've been on my current line of treatment since January 2016. Just over seven years of being best friends with Ibrance and Faslodex. I had previously...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Interview with Abigail Johnson; Stage IV Patient Advocate ExtraordinaireAbigail Johnston, Esquire, is a dynamic patient activist and writer on metastatic breast cancer. A lawyer since 2002 in Florida, diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in March...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeping the Money Boat AfloatI'm sure it comes as no surprise, cancer sucks. Cancer will take your time, your hair, and your money, and one day it'll take my spouse. It took our financial...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Handling Social Situations When You Do Not Feel WellImagine you wake up in the morning and know it will be a stay-in-bed kind of day. Your head hurts, your bones hurt, face it, everything hurts. After forcing yourself...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Takeaways from the San Antonio Breast Cancer SymposiumI recently attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, also known as SABCS. It is the worlds largest conference dedicated to scientific reporting specific to breast cancer where researchers and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Mourning Your Past LifeI always think of my life in terms of pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis. It is a little complicated now that I have two points in my life where I’ve been diagnosed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Oatmeal Shades and Pastel PinksGrowing up, oatmeal was a staple in our household. I'm not sure when it became the great betrayer of my taste buds, but it did. However, it didn't stop there...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Random Musings of an MBC PatientAfter sharing her story with AdvancedBreastCancer.net, Jane also wrote down musing throughout the year 2022 about trying to be positive, treatment/medications, and finding support in different people and places. 07/17/2022...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
MBC: My New LifeA little over two years ago, I was hunting in the kitchen for a measuring cup. Disoriented, I began to search in the cupboard where I keep plates and bowls...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Are You Newly Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer?At AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we work with community members and our health leaders to empower them and their caregivers to take control of living with advanced breast cancer. By providing a platform...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dealing with Healthcare BurnoutI do not know about you, but I am tired of all the doctor's visits, scans, and bloodwork that I must often endure. Having advanced breast cancer means we are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Oh Trigger, Where Is Thy Sting?Triggers. They are everywhere, especially for those of us who are in treatment forever. Just the smell of walking into a hospital, or that awful screeching of the infusion machines...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Firsts Were Expected; Seconds Weren'tI'm a member of the Twice Widowed by Breast Cancer Club, so I've experienced two sets of "firsts". While they shared some similarities (widow fog, lethargy, etc.), my two experiences...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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 relationship. Sometimes, they can look like they come...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Grateful for This Life I Have, Except for the CancerLast January, I became a new grandmother to a gorgeous baby girl. Never in my wildest dreams did I allow myself to think ahead when I was diagnosed in 2013...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My MBC StoryHi! I’m Jane. I’m 69 years old. I have two beautiful sons who are 16 years apart. My oldest lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife blessed...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Chemo Side Effects: Weight Changes, Fatigue, and Skin IssuesI want to emphasize two things. First, these strategies work for me. You likely have or will have your own. I hope you can find some new ideas here though...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
