Metastatic breast cancer

October 13th is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. I’m passionate about raising awareness about metastatic breast cancer. For me it’s very personal. I lost my mother to metastatic breast cancer in 2008. I lost my friend Rachel earlier this year. I’ve lost others I care about as well. Sadly, I’m not alone. Many of …

Family secrets – does your family have any? I wonder if this blog post title is going to make some of my relatives squirm as they wonder what family secrets I might be divulging… I’m not too worried though because first of all, not that many members of my family read my blog and secondly, …

Yes, Nancy’s Point is two years old! I pushed that publish button for the first time two years ago while I was smack dab in the middle of chemotherapy. My how time does fly! Now when I think about it, that was sort of a risky time to put personal thoughts out there.

Recently the breast cancer blogosphere was a-buzz about a controversial decision made by The Gathering Place to take down the art exhibit of Angelo Merendino. This post is not about that aspect of the story. It’s not about the “taking down.” No, I’m exploring the power of the photos themselves.

Rachel Cheetam Moro died on February 6, 2012 from metastatic breast cancer. She was my friend. She was supposed to turn 42 years old on her birthday last week. She was supposed to still be a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and friend. Of course she is still these things, but not in the way she should …