''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...reactions15comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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?...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Breast Cancer in Young Women...Female breast cancer is most frequently diagnosed among women aged 55 – 74. The average age that women are diagnosed with breast cancer is 63. But, women under 40 account...reactionscomments
Suggestions for Sleeping Pillow ?...I have stage 4 MBC and the 1 problem I have is trying to find a good support pillow for my neck? Any suggestions?...reactions6repliesTips & Advice
What Are Digital Therapeutics?...Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Roxana...Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the second most common type of breast cancer. Meet Roxana, one of our community members who shares her IDC recurrence story. I was initially diagnosed...reactions1comment
Understanding Invasive Lobular Carcinoma...A diagnosis of breast cancer can bring a lot of different emotions. It can also be challenging since there are many different types and subtypes of breast cancer. These types...reactionscomments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Lynn...As part of our community member interview series on AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we had the honor of interviewing Lynn. She was diagnosed with HR-positive, HER2 negative and tells us a little about...reactions3comments
Making Memories While Living With Advanced Cancer...The air was crisp, the sun was bright, and the sound of laughter ringing like an echo. It was me, my children, and our dog, Star, on a narrow canyon...reactionscomments
My Life Matters...Let me first say that I'm 100% behind the Black Lives Matter movement and I've written a great deal about that on my own blog and elsewhere. This post is...reactionscomments
Community Shares: Why I Am Part of the aBC Community...We are so glad that each and every one of you is part of the AdvancedBreastCancer.net (aBC) community! We were recently curious about what draws you to be here and...reactionscomments
Ouch!: Talking To An MBC Patient About Chronic Pain...Living with chronic pain isn't fun for anyone, but it is especially difficult when you are already living with a cancer diagnosis, too. Metastases can cause various degrees of pain...reactionscomments
Lara Huffman...Lara Huffman is a writer, photographer, and advocate living with metastatic breast cancer since 2020. Her mother died of metastatic breast cancer when Lara was 7 years old. Initially diagnosed...