Rising Healthcare Costs: Houston, We Have a Problem...The problem has been around for a while and seems to worsen yearly. It is the rising cost of health insurance. We are officially in the open enrollment period for many healthcare...reactionscomments
Love in the First Degree...Caring for a partner with metastatic breast cancer affects everyone differently. You will change if you're called upon to be a caregiver, whether that call is silent or not. You...reactionscomments
Feeling lonely and seeking more support...I felt support from a private MBC Facebook group, but l decided to disconnect from Facebook after many breaches on my personal information; the last straw was when somebody posted...reactions8comments
How to Make Important Decisions...I will be the first to admit that I have difficulty making decisions and would rather someone else make them for me. That may sound unusual for some people, but...reactionscomments
Pain, Anxiety, and the Fear of Recurrence...I have advanced breast cancer, and my cancer presents in my bones. Having cancer inside my bones is tricky. On the one hand, it feels like arthritis in my body...reactions2comments
From MBC Patient to MBC Advocate...New York resident Victoria Goldberg has been a metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patient advocate for 7 years. She was initially diagnosed with early-stage cancer in 2004, triple-positive with HER2/PR/ER receptors...reactionscomments
Why You Need To Break Your Heart...Often...I find my heart getting hardened towards my wife more than I care to admit. It's usually about the little things, such as: I then feel annoyed, and the fatal...reactionscomments
Grieving Multiple Losses: Caught at the Crossroads...Grieving the loss of a healthy life can be difficult, especially when you are trying to support someone else who has a terminal illness. It can be overwhelming to face...reactionscomments
When You Never Planned to Be a Caregiver...If you're like me, you never planned to be a caregiver. You probably never went to medical school, and when asked as a child what you wanted to be when...reactionscomments
Is Cancer a Monster?...The questions of childhood seem endless. It's a constant carousel of "why," "what," "how," and "when?" Children desire knowledge and believe so strongly in their parents that they must know...reactionscomments
Awareness Month: Continuing to "Grab Life," for Nicky...It's been a few weeks, and the breast cancer community still feels the gap Nicky left when she took her final breaths. For those unfamiliar, Nicky, or Nicknacklou on socials...reactionscomments
Belinda, "Hope Dies Last."...This is my second round with breast cancer. 1st in 2003 stage 1 grade 3 and now stage 4 as of 2022. 8 years ago I lost my 33 year...reactions3comments
How is diagnosis defined ?I do not know whether I have it or not....How is metastatic defined? what other terms are used?...reactions2repliesDiagnosis
Navigating "Pinktober" as a Male Breast Cancer Patient...October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, or BCAM, is often referred to as "Pinktober." For men with the disease, it's a particularly awkward month. Nearly 10 years on from diagnosis of...reactionscomments
A Wake-up Call for Caregivers: Acknowledge Your Mental Health..."Your physical health is not what worries me the most about you," Dr. Jim told me. "It's not?" I replied. This conversation began several months ago during a routine checkup...reactionscomments
Did you know that men can get breast cancer too?...Yes, this is true, men can get breast cancer too. Approximately one percent of new cases of breast cancer each year are comprised of men. Yet, men are often left...reactionsrepliesAwareness
My Experiences With Brain Radiation...A diagnosis of advanced breast cancer is scary on its own, but what happens when the breast cancer takes up residence in your brain? My cancer moved to my brain...reactions2comments
My Experiences Searching for a New Clinic...When I needed to call a new cancer clinic to set up an appointment, I found that my state-funded health insurance coverage wasn't sufficient for the care I required. The...reactionscomments
Trying to maintain hope......I'm struggling mightily right now. I have IBC which has metastasized to my liver. Just started treatments. My first diagnosis was in 2000. I don't seem to be able to...reactions7repliesNewly DiagnosedDepression
Treading Water...I was diagnosed with MBC August 2023 after I had a chest tube placed and biopsy was done. I was devastated and felt like I had been a death sentence...reactions1comment
