Palliative Care? Hospice? There Is A DifferencePalliative care can be scary to those with cancer or other serious conditions. I used to associate palliative care (PC) with end-of-life...reactions2comments
Steal Back the Best Parts of Yourself Through Self-CareWhat do you do when MBC (Metastatic Breast Cancer) is stealing your life bit by bit with the pain, worry, and appointments?...reactions4comments
Self-Care and Building Community During Awareness MonthOctober marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year we want to come together to celebrate and support one another with a...reactionscomments
Will Things Ever Be Normal Again?When you're in the midst of grief, you frequently wonder if you'll ever feel “normal” again. You may even question if there's...reactionscomments
An Interview with Mara: An Inspiring StoryMara, who lives in London, Ontario, has been described by her M.O. as, "a miracle walking around." She was diagnosed with Inflammatory...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: You’re In the Ring TooI like to think of myself as a manly man. When we moved to Oregon last year, I applied for jobs at...reactionscomments
The Difference Between People Who Care and CaregiversWhen someone is diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, people react in a variety of ways. For me, the range has...reactions1comment
In Fairness to Healthcare Professionals“All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out...reactions1comment
Tips on Dealing With Memory LossMemory loss is not only for those suffering from brain injuries, diseases that affect the brain, or old age. Many different factors...reactions1comment
My Upcoming Birthday and Survivor's GuiltSomething that I think can be really weird while being a full-time cancerland resident is birthdays. I have another one coming up...reactionscomments
A is for AnxietyYou've just been diagnosed with breast cancer. You're scared, you're anxious, and you don't know what to do next. This is a...reactions3comments
The Good Intentions of Others“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” or so the saying goes. That's a little rough, but the meaning is...reactionscomments
Back to School, Parenting with MBCWhen I was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2017, my boys were 2 and 4 and they attended...reactions2comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Seeking Outside HelpI had a mental image yesterday of how I feel in life. I pictured a piece of twine rope frayed at both...reactionscomments
I Refuse to Beat Myself UpI have been without health insurance, off and on, for all of my adulthood. I’ve never had breast screenings on a regular...reactions1comment
Parenting Toddlers with MBCKate shares her experience of parenting her 3 children as toddlers when she was first diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. With it...reactions1comment
Accept the Unexpected, Part 2In the first part of this article, I shared how stage 1 breast cancer had invaded my life at 23 (2011). After...reactionscomments
A Day at the ClinicOkay, so everyone’s favorite day is the day spent at the cancer clinic, right? Definitely NOT right! It’s never a fun and...reactionscomments
Takeaways from ASCO, 2022The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) had its annual meeting during the first weekend in June 2022, and there was a...reactionscomments
The Next ChapterIt's been said that we all have a chapter that we don't read out loud. But what happens when people try to...reactions5comments
