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 …
Metastatic breast cancer
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 …
This week, with Mother’s Day in mind, I thought it would be fun to share about our mothers before they were mothers. I don’t know about you, but I love looking at old photos of my mother and thinking about the person she was in that photo, or rather what was happening in her life …
Recently, I had my six-month checkup with my oncologist. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve had five oncologists. Not my fault. Just sayin’. I’m not that difficult a patient. Trust me. I’m not. It’s eight years since my breast cancer diagnosis. Eight years since the shit hit the fan. Eight years since Dear Hubby and I …
Martha was the first one to accept my #MetsMonday invitation. Thank you, Martha, for sharing about a topic we can all relate to – the patient/doctor relationship. Any such relationship needs to be one of mutual respect and partnership, but the relationship with your oncologist is like none other. Speaking as someone who has had …