I'm Fine, OK...Have you ever had one of those days when everything is going wrong? Your scans are terrible. Your doctor pulled you off the latest line of chemo, but they have...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Celeste B....We sat down with one of our community members, Celeste Baldwin, and she shared how she is moving forward after an metastatic breast cancer (MBC) recurrence in 2018. Read her...reactions7comments
Reduce Holiday Stress...Holiday stress... It happens the very first time I walk into Target and I see that there are already Christmas decorations up and it's barely past Halloween. It’s like someone...reactionscomments
What I Do When I Feel Sad…...In today’s social media and the airbrushed world, it is hard to know who is really feeling what. One thing I know we all feel is the pressure to feel...reactions3comments
Why?...Sisters, come a little closer, bend down, lend me your ear. I want to share my heart with you, while you open yours. Let's heal each other's wounds. Let’s rediscover...reactionscomments
Cancer Sucks!...Let's face it, getting diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer sucks! It is most likely the most life-altering news you will ever have to deal with in your life. Not only...reactionscomments
Metastatic Monster..."She's battling cancer," they always say. It seems people who see us suffering from metastatic breast cancer always want to use war metaphors to describe what is happening to us;...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Kathleen L'Abbee...Meet Kathleen! She shares her metastatic breast cancer recurrence story. How & when were you diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer?Diagnosis in June 2018 with sternum met by a yearly breast...reactionscomments
Extravasation...Until very recently, I had no idea what this was, although now I understand it has happened to me during my time of living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer...reactionscomments
How I feel...I don't have the desire to do anything anymore. I don't want to get out of bed. I'm depressed and feel it puts a strain on my relationship...reactions6repliesCoping
How do you know when your cancer is active again?...I’ve been taking Ibrance since diagnosed in 2017. The cancer went into a hold/remission state. How do you know when it is again active?...reactions6repliesAwarenessCommunity
Friendships...Somewhere along with my life, I seemed to mess up a fair share of friendships. So, I will try not to reiterate that old line telling you to screw all...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Mallory Royal...Meet Mallory, our newest advocate! Mallory joined our team in November 2021. She shares her diagnosis story with us. How & when were you diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer?There was...reactionscomments
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 was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer shortly after...reactionscomments
Slow Down...Breast cancer taught me to slow down… We are all so used to getting up and being on the go all the time. Often our success is measured by how much...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Lisa H....Lisa shares with our team her denovo metastatic breast cancer diagnosis experience. How & when were you diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer?In the summer of 2019, my purse strap kept...reactionscomments
How To Handle Questions About Your Breast Cancer...How to handle questions about your cancer when you just don’t feel like talking about it... This was and remains a tough one for me. Even now a couple of years...reactionscomments
Under The Mask: Undergoing Brain Radiation...Radiation oncology is a powerful tool, especially in the metastatic setting. There are various types of radiation, or radiotherapy, to treat metastatic breast cancer. I personally have had it to...reactionscomments
Facing the holidays...Last year, my daughters and I chose to not gather for either Thanksgiving or Christmas due to concerns about the pandemic. Both holidays would have been the first without Cheryl...reactions4repliesMemory WallFriends & Family
Remembering Danielle Thurston...We are extremely heartbroken to share that AdvancedBreastCancer.net team member, Danielle Thurston, passed away on Friday, October 29th, 2021. Danielle was first diagnosed with stage II triple-negative breast cancer in...reactionscomments