Women's Health Awareness Month Quiz...Women’s Health Awareness Month is recognized every May and this year, we partnered with our sister sites AdvancedOvarianCancer.net and Endometriosis.net to bring you a Women’s Health Awareness Month Quiz. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Medical marijuana ...Is anyone open and interested into starting a conversation about medical marijuana? I believe that marijuana can be such a helpful tool during treatment, and I use it regularly! I...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCommunityTips & AdviceMedical Marijuana
Hair...After two weeks of chemotherapy, I had started to wonder if it was going to happen, was my hair going to fall out? At first, my hair seemed as strong...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Caroline Johnson...Caroline Johnson is the Founder of Twisted Pink, a non-profit organization based in Louisville, KY whose mission is to provide hope and connection for people living with metastatic breast cancer...
Maggie Kudirka...Maggie Kudirka was determined to become a professional dancer since she was four years old. By age 22, her years of hard work had earned her a place in the...
Women’s Health 101: Understanding the Basics with Dr. Sheridan...We’re celebrating Women’s Health Month, so I’m going to be talking about some subjects that are typically associated with “women’s health.” But these topics aren’t just important to those who...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Helping Her Feel Normal...I know what abnormal feels like. I know how awful it feels to think that everyone around you sees you as messed up, broken, weak, and abnormal. Whether or not...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Does any one else have a regional recurrence?...After 14 years of being cancer-free (original diagnosis in 2007), cancer returned in mid 2020. Luckily discovered early and via scan, was only in a lymph node. Now on both...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesDiagnosis
"But You Don't Look Sick"...If you have ever heard the statement, "but you don't look sick," it can be very frustrating for those with advanced breast cancer. Although metastatic (advanced) breast cancer is considered...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Mary Costello...Mary was previously a patient leader on AdvancedBreastCancer.net. Mary E. Costello, aka “Cos,” is a Social Worker by education, systems-orientation, and spirit. She is a former senior-level human services administrator...
Health versus Women's Health...Health is a funny thing. It's one of those things that I certainly didn't appreciate until my de novo Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) diagnosis in 2017. I'd taxed my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Tips on Lowering Drug Costs of Metastatic Breast Cancer...Living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is expensive. The nature of MBC as incurable means treatments remain ongoing. When treatments must continue over a lifetime, costs add up. Many with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How I Became a Caregiver While Being a Patient...Cancer isn't a gift but it has been a teacher. I’ve learned more about cancer, terminology, research, and clinical trials than most healthy people will forget. Nine years of being...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Genderless Breast Cancer Research: We Need More...Breast cancer is a genderless disease with research concentrated on only one gender. Historically, males and other genders have been mostly excluded from clinical trials for drugs to treat breast...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Women’s Health Awareness Month Self-Care Challenge...Have you ever been on a plane and heard the stewardess say to put your own oxygen mask on first before helping someone else? They do this because we must...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
MBC & Mental Health...Help the community and us better understand the unique challenges that you face as a person who has been diagnosed with MBC....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
I Don't Want to Talk About Cancer!...Sometimes, the last thing I want to do is talk about cancer. Having been a cancer caregiver for friends and various family members since 1975, there are times I never...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How Can I Help?...How many times are we asked by well-meaning people what they can do to help? I'm asked so often that unless it's one of my go-to people for assistance, I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
N.E.A.D, Denovo, N.E.D.: What Do These Terms All Mean?...Whether you have been recently diagnosed, have had MBC for some time, or are part of a breast cancer group or community, you have probably heard a few words, sayings...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Emotional Toll...The experience of a mastectomy can be traumatic and overwhelming, but it is possible to heal emotionally over time. With the support of your loved ones and community, you can...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
