Stories

Hello everyone, I went to the doctor with a tender breast. I always self examine but couldn't feel anything abnormal. The doctor wasn't sure if there was anything amiss so...

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...

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...

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...

During this October I am not just awash in pink. I also am pressured by fellow MBC members, during support groups designed for healing, to feel a certain way and...

July 13 and July 21 2023. Husband found out he had Large B cell Lymphoma. I found out I have Metastatic Breast Cancer Stage 4. Right now I am taking...

One Year ago, 365 days, 8750 hours, 525,600 minutes. My life, the lives of my close family and friends...changed forever. I miss who I was before that day. Before everything...

In 2020 I began to have severe lower backaches. I called an ambulance to ER. Had CT scan, liver was pushing on my spine and a large mass was inside...

I was diagnosed with stage IIIA (3A) cancer in 2020. I had surgery in January of 2021. I completed 20 cycles of chemo; 8 cycles of doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and 12...

In a few stories I have read in this group, women have talked about their guilt for living as long as they have with MBC while others haven't been as...

Dang that needle is daunting! I was initially diagnosed with Stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma at the young age of 39. I had a chemopause during my initial treatment but...

Hello, my name is Bonnie! I have 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren - they really keep me going! They are 11, 6, 5, 4, and 3 years old. I...

My story begins six years ago. I found a lump in my right breast. I asked my husband if he felt it too. Yes, he says. I immediately called my...

After sharing her story with AdvancedBreastCancer.net, Jane also wrote down musing throughout the year 2022 about trying to be positive, treatment/medications, and finding support in different people and places. 07/17/2022...

A little over two years ago, I was hunting in the kitchen for a measuring cup. Disoriented, I began to search in the cupboard where I keep plates and bowls...

I'm a member of the Twice Widowed by Breast Cancer Club, so I've experienced two sets of "firsts". While they shared some similarities (widow fog, lethargy, etc.), my two experiences...

Hi! I’m Jane. I’m 69 years old. I have two beautiful sons who are 16 years apart. My oldest lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife blessed...

Original dx was cancer of the right breast in 2008. I decided to get a mastectomy, not a lumpectomy and radiation. Radiation 15 days in a row, people jammed together...

I was diagnosed Stage 2 in 2011. Treated with chemo, then lumpectomy along with 37 zaps of radiation. Was on Anastrazole when I was diagnosed with residual cancer in that...

I was 10 years out from a bilateral mastectomy. Had lobular, pleomorphic type, Stage 1, left breast. Did 5 years of anastrozole. A year ago in May, I happened to...