CommunityI’ve been thinking about community a lot lately. I have looked at community differently at different times in my life and, being an introvert, always with a bit of trepidation. Being...
Living Like an OutlierChances are, I probably won’t see my 40th birthday. In fact, a recent study published by the National Institute of Health estimates only about 15% of metastatic breast cancer patients...
"Our Bodies Are Our Vehicles": Self-Care With Advanced Breast CancerThere is an old expression that goes, ''Our bodies are our vehicles'', meaning that our bodies are what will drive us through life. Just like a car, how we care...
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,...
What Are the Different Types of Breast Cancer?The type of breast cancer can refer to the cells they originate from as well as other characteristics, like whether they have receptors for substances like hormones or growth factors...
Finding a LightRecently, we found that my breast cancer had significantly progressed. Previously located only in my bones, the cancer had spread, quickly and aggressively, into my brain, then my liver, and...
Have Cancer, Will TravelFew people have the luxury, or unfortunate circumstance depending on how you look at things, to see what is really important in life with the clarity a terminal diagnosis affords...
MBC and Reconnecting: Outstretching a Hand to the PastIn Cancerland, we often talk about the connections we make. My question to you is, what about reconnecting? How often do we stop and think about our old lives, and...
How Do I Manage and Prevent Lymphedema?Lymphedema is swelling in the arms, legs, hands or feet. In breast cancer patients, it is often seen immediately after surgery to remove lymph nodes and gradually recedes. It can...
Breastless In The CityThe morning I realized that my showers would no longer be the same, I held my left breast in the palm of my hand as if it were a newborn...
How Are Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer?While most women who develop breast cancer are older, breast cancer can occur in younger women. Approximately 11% of all invasive breast cancers are diagnosed in women under the age...