Did you know October 13th is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day? Yes, metastatic breast cancer gets its own awareness day designation. It should be getting a whole lot more, but I guess one day is better than no day at all. Friend and fellow blogger, Katherine O’Brien from I Hate Breast Cancer, recently proposed her …
Metastatic breast cancer
What’s wrong with a survivor label anyway? I don’t like labels. I avoid them whenever I can. The survivor label is one that makes me uncomfortable for various reasons. I asked my oncologist once, “When am I technically a survivor? Upon diagnosis? After my tumor is removed? After my bilateral? After finishing chemo? After two …
It’s okay to feel your anger, maybe even necessary. I am not an angry person. Anyone who knows me would say this is true, but of course, I certainly get angry from time to time. Who doesn’t? Sometimes anger is a bit misunderstood in Cancer Land. It’s one of those “forbidden” emotions, which is silly …
Have you ever had a party and one of your guests hung around too long? Or worse yet, have you ever had a party and someone you had not invited or wanted to attend showed up? Maybe this is a bad analogy, but…
Twelve tips for getting through the holidays after loss. Why write about loss and grief during the holidays? Nobody wants to talk or even think about grief this time of year. Or do they? The focus should be on the festivities and good times, right? While it’s true, talking about loss and grief is always …