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When I was working full time, balance was the buzz word.  Balancing home and family life, balancing the time spent on both, and trying to be all things all the time. I...

Millions of people are caring for loved ones who are sick or disabled. In fact, some 25 percent of U.S. adults report providing care or assistance to someone with a...

Professor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...

Triple-negative metastatic breast cancer may have a well-deserving reputation for being notoriously difficult to treat, but fear not! Exciting things are on the horizon for those of us living with...

Each person’s experience with advanced breast cancer (ABC) can be unique. In order to find out more about life with ABC, we conducted our 2nd Annual ABC In America survey...

It’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...

Since 2020 started, I've been hospitalized twice after going for a little over two (2) years without having to be admitted. In January 2020, I had a migraine that caused so...

When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 38 — almost two years ago now — I received the news while sitting in my oncologist’s office...

Editor's note: This article is about the author's experience journaling about the trauma that occurred throughout her childhood and adult life which continued throughout her breast cancer diagnosis. Life will...

This article is for those of us who volunteer nearly full time as patient advocates while we are facing our own advanced breast cancer, or to anyone who is considering...

Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life...

Planning for the future, whether you see yourself in that future or not, is never an easy task. Whether it be logistically speaking, the emotional involvement, or both, it is...

Two of our AdvancedBreastCancer.net advocates, Danielle and April truthfully share their experiences with us as single parents living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. This is the third article in...

As the coronavirus and flu season collide, this upcoming fall and winter will be like none the world has ever seen. Here in the United States, it is important to...

I’ve had the honor and privilege of meeting a variety of people through my involvement in breast cancer advocacy. As my dear Emily Garnett used to say: “It’s the worst club...

There 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...

Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness of oligometastatic breast cancer (OMBC), along with more treatment options for this type of breast cancer. Although a cancer...

Today, October 13, is National Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Day! This year we want to continue to spread awareness and share what life is really like for those who...

Every year, more than 600,000 people around the world are killed by stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). That's an astonishing number of people all over the world. Here in...

It’s funny, the things we think we know about chemo, because that’s how it is in the movies, or your great-grandmother had it and you watched her waste away, but...