Metastatic breast cancer, let’s talk about it. Yes, let’s. Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a topic that some in Breast Cancer Land avoid. And don’t get me started on the lack of attention (and research $$$) MBC has received over the years. Why this avoidance persists, I will never understand. Some (maybe many?) oncologists don’t …
Metastatic breast cancer
I’m so pleased to share the newest #MetsMonday featured post. I know, I know. It’s been a while. Too long. This is Linda’s second #MetsMonday contribution. If you missed her first piece, The Daily Struggle with Fear, do check it out. You might think the topic of what you want or do not want done …
This pandemic is forcing us as a society to talk about death, to see death, to feel death. Death is in our faces like never before. Sadly, many have experienced a COVID-19 death on a deeply personal level. So many have had loved ones die. What about the rest of us? Sure, we hear about …
Another Mother’s Day has rolled around. This is #16 for me without my mother, a living one anyway. I’ve been sitting on this note to my mother for a long time. I’m sharing some of the cancer part of it today. If you’re missing a mother (or someone else), writing a note to her/him can …
In April 2010, I heard the words, you have a cancer. Fast forward a decade to spring 2020, and lo and behold, the entire world is in the midst of a pandemic. Talk about two ways you would never want (or expect) to start a new decade, right? These two events, though impacting me differently …