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A little while into my treatment, my doctor told me I was stable enough to get off of fulvestrant injections. What is fulvestrant? Well, consider yourself lucky not to know...

Life with metastatic breast cancer can require extra assistance and support. This care varies by the stage of cancer and ranges from skilled hands-on work to simple errands. Handling all...

To those of us in the cancer community, grief isn't a stranger. It's not an unknown emotion. And if you know anything about grief, you know that it tends to...

As a person living with advanced breast cancer and certified in health and nutrition, one of my most significant considerations is the food that I consume. I have been a...

Ask anyone in the advanced breast cancer community, and I can guarantee that we all have the same fear: recurrence. So, what is recurrence, exactly? Breast cancer recurrence happens when...

Last year, I made a significant change in my life when I decided to lose weight and get back in shape. In the previous 10 years, while working at a...

Working feels essential to living a normal life. I enjoy leaving the house and doing something fulfilling with my time. Having something to spend time on that doesn't concern cancer...

Does having metastatic breast cancer ever make you feel forgotten by others? I feel like I am often left out or forgotten. Let me explain. Do you ever see friends...

"Where are the rules of grief written, and who do we offend when we write our own?" -Sally Britton For the life of me, no matter how many losses I've...

"How does that make you feel?" our marriage counselor, Robert, asked me. "I guess I just feel alone a lot," I replied. After 5 months of counseling with Robert, we...

Many illnesses come with steep price tags. Once you have a diagnosis, navigating treatment expenses can be challenging. Insurance plans cover some expenses. But out-of-pocket costs add up quickly. We...

I put my 7-year-old in school this year. A significant life event I never in my wildest dreams thought I would one day see. For many reasons, of course, other...

Having come of age in the 1970s, I came to the feminist movement more from a baptism of fire than from any political persuasion. By 1977, when I was 25...

What if I told you that while looking through photos of that first vacation you took with that special person, you noticed something? Not a fingerprint smudge or a reflection...

When I received my diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, I was devastated. I remember sitting in the doctor's office, the weight of those words sinking in, and thinking...

There's a lot I've learned since my breast cancer diagnosis in early 2014. It's obviously a dramatic, even traumatic diagnosis, but, as a guy, hearing "sorry, but you have breast...

As we observe this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our focus is on providing comfort and support when it matters most. We understand that dealing with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)...

Living with metastatic breast cancer in my bones is a challenge. It's hard on its own, but what happens when you also have another bone or joint disease in addition...

I recently had a scan at a brand-new clinic. I was pretty nervous because my last scan showed progression. Now, I have a new oncologist, and the process of scans...

To me, the best thing about doing something super fun one year is being able to plan the next year. I love the planning phase of an adventure. Laying it...