I’ve read a fair number of articles about this topic over the last decade+ but haven’t written one myself. Perhaps it’s because the idea of wishing I’d known more about cancer upon diagnosis sounds strange to me. When you think about it, would you really have wanted to know any of this stuff before your …
Cancer launguage
June reminds me of many things: my mother’s, and other family members’ birthdays, Dear Daughter’s wedding, other weddings, graduations, summertime memories of all sorts, Father’s Day with and without a father — to name a few. And, oh yeah, June reminds me of my bilateral mastectomy. The date, I mean. Because frankly, I’m reminded of …
Positivity pushing seems especially prevalent in Cancer Land. Why is this? And when does positivity become toxic anyway?
The striking parallels between the cancer and covid-19 experiences are real and worth talking about. The parallels between experiencing cancer and experiencing the global pandemic are truly striking. Many in Cancer Land have been observing, discussing and writing about them since this coronavirus situation exploded. Like others, I’ve been mulling over the parallels too. They …
Let’s stop calling metastatic breast cancer chronic! Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is breast cancer that has spread to distant organs. Most often this occurs in the bones, lungs, liver or brain, but metastasis can occur in other organs as well. 6-10% of new breast cancer cases are initially diagnosed as Stage IV, sometimes referred to …