We survived. We got through Breast Cancer Awareness month. October aka Pinktober aka Crooktober aka Stinktober is my least favorite month of the year. Why? Because it isn’t helpful to us who are living with Stage IV and then it ends and no one pays attention any longer.
Living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer is a 24/7, 365 day per year experience. Those of us living with it never get a day off and it only ends when we’re dead. Think about that. Don’t stop paying attention just because one month is over.
No Half Measures 
Thank you for these posts. I have found them uncomfortable, empowering, interesting, educational…I hope that was what you had in mind! It’s good to read about somebody else’s experiences, and it’s good to get away from the “I beat cancer” narrative. I haven’t been sure what to call myself. I’m not a victim, I’m not a survivor, I’m not brave, I’m not inspirational, I’m just getting on with it.
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Oh yes, that was exactly my intention!! So glad the posts resonated with you. Love and light to you.
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And I hate pink.
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I hear you!!
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Reading your daily blog has been both educational and sobering… and the best part of this October. I appreciate the research and effort you put into these posts. I learned a lot, and shared a lot. Thank you.
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Wonderful! So glad my posts resonated with you. Love and light to you!
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Abigail, I commend you on your tenacity and commitment to keep posting these facts every day. I lost steam with my efforts as I found the process of sharing them weighed on me more and more. I had to take a break for my own mental health. Thank you for all the work you did this month and will continue to do to advocate for metastatic breast cancer.
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Thank you for your kind words! I have been working on and scheduling the posts for a few months, so that helped, some. October is such a marathon! Love and light to you.
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Ur blog creates awareness nd its appreciable , after reading about others experiences people also start taking precautions so that they need not go through all the suffering
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I hope everyone will get a better understanding of metastatic breast cancer so that more research dollars are allocated to find a cure! Thank you for reading and commenting!!
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My dad’s cousin had breast cancer, but she found out too late and her breast had to removed. You’re doing a great job educating people!
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I’m glad my posts have resonated with you! Thank you for reading and commenting!
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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Ha! I will choose to love October as it’s my birth month. I can be grateful for every October I still get to celebrate. 🙂 Thank you for these strong and well written words.
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That’s an excellent reason to celebrate October! Love and light to you.
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My dear wife was recently diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and will soon be undergoing a double mastectomy. I appreciate reading your story, it helps to gain any and all types of knowledge. With my wife’s permission, I began documenting her/our journey with breast cancer on my blog https://davidsway.blog under the No Hill For a Climber menu. If it was not ok to share my blog link here, please delete it when you edit my comment.
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Oh wow, that’s a lot to handle. Please take care of yourself too! Thank you for reading and commenting.
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You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Thank you.
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