Hello, everyone! I know it’s been a bit since I’ve posted an update and I appreciate how many of you have reached out to check on me. As many of you are aware, I started a clinical trial that has required a great deal of adjustments to my schedule and that of my family. Combined … Continue reading Clinical Trial Update & Reflections on SABCS 2023
Let me first say that anyone who participates in a clinical trial, at any stage, are my personal heros. It takes a lot to put your life and health on the line and I salute the trial participants and the families who agreed to participate. I am presently on my first line treatment, a drug … Continue reading Clinical Trials
Many of you are aware that I have been writing for AdvancedBreastCancer.net for the last several years. You can read all the articles I’ve published there via this link: https://advancedbreastcancer.net/author/abigail-johnston-esquire, I wanted to share here a series of articles I wrote for them that many of you made suggestions for some time ago … When … Continue reading A reshare from AdvancedBreastCancer.net: A new Vocabulary, terms every MBC patient needs to know, P-Z
Many of you are aware that I have been writing for AdvancedBreastCancer.net for the last several years. You can read all the articles I’ve published there via this link: https://advancedbreastcancer.net/author/abigail-johnston-esquire, I wanted to share here a series of articles I wrote for them that many of you made suggestions for some time ago … When … Continue reading A reshare from AdvancedBreastCancer.net: A new Vocabulary, terms every MBC patient needs to know, H-O
Many of you are aware that I have been writing for AdvancedBreastCancer.net for the last several years. You can read all the articles I’ve published there via this link: https://advancedbreastcancer.net/author/abigail-johnston-esquire, I wanted to share here a series of articles I wrote for them that many of you made suggestions for some time ago … When … Continue reading A reshare from Advancedbreastcancer.net: A new Vocabulary, terms MBC patients need to know, A-H
It’s been quite the few weeks! The first infusion of Enhertu happened on March 1st and we braced ourselves for the outcome. I’d armed myself with a ton of information from a variety of sources and marshaled a rather impressive set of meds to be used as needed. It wasn’t until the pre-meds wore off … Continue reading An update from the first infusion of Enhertu
As much as I hate the war metaphors as applied to cancer, I also very much feel as though I’m jumping from battle to battle as I prep for the next line of treatment. Perhaps that is unkind to healthcare workers who are probably doing their best (a mantra I repeat to myself over and … Continue reading Reporting from the trenches …
Whelp, I was planning to take a break, to regroup, and to re-evaluate a lot of things, but I’m back with a medical update. You might remember my post from January (Updates from the MBC Rollercoaster) about how my tumor markers were rising and the scans showed uptake, but my team was convinced those results … Continue reading And it Continues …
Happy Monday, everyone! As I approach the seven (7) year anniversary of being told that I have Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) and am deep in the throes of a clinical trial as my six (6th) line is treatment, I find myself struggling to keep up. While writing has always been cathartic and helpful … Continue reading Taking a Break …
At various points, I’ve seen statistics on how many of us are treated in a community practice versus an academic center. From what I’ve seen, this information is often shared with a bit of an edge or bias since there are many pros and cons to both. Generally, a community practice is not affiliated with a … Continue reading Benefits of a Community Doctor
No Half Measures 