Prepare For The Worst, Hope For The Best...Living in the country's hurricane capital and watching a severe hurricane on T.V. coming towards my state has me thinking about a few things, like how unpredictable life is, especially...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is All This Stuff About Diversity?...As anyone who has met me or looked at my picture, I'm as white as it is possible to be as human without albinism. I was raised in the Midwest, Ohio...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Stage 4 ... Just Like That...I was 10 years out from a bilateral mastectomy. Had lobular, pleomorphic type, Stage 1, left breast. Did 5 years of anastrozole. A year ago in May, I happened to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Empathy, Cancer, and Caregiving: What Do They Have In Common?...Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. I find myself relating to many of the complex feelings and understandings of the advanced breast cancer community...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Missing the Little Things...Something that can be amplified during treatment is how much you miss the little things in life. I think it goes without saying that this makes a lot more noise...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Story - Stage 1 to MBC...I was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer. Lumpectomy and radiation. Lymph nodes were negative. Everything was fine. Then, my tumor markers started going up. Fast forward to I have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Catch Up: Rachelle...In February 2021, the team at AdvancedBreastCancer.net chatted with Rachelle, who shared her personal story and about how reading other people’s experiences has helped her navigate her metastatic breast cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Comfort in Community...At the time I was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer, my support systems were thin at best. Regardless of the reasons, I definitely felt alone when I got...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Helping Her Build a Legacy...I heard the results of a survey 25 years ago and it’s haunted me ever since. The survey results were said as part of a sermon I heard on a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
In America Survey: What Does the Community Have to Say?...An advanced breast cancer diagnosis can come as a shock. Many people quickly jump online to research the ins and outs of advanced breast cancer but have trouble finding reliable...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Actions Not Awareness...I have a love-hate relationship with October. I like seeing the leaves change color, gearing up for the coming holidays and crisp cool nights. It's also breast cancer awareness month...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Painful tumor....I'm curious to know if anyone else has pain at the tumor site.I just began my third cycle of Ibrance and also take Anastrazole.I was wondering if these medications cause...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesChemotherapy
Caring for Myself Each #Pinktober...This October (2022) will be my sixth (6th) Pinktober since my diagnosis with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2017. My mother is a survivor of a DCIS diagnosis...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Does Anything Positive Come From Metastatic Breast Cancer?...Anything associated with advanced breast cancer is usually described negatively. Unfortunately, even in the medical community, breast cancer is seen as a negative thing, which it is. So, does anything...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
What is your experience with Anastrazole?...Has anyone experienced severe back pain while on Anastrazole and if so does it gradually get better?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment
Have you experienced pseudo progression with targeted therapies?...Has anyone experienced pseudo progression ( increase in growth of tumor before shrinkage ) while on Ibrance and Arimidex?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesChemotherapy
National Mammography Day...October can bring up a range of emotions for everyone in the breast cancer community, let’s face it October is hard. With that being said I believe when things are...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How We Can Improve It...Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) was initiated by the American Cancer Society and a pharmaceutical company to ensure every woman was aware of this disease, and to promote mammography as...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Body Image and Unfair Expectations...Despite her “five foot two, eyes of blue”, soft and fluffy appearance, my wife was one strong woman. On the day we received her diagnosis of breast cancer, she switched...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Will you share your experience with targeted therapies? ...We know that each individual responds to treatment differently, but we also know that having a sense of what to possibly expect when entering a new treatment plan is incredibly...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment