Remembering Tori Geib...We are devastated to share that one of our AdvancedBreastCancer.net team members Tori Geib passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021. Tori...reactionscomments
Dealing with Healthcare Burnout...I do not know about you, but I am tired of all the doctor's visits, scans, and bloodwork that I must often...reactionscomments
Invasive Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma...Invasive pleomorphic lobular carcinoma (IPLC) is a rare kind of breast cancer. It makes up less than 1 percent of all breast...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Racial Disparities and Clinical Trials for Metastatic Breast Cancer...Breast cancer is diagnosed more often than any other cancer worldwide. In 2020, there were an estimated 2.3 million new breast cancer...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
How Do I Get The Latest Updates On Advanced Breast Cancer?...The internet is ripe with information on advanced breast cancer. Unfortunately, it can get to be a little too much sometimes. Perhaps...reactionscomments
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...reactions7comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
Men: Know Your Breast Cancer Risk...National Men’s Health Month in June, is the time men are reminded to take stock of their breast cancer risk. So very...reactions1comment
Should You Share Your Cancer Story On Social Media?...I think it was only a few days after I discovered I had metastatic breast cancer that I shared it on my...reactionscomments
The Four Stages of My Stage Four MBC...One night in July 2015, I went to sleep, and everything was fine. When I woke up, it was obvious that everything...reactions10comments
MBC, Why Me?...I was diagnosed in January 2020. Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. What does that even mean? I thanked the doctor for the...reactions2comments
Oh Trigger, Where Is Thy Sting?...Triggers. They are everywhere, especially for those of us who are in treatment forever. Just the smell of walking into a hospital...reactions1comment
Mentoring, Part 1...I’ve been thinking a lot about mentors lately. Those that I’ve had, the people I’ve mentored, and how that’s happened over time...reactionscomments
Community, a Reboot...I've written before about community and the opportunities we have to support and lift others up, to share the hard-won information we...reactionscomments
