Stage 3 Breast Cancer Diagnosis...Just diagnosed stage three, meet with the oncologist on Thursday, next steps have four days of radiation Monday first two rounds of chemo. Anyone else recently diagnosed with stage 3...reactions2comments
What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer?...Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is rare and aggressive. The symptoms of IBC are different from most other types of breast cancer. There is usually no lump that forms. Instead, breast...reactionscomments
Benefits of Journaling...Living with advanced breast cancer can raise many different emotions and feelings as you process a diagnosis, go through treatments, and wrestle with thoughts about mortality. It can feel overwhelming...reactionscomments
Electronic Resources and Connection During COVID-19...My new friend, Marianne Sarcich, has spent a great deal of effort and time putting together an amazing list of resources for anyone who has cancer and updates her list...reactionscomments
That Port Life: Embracing My Chemo Port...“Is that a...hicky?”, my friend asked on a girl’s night, eyes fixed on my chemo port. “Nope”, I replied, annoyed. “That’s my port.” “Port?”, she asked, puzzled. “A port for...reactionscomments
Recruiting Scientists to Your Team...I count several scientists as part of my team. Frankly, I never thought that would be the case and as I was explaining how my medical oncologist and I lean on...reactionscomments
COVID-19 Updates, July 16: Updates on People at Risk, Testing, Reopening, and a Vaccine...Even after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are some of the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 for...reactionscomments
Claudia Muñoz Gonzalez...Claudia was previously an advocate on AdvancedBreastCancer.net. Claudia was born in Colombia, South America where she grew up surrounded by her parents, brother, sister, and many close-knit extended family members...
Community Shares: Advanced Breast Cancer Subtypes...Advanced breast cancer is complicated. Not only is it diagnosed by stages, but it has many subsets that tend to correspond to how well the cancer will respond to treatment...reactionscomments
Understanding Why The Caged Bird Sings...Growing up I always loved, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou. It resonated with me on levels that I didn’t even understand. I now understand the...reactionscomments
It’s about treatment...I was on Ibrance on and off for 6 months. I had my first scan last week and my oncologist said it was a good scan and because I continued...reactions5repliesTreatment
Understanding HER2-Positive and HER2-Negative Breast Cancer...A diagnosis of breast cancer can be hard to take in. On top of the emotional burden it brings, this disease is complex with various types and subtypes. Learning about...reactionscomments
Community Shares: Metastatic Breast Cancer and Frequency of Testing...When it comes to advanced breast cancer —that is, breast cancer in stages III and IV, everyone’s normal looks different when it comes to the frequency of tests and scans...reactionscomments
Gloria James...My name is Gloria James. In January of 2000, I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). Twenty years ago, there was very little information available about the disease, except...
Today I Struggle...Today I struggle. I struggle with faith, living, dying, clergymen, bishops, pastors, evangelists, gospel artists, patience, letting go, holding on. I struggle because I don’t have all of the answers...reactionscomments
A HER2+ Diagnosis Interview...We recently sat down with one of our breast cancer advocates, Claire, to talk about her experience with breast cancer, specifically her diagnosis and what are the biggest challenges she...reactionscomments
No Hill For a Climber Introduction...My name is David. My beautiful and loving wife of 34 years, Loraine, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall and I have been documenting our shared story from the...reactions4comments
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 have gathered during our time as a patient. During...reactionscomments
Conversations with a Chaplain: A Chaplain’s Spiritual Guidance...Rev. Isaac Dusenbury is a chaplain at Duke University Hospital. He completed his chaplain residency at Duke University Hospital’s Surgical and Intensive Care Unit and graduated from the Divinity School...reactionscomments
COVID-19 Updates, June 15: Solidarity Hydroxychloroquine Trials and COVID Vaccine Development...Many of us are overwhelmed by the amount of information available on COVID-19. Keeping up with all of the news can be challenging. Here are some of the top developments...reactionscomments
