Should You Share Your Cancer Story On Social Media?I think it was only a few days after I discovered I had metastatic breast cancer that I shared it on my personal Facebook page. Mainly because my social media...reactionscomments
The Cancer BubbleHow do you cope when it feels like your life is all about your cancer diagnosis? It's hard to believe that life could go on normally after you receive a...reactions3comments
Prepping for an InfusionThere is only so much information I can absorb at a new medication teach. Most of the time, these meeting type-situations occur after spending hours on whatever floor you are...reactions3comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Facing Reality With HerAbout 4 years ago, I felt like God spoke to me. No, not an audible voice or a vision. Nothing like that. It felt like more of an impression and...reactions1comment
Author Q&A: From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk About CancerAs a breast cancer patient and advocate, a former oncologist and a journalist, Dr. Elaine Schattner was well placed to write the history of cancer from the times of very...reactions1comment
Chemo Side Effects: Bleeding, Bruising, Runny Nose and Sleep IssuesLet’s just jump right into it here. I want to talk about a few chemo side effects I regularly experience and some of the ways I’ve learned to find relief...reactions5comments
Genetic Testing and Receiving Counseling from Your Healthcare TeamJanice Cowden is a passionate patient advocate living with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer since 2016. Janice feels very fortunate to have No Evidence of Disease (NED) after having a complete...reactions2comments
When a Caregiver's Work is DoneI hear the car doors close out in the driveway and on the street. It's finally quiet in the house, except for the acoustic guitar music playing from the stereo...reactionscomments
SnapshotsAs many of us do I suffer from a very short attention span. Life can pass quickly and with a partner living with advanced breast cancer every memory seems extra...reactions1comment
Accepting the Skin I'm InI had a preconceived belief that people living with cancer were thin and frail in appearance; they looked sick. Most understand that chemotherapy can be brutal. It makes people sick...reactions1comment
Cancer Ghosting: Navigating the Loss of RelationshipsIt's a topic that isn't often talked about, but it's something that many cancer patients experience: cancer ghosting. This is when friends, family, or loved ones become distant or cut...reactions4comments
Do Not Be Scared To Ask Your Healthcare Team QuestionsRecently, I have been experiencing more pain in my knee, and it's been weighing on my mind. I would ask myself, "Can cancer go to the knee?" I have never...reactions4comments
Goal Setting in Light of Stage 4 CancerIn my time before having stage 4 cancer, goal setting was a very normal occurrence for me. I’m sure it sounds like a very normal, very adult thing to do...reactionscomments
Spare Me Your SermonsI know you probably mean well. That your desire is to introduce me to a different way of looking at advanced breast cancer. But if you've never been through diagnosis...reactionscomments
Finding Community Support When Getting a Terminal DiagnosisJanice Cowden is a passionate patient advocate living with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer since 2016. Janice feels very fortunate to have No Evidence of Disease (NED) after having a complete...reactions1comment
Remembering Amanda RaffenaudWe are extremely saddened to share that AdvancedBreastCancer.net Health Leader Amanda Raffenaud passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023. After her cancer diagnosis in December 2018, Amanda made it her...reactionscomments
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The Fallible Caregiver Series: Marriage Counseling and MBCSome months back, I wrote several articles that started with a dire feeling but ended with a glimmer of hope. I talked about the struggles and challenges stage 4 breast...reactions1comment
Making Sense Of My Longterm SurvivalI recently saw a few friends coming up on impressive survival anniversaries living with MBC. Seeing their beautiful faces in photos and reading their posts was a welcome treat in...reactions9comments
One More DayYou know how in the movies the oncologist always looks over their glasses and declares gravely, "You have 12-18 months to live." The characters grapple with this timeline, sometimes they...reactionscomments