How has MBC impacted your career? ...If you were still working when you were diagnosed, did you continue to do so? Did you share your diagnosis with your co-workers? How did you manage treatment and work?...reactions31repliesWork & Employment
Staying Alive Is Not Cheap...Unsurprisingly, drugs to treat metastatic breast cancer are outrageously priced. So imagine my shock when I learned a new medication I needed was equally offensively priced. Over the last year...reactions2comments
7 Things You Should Never Say to a Caregiver...You mean well and genuinely feel sympathy for your friend who cares for someone with advanced breast cancer. We know you mean well, and we also understand that you know...reactionscomments
Saying Goodbye to a Friend...Several months ago, I lost my friend Ashley to metastatic breast cancer. A mutation of the PALB2 gene caused Ashley's cancer. Words cannot begin to convey how much Ashley meant...reactions1comment
Finding Your Tribe...Since there are many different types of breast cancer, finding your tribe for practical help and support on social media may take time. And, patients dealing with a Stage IV...reactionscomments
Chemo Side Effects: Temperature Regulation...I’ve been on chemotherapy in one form or another for almost 8 years straight now. Anyone living with cancer has undoubtedly heard people say how terrible chemo is, that it’s...reactions1comment
What They Didn't Tell Me...In the 3 years my partner Steph and I have spent as residents in advanced breast cancer, we've received advice and sat through many teachings meant to help us. But...reactionscomments
Cancer Scanxiety: My Personal Story...I have been a breast cancer patient for almost 10 years now. I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, which is the most advanced stage. As someone who has gone...reactions5comments
Chemo Brain: Losing Another Piece of Who We Are...My initial cancer treatment, back in 2017 when we thought I might be Stage II versus Stage IV, was the combination of Cytoxan and Adriamycin (also known as the Red...reactionscomments
Have you experienced chemo brain as a result of your treatments?...Many people treated for advanced breast cancer experience chemo brain which can affect your language, how you learn, think, and reason. - Have you experienced this? - How has it...reactions27repliesTreatmentChemotherapy
Sex, Intimacy, and Metastatic Breast Cancer...A metastatic breast cancer (MBC) diagnosis brings many physical, mental, and emotional changes. Sex and intimacy will also likely look different, now and in the long term. It is still...reactionscomments
Stage 4 and My Relationship...Sometimes I wish people had told me how different my relationship with my spouse would look after I got diagnosed. Balancing life post-diagnosis is difficult, but its a lot more...reactions1comment
What Is Metastatic Survivorship?...In recent years there have been tremendous advances in cancer treatment. Thanks to better treatments, many people with metastatic cancer are living longer. As of 2018, experts estimated that more...reactionscomments
Fatiga...Lo más que me cansa es caminar y querer hacer cosas que antes normalmente hacia....reactions1reply
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Learning to Delegate for Her...Last February, my wife had brain surgery to remove 2 small tumors. There were unexpected outcomes resulting in her needing my care part of the time to now most of...reactionscomments
Enterade ...Has any one whose receiving Chemo therapy heard of Enterade It’s medical drink developed medical researchers It works Miracles...reactions1replyCopingCommunityChemotherapy
Metastatic Breast Cancer in My Liver...In 2020 I began to have severe lower backaches. I called an ambulance to ER. Had CT scan, liver was pushing on my spine and a large mass was inside...reactions6comments
Not knowing is the worst...Hi I am new here and glad to be a member. I was diagnosed in October of 2021, I still have no idea what is going on with me. I...reactions10replies
The Caregiver's Masks...I can only speak for myself, of course; what I write here won't resonate with everyone. Whenever I begin an article, I wonder if anyone will relate to it. Eventually...reactionscomments
Pride Month, An Ally's Perspective...The month of June is set aside and known as Pride month, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the...reactions1comment
