Things to know when you are getting a port, from a patient’s perspective

After receiving three different ports after my de novo Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) diagnosis in 2017, I've collected a few important things to think about along the way that I'd like to share. Not everyone living with MBC has a port and not all patients living with MBC desire one. It is important … Continue reading Things to know when you are getting a port, from a patient’s perspective →

Clinical Trials, Part II: Informed Consent

During the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion that was a collaboration between the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance (MBCA), the American Association of Clinical Research (AACR) and the Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance (ABCGA). Dr Fatima Cordoso and Teri … Continue reading Clinical Trials, Part II: Informed Consent →

ReBlog: Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer’s Weekly Round-Up

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me … Weekly Round-Up

Finding Clinical Trials: A Patient’s Guide

During the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), I had the privilege of participating a panel discussion that was a collaboration between the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance (MBCA), the American Association of Clinical Research (AACR) and the Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance (ABCGA). Dr Fatima Cordoso and Teri Pollastro … Continue reading Finding Clinical Trials: A Patient’s Guide →

ReBlog: Weekly Round-Up from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me … Weekly Round-Up

Navigating Life’s Turmoil: A Call for Connection and Action

When we add up all of the chaos, only exacerbated by the perpetual news cycle, the burden of trying to find truth when no one gives us everything, it is entirely reasonable to feel paralyzed, to feel as though all hope is lost, to not know where to turn. Whenever I turn on the news, … Continue reading Navigating Life’s Turmoil: A Call for Connection and Action →

When a door closes, open a window … but what about when you run out of windows?

In this clumsy metaphor, the doors and windows are treatment options for Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) and so many of us only have a finite number of treatments before this terminal diagnosis completes its trajectory and ends its own existence and the host. Reaching the end of a treatment option and contemplating the … Continue reading When a door closes, open a window … but what about when you run out of windows? →

ReBlog: Weekly Round Up by Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

Thankful to Marie at Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer for gathering up amazing blogs every single week and sharing her weekly round up. Sharing here so you can learn more about the various bloggers she brings together week after week — each of them is worth a follow! Warmly, Abigail https://journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com/2026/01/04/weekly-round-up-the-new-years-edition-5/

Medical updates, January 2026

2025 was a bit of a dumpster fire in relation to my medical care. It is only now looking back on the previous 12 months that I can begin to see just how bad it really was. It wasn’t just the specific side effects of Enhertu that put me into a foggy state most of … Continue reading Medical updates, January 2026 →