Helpful Gifts (Or Buy For Yourself) During Treatment...A family member recently started an aggressive combination of chemotherapies. She was overwhelmed with her diagnosis, the treatment plan, and keeping loved...reactionscomments
The Miracle Lens..."There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though...reactionscomments
Resources for Veterans, LGBTQ+ People, and Other Special Groups...Coping with a chronic health condition can be challenging for you, your family, and your caregivers. You rely on your healthcare team...
To My Newly Diagnosed Self: Holidays and Celebrations...Typically, in years past, around this time, I am usually finished with holiday shopping and starting to think about wrapping and scheduling...reactions7comments
Anticipatory Grief and Internal Loss: What Matters?...I am engaged on MBC forums that I find really helpful to me and to others, and I saw someone post a...reactionscomments
MBC Diagnosis Emotions, Part 1...Original dx was cancer of the right breast in 2008. I decided to get a mastectomy, not a lumpectomy and radiation. Radiation...reactions2comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
Eating “Right” During Chemotherapy: Tolerating Hard-to-Digest Foods...Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lean protein, etc. That’s what the experts told me to eat during chemo. What did I want...reactionscomments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?...Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactionscomments
Support animals...I have stage four metastatic breast cancer in both lungs. I've been on an emotional rollercoaster since I started my treatment. I...reactions10repliesAnxietyFriends & Family
Deltra James...Deltra is a Connecticut based mama of 5 amazing girls who she strives to raise with cultural and health awareness. She's a...
The Unspoken Truth...Author's Note: This is an article written from the perspective of the author. This article focuses on heterosexual couples, and men leaving...reactions2comments
Do you hide your scars? Read what others have to say and share your experiences!...Over the years, our AdvancedBreastCancer.net contributors and community members have shared their experiences and relationships with the scars that have accumulated as...reactions10replies
Let's Talk About Chemo and Side Effects...After 12 years of fighting cancer and doing countless treatments, I think I've earned my blackbelt. My husband (A.K.A., “The Fallible Caregiver”...reactions4comments
3rd Time Around 😞...I was diagnosed Stage 2 in 2011. Treated with chemo, then lumpectomy along with 37 zaps of radiation. Was on Anastrazole when...reactions3comments
For those who find it difficult to advocate for themselves, what would make it easier?...Advocacy can take on different meanings for people. For those living with MBC, there are usually 3 different types: self-advocacy, individual advocacy...reactions5repliesAdvocacy
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
