For Me, Grief Looks Like...Grief is complex and looks different for everyone. Check out the definitions below. Then, scroll down and comment or copy and paste to share which type of grief you have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
''Permanently Disabled'': The Ways You Can Benefit as an MBC PatientBeing young and active, I'll admit that I cried the first time I realized I fit the criteria of "permanently disabled". Me? Permanently Disabled? I looked at my handicap placard...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Finding Credible Health Information OnlineThere’s a lot of health information available on the internet these days. From personal blogs to online magazines to government websites and beyond, advice about your health is at every...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Alone and Not Okay: The Anxiety of Frequent HospitalizationsIt has been my sixth hospitalization in four months when it finally happened. When I was not okay. Not even remotely close to okay. That hospitalization began like all the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Community Shares: Realistic Tips for Living with Metastatic Breast CancerSometimes, the advice you receive after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. You may find yourself wondering what tips are most important. However, after diagnosis, most people do...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Become an AdvancedBreastCancer.net Advocate!Please note: This application is now closed. Would you like to share your experience with the advanced breast cancer community and help others who are also living with this diagnosis?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Cait Kelley!Here at AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we want to highlight all those affected by metastatic breast cancer. Through our community member spotlight interview series, we had the honor of hearing Cait's triple-positive invasive...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Love and Grief in the Metastatic CommunityIt is an unusual thing, to be thirty-seven years old and watch so many of your peers pass away, one after the other. I am reminded of my Grandmother. She...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What the "Foobs"?So, each year after a single or double mastectomy unless you’re having reconstructive surgery my health provider offers the option to get a breast prosthesis. This year when I went...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Breast Cancer in Young WomenFemale breast cancer is most frequently diagnosed among women aged 55 – 74. The average age that women are diagnosed with breast cancer is 63. But, women under 40 account...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Are Digital Therapeutics?Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: RoxanaInvasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the second most common type of breast cancer. Meet Roxana, one of our community members who shares her IDC recurrence story. I was initially diagnosed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Understanding Invasive Lobular CarcinomaA diagnosis of breast cancer can bring a lot of different emotions. It can also be challenging since there are many different types and subtypes of breast cancer. These types...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: LynnAs part of our community member interview series on AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we had the honor of interviewing Lynn. She was diagnosed with HR-positive, HER2 negative and tells us a little about...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Making Memories While Living With Advanced CancerThe air was crisp, the sun was bright, and the sound of laughter ringing like an echo. It was me, my children, and our dog, Star, on a narrow canyon...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Life MattersLet me first say that I'm 100% behind the Black Lives Matter movement and I've written a great deal about that on my own blog and elsewhere. This post is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: Why I Am Part of the aBC CommunityWe are so glad that each and every one of you is part of the AdvancedBreastCancer.net (aBC) community! We were recently curious about what draws you to be here and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ouch!: Talking To An MBC Patient About Chronic PainLiving with chronic pain isn't fun for anyone, but it is especially difficult when you are already living with a cancer diagnosis, too. Metastases can cause various degrees of pain...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Jessica CarrollOur Advancedbreastcancer.net community is continuing to highlight our community members living with metastatic breast cancer. In this interview, we spoke with Jessica Carroll who was diagnosed with de novo stage...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments