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...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...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...
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...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...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...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...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...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...
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...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...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...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...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...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...reactionscomments
When Your Bucket List Gets Kicked By COVID-19...I'm going to say the thing that we’re not supposed to say, but is the truth of what we are dealing with:...reactionscomments
Can Modesty Still Exist in a World With MBC?...I’m going to say something that will spark an opinion almost as soon as I say it, but please - I ask...reactions3comments
People with Cancer Face Increased Risk of Death from Heart Disease...According to a 2019 study from the Penn State Cancer Institute, cancer patients are at a higher risk of dying from heart...reactionscomments
Who Is An Oncology Social Worker?...In a sea of doctors, nurses, scans, and lab work, there is another important tool for patients right in their cancer center...reactionscomments
Can You Hear Me Now?...Every October we post all things breast cancer, but the reality is every nineteen seconds, somewhere in the world, someone is diagnosed...reactionscomments
