My Me Too Moment at the Cancer ClinicContent Note: This article describes sexual abuse. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Unfortunately, I never thought I would have to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Breast Cancer Manifesto for MenAlthough around one percent of new cases diagnosed are males, going through breast cancer treatment affects people regardless of their gender. Therefore, patient advocates for men with this disease are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The More You KnowI knew nothing about Stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my de novo diagnosis. Heck, I didn’t know much about any stage of breast cancer. In fact, I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cancer and Pain ManagementI think everyone knows a little bit about pain and pain management when dealing with managing a cancer diagnosis. Everybody is different, and everyone has a way of coping with...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Healing Circles, Part 2If you didn't have a chance to read healing circles, Part 1, you might want to do that for context. As I mentioned in part 1, I'd been invited to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Meet Linda M.We’re highlighting people in the metastatic cancer community. We spoke with Linda, who shared her personal story about her recent diagnosis and how Advancedbreastcancer.net's online community has been helpful throughout...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Accept the Unexpected, Part 1Standing on the highest boulder I could find, looking across the Yosemite Valley, I thought how God was such a masterful creator and artist. In that moment, had anyone walked...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
It Is Okay To Feel Envious of Those Without CancerThis article is raw and honest. If you have advanced breast cancer and you say you have never felt jealous of those without cancer or even those who had breast...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Popsicles and MorphineEverything changes when it's time to call hospice. A lot of the time-consuming, mundane caregiving tasks end; taxi-cabbing, running personal errands, picking up prescriptions, and so forth. When that nurse...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 2Yesterday, I felt pissed off a few times at my dear wife. She was too slow getting ready to get out of the house. She was on her phone too...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How to Motivate Yourself When Everything Seems HopelessI know what it's like to feel hopeless. When everything seems to be going against you and there's no way out, it feels like trying to motivate yourself is a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Diagnosis and Who I AmThere is nothing quite like a breast cancer diagnosis to rock your sense of self, and also your sense of womanhood. In 2015, I was first diagnosed, and my initial...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Healing Circles, Part 1As most of you will probably know if you've read any of my posts/articles or followed my personal blog NoHalfMeasures, I'm a pretty concrete person in an often very squishy...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Finding the Right OncologistI knew nothing about metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my diagnosis in July of 2020. Even in early months that followed, where I thought I only had 2 years...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When Your Side Effects Are Disregarded By Your Doctor, and What You Should DoWe have all seen the commercials on the television or the advertisements in magazines, a group of people sitting around a fire while someone plays the guitar. Everyone is smiling...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Men: Know Your Breast Cancer RiskNational Men’s Health Month in June, is the time men are reminded to take stock of their breast cancer risk. So very often, when it comes to getting timely treatment...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Stephanie M.Here at AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we want to spotlight those affected by metastatic breast cancer. Through our community member spotlight interview series, we had the honor of hearing Stephanie's story. Since their...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 1I felt it the other day. I feel it more than I wish. It often stirs right below the surface of my moving demeanor. Frustration. Okay, let’s not sugarcoat it...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Losing My HairHair. Losing it ain't that bad. Or at least for this cancer patient. It's been three weeks since I handed over my hair to the cancer gods, along with the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments