A while back, I decided to start a campaign called #MetsMonday. I know the name isn’t that great, but I thought something simple and easy to remember was the best way to go – well, for me anyway. And of course, Monday is not the only day I (or others) think about metastatic disease. And …
Metastatic breast cancer
Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes and goes. And yet, it doesn’t really matter what month it is. Not to me anyway. My breast cancer experience continues. My advocacy does as well. This post offers 12 things you can do all year long to support breast cancer educated awareness. Thank you in advance for reading and …
One day is set aside each Breast Cancer Awareness Month to focus on MBC. Yep. One day, seriously? Many troubling shortcomings regarding the pinking of October have been exposed, but perhaps the most glaring failure of all has been the consistent disregard, yes even shunning, of the metastatic breast cancer community. It’s ironic, frustrating and …
By now, you all know how I feel about the power of sharing our personal stories. Sharing almost always decreases feelings of loneliness, anxiety and fear. Sharing almost always increases healing along with a feeling of empowerment. Knowing you are not alone sometimes means everything. It’s why I share my story. It’s why from time …
Being an advocate for those living with metastatic breast cancer is a passion of mine. How could it not be? I will not forget. I will not forget all that my mother and my family experienced. I will not forget others taken by this disease. I will not forget those who today live under the …