Do you want to know what the new year has in store for you or no way? If you had a crystal ball, would you take a peek? It’s safe to say, we’re all relieved to have closed the books on 2020. It was rugged, that’s for sure. Like everyone else, I’m pretty ecstatic to …
Cancer
Grief and uncertainty are always exhausting. Throw in a pandemic and the holidays and things can quickly become overwhelming. How does one cope? Of course, there is never a time when there is no grief. There is always sadness. There is always grief because there is always loss. But these days, in large part due …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be over (whew!), but it never ends for some of us. For those who’ve been diagnosed, every month is BCAM. At least this is the case for me. Once you’ve heard the words, you have cancer, you can’t unhear them. If only turning off cancer thoughts were as easy as …
It’s my pleasure to share this next #MetsMonday featured post by Katherine O’Brien. Katherine was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2009. She was a terrific (and often outspoken) advocate and sat on the board of Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, one of the premier organizations working to educate us all and to improve lives and …
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 …