San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020...Each year, 10,000+ men and women who focus their lives and careers on breast cancer gather in San Antonio, Texas for the...reactions2comments
What Have I Done to Deserve This Pain?...While the title may sound whiny, I am at a loss as to the reasons my life is ending this way. I...reactions1comment
Diagnosis Story: Ductal Carcinoma...My name is Kim. I’m 43 & was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma on July 1, 2020. I had 2 spots- 1 was...reactions1comment
An Interview with Christian Garnett...Emily Garnett was a valuable contributor to this platform and when she died in March of 2020, the world lost a light...reactionscomments
Single Parenting MBC Series - Metastatic Parenting...Living with a terminal cancer diagnosis has its own challenges. When you add single parenting and explaining your diagnosis to your children...reactionscomments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and Care...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of AdvancedBreastCancer.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Grace Under Extreme Fire...Where compassion abides grace does much more abide. Recently I have had to have grace under EXTREME fire. My aunt is 83...reactionscomments
Fun Products & Tips to Help Cope with MBC...“It’s all about the equipment,” my husband likes to say when we pack for a trip. For example, if we are camping...reactionscomments
Remarried and Metastatic...It might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but one of my earliest thoughts upon reconciling my metastatic diagnosis was...reactionscomments
Nature's Impact on Our Physical & Mental Health...There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to...reactionscomments
Community Shares: The Pain of Metastatic Breast Cancer...Metastatic breast cancer brings one uncertainty after the next, especially when it comes to pain. Nearly every member of the metastatic breast...reactionscomments
Lynette Erwin Waller...We are heartbroken to share that on Thursday, June 24th, 2021, Lynette Erwin Waller passed away. Lynette was a cherished member of...
Conflicted...Every time I hear of someone being diagnosed with breast cancer, my heart drops. It drops because I am all too familiar...reactionscomments
COVID-19 Risks for People with Cancer...Editor’s Note: This article was first published on August 20, 2020. Further developments in what we know about the coronavirus are continuously...reactionscomments
Summertime with MBC and COVID-19...It’s officially summertime! What does that look like for us metastatic folk in the age of COVID-19? The same as it does...reactionscomments
ASCO Guidelines for Men with Breast Cancer...Although rare, breast cancer does occur in men. Male breast cancer makes up less than 1 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed...reactionscomments
COVID-19 & MBC: Our Concerns are Different than Healthy People...I've been living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) for three (3) years and I've been immunocompromised for all of that...reactions3comments
Bisphosphonate Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BIONJ)...Did you cringe a little before you opened this post? I would have before my diagnosis of bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of the...reactions2comments
Grief in the Digital Era: Mourning A Virtual Friend...Many who have experienced it, say that the grief felt when we lose a loved one who we’ve lived with, or met...reactionscomments
Triggers...I’m awakened by the soft melody of "Killing Me Softly" inside my waking nightmare. Not the original version by Roberta Flack but...reactionscomments
