Going Away Party...I really don't understand women who say that they are not themselves after breast surgery. First of all, you're still alive. Maybe...reactions1comment
Accepting the Skin I'm In...I had a preconceived belief that people living with cancer were thin and frail in appearance; they looked sick. Most understand that...reactions1comment
Stephanie Millett...Hi everyone! My name is Stephanie Millett (they/them), and I am a 32-year-old mom living with metastatic breast cancer. I believe in...
MBC: A Different Point of View...In a few stories I have read in this group, women have talked about their guilt for living as long as they...reactions5comments
I'm the Only One Left: Living with MBC Survivor's Guilt...I walk past her face every morning. Over the past years, she has gained a few friends next to her. Roberta, Laura...reactions1comment
Kayla Millett...Kayla is a new member to the cancer advocacy community but is passionate and trying her best to be the voice she...
Dear Chemo: Thank You, but I Hate You...Chemo, you gave me life, but you also threw me in the mud, held my head down, and twisted it in the...reactionscomments
The Power of the Unsent Letter: Writing Through Trauma...Editor's note: This article is about the author's experience journaling about the trauma that occurred throughout her childhood and adult life which...reactionscomments
ATM Mutation, Part 4 - My Dad...Cancer affects the entire family in a variety of ways. Cancer isn't a new subject in my family, but discovering that many of...reactionscomments
Healing Circles, Part 1...As most of you will probably know if you've read any of my posts/articles or followed my personal blog NoHalfMeasures, I'm a...reactions5comments
Healing Circles, Part 2...If you didn't have a chance to read healing circles, Part 1, you might want to do that for context. As I...reactionscomments
ATM Mutation, Part 3 - My Spouse...At the time of my de novo metastatic diagnosis in mid-2017, my husband and I had been together for nearly 12 years...reactionscomments
ATM Mutation, Part 1...I've never met anyone diagnosed with breast cancer who didn't, at some point, wonder about the cause or origin of their cancer...reactionscomments
Screening High-Risk Men for Breast Cancer...Since mammography became widespread in the 1980s, the U.S. breast cancer death rate in women, which was unchanged for the previous 50...reactions2comments
Suicide Prevention...If you or someone you know is in crisis or considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or...
What is the PTEN Mutation?...Last fall, after a couple of scans and one excruciatingly awful biopsy, I learned that my breast cancer had come back to...reactions5comments
Lupron Hurts...Dang that needle is daunting! I was initially diagnosed with Stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma at the young age of 39. I...reactions4comments
Having a Village: The Importance of Friends when Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer...Paulo Coelho once said, "Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things''. I have found this to be glaringly...reactionscomments
Spare Me Your Sermons...I know you probably mean well. That your desire is to introduce me to a different way of looking at advanced breast...reactionscomments
Tori Whitney...Tori was previously a health leader on AdvancedBreastCancer.net. As a nurse who is actively involved with breast cancer patients and their care...