Radiation therapy was not part of my breast cancer treatment plan, but I did witness it from a daughter’s perspective when my mother had it. I get emails asking me about radiation, so I wanted to address the topic here on the blog. When I haven’t experienced something breast cancer related myself, I often put …
Advocacy
It’s a pleasure to share with you, my Dear Readers, the third #MetsMonday featured post. This one is from Dr. Kelly Shanahan. Kelly was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2013. In her post, she shares about her recent advocacy work. She’s been very busy! Be sure to share a comment or ask Kelly a …
The unspoken half of those platitudes actually says quite a lot and is likely not the intended message. Do you ever wonder why platitudes are so darn annoying, hurtful even, to so many? People who offer them no doubt have good intentions. They are trying to make someone they care about feel better. Most of …
15 realities at eight years post-cancer diagnosis. Yep. It’s been eight years since the sh*t hit the fan. Eight years! So far, so good. Still here. Still NED. I am lucky in oh-so-many ways, and I know it. However, I am also not one to gloss over cancer crap, aka, cancer fallout. As you know …
Update: It’s with sadness I update this post to share that Liz died on October 24, 2021 from metastatic breast cancer. I promise Liz, #WeWillNotForget. I’m pleased to share the next #MetsMonday featured post. This one is from my friend Liz Johnson. Liz was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in February 2015, less than four …