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 sludge; then you kicked me in the ribs...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is Hospice Really Like? Gina C. Tells Our ABC Community...Do you ever wonder what it is truly like to be in hospice care? It is a thought that crosses the mind of most metastatic patients at one point or...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Latest ER Visit...Recently I found myself in the ER simply because I couldn’t breathe. It felt as if an elephant were sitting on my chest squeezing the very life out of me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: How Old Were You When You Were Diagnosed?...A breast cancer diagnosis can affect anyone. It may happen at any age, regardless of race, class, ability, or family history. It can feel overwhelming and devastating to first hear...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Being a Caregiver from A Mom’s Perspective: Part 1...Being a caregiver for a cancer patient is no easy task, but it’s an especially delicate balance when the caretaker is your parent. I had the unique opportunity to interview...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Where Do I Start? How to Share Your Story..."I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you're not alone. We've heard people say this quite often in the advanced...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Stigma for Men With a Breast Cancer Diagnosis...The most common reaction from men when they are diagnosed with breast cancer is, "I didn’t know men got this" and usually following this statement is an embarrassment. A newly...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Luz Adriana Cardeño!...Luz Adriana Cardeño, one of our community members spends a few minutes with us sharing her advanced breast cancer diagnosis. She also talks about what information and support have been...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FAQs About Advanced Breast Cancer Subtypes...After you are diagnosed with breast cancer, your doctor will perform tests to determine the subtype. Subtypes are organized by the presence of specific proteins that help breast cancer cells...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Emily Sanial Hunt...Meet Emily, one of our community members! She shares her MBC diagnosis story which started with an initial early-stage diagnosis and 5 years later after a recurrence was diagnosed with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Shares: Communicating Metastatic Breast Cancer to the World...Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a diagnosis no one wants to hear. Whether as a recurrence of breast cancer or a new diagnosis, it changes your life. The wider community...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
For Me, Grief Looks Like......Grief is complex and looks different for everyone. Check out the definitions below. Then, scroll down and comment or copy and paste to share which type of grief you have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
''Permanently Disabled'': The Ways You Can Benefit as an MBC Patient...Being young and active, I'll admit that I cried the first time I realized I fit the criteria of "permanently disabled". Me? Permanently Disabled? I looked at my handicap placard...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Finding Credible Health Information Online...There’s a lot of health information available on the internet these days. From personal blogs to online magazines to government websites and beyond, advice about your health is at every...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Alone and Not Okay: The Anxiety of Frequent Hospitalizations...It has been my sixth hospitalization in four months when it finally happened. When I was not okay. Not even remotely close to okay. That hospitalization began like all the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Community Shares: Realistic Tips for Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer...Sometimes, the advice you receive after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. You may find yourself wondering what tips are most important. However, after diagnosis, most people do...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Become an AdvancedBreastCancer.net Advocate!...Please note: This application is now closed. Would you like to share your experience with the advanced breast cancer community and help others who are also living with this diagnosis?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Cait Kelley!...Here at AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we want to highlight all those affected by metastatic breast cancer. Through our community member spotlight interview series, we had the honor of hearing Cait's triple-positive invasive...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Love and Grief in the Metastatic Community...It is an unusual thing, to be thirty-seven years old and watch so many of your peers pass away, one after the other. I am reminded of my Grandmother. She...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What the "Foobs"?...So, each year after a single or double mastectomy unless you’re having reconstructive surgery my health provider offers the option to get a breast prosthesis. This year when I went...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments