Author: Abigail Johnston

I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, and I've been living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer since March, 2017. All of the words I publish are my own.

A ReBlog: These Gift Ideas For Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Will Show How Much You Care from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

Last month I asked for your suggestions for thoughtful and practical gifts for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Thank you for your super ideas which …These Gift Ideas For Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Will Show How Much You Care

Surfside disaster

Miami, Florida, has been in the national news lately for a truly horrific disaster. On June 24, 2021, in the wee hours of the morning, one of the towers of the 12 story condo building called “Surfside” on Miami Beach suddenly collapsed. Most of the residents and guests were deeply asleep. A lucky few heard … Continue reading Surfside disaster →

Medical Update — BIONJ and Jaw Surgery and Opioids and Recovery

Looking back over my recent blog posts, I have noticed that I've been blogging a lot more about my medical updates that anything else, so I suppose one could surmise what has been on my mind lately. I've realized (again) that not all pain is the same and there are just some body parts that … Continue reading Medical Update — BIONJ and Jaw Surgery and Opioids and Recovery →

Weekly Round-Up

T 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

2021 Webinars in Partnership with SBC, the second quarter

Before writing about the truly wonderful guests we welcomed to the webinar series, I must first acknowledge that one of the people responsible for the impetus of this series has died. Alyson Tischler was pivotal in my life and grief process. We talked a lot about grief and she was involved in the first live … Continue reading 2021 Webinars in Partnership with SBC, the second quarter →

Weekly Round-Up from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

T 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

Thank you

Appreciate all of you who checked in on me in relation to my jaw surgery. It was supposed to have happened on Friday but was moved to yesterday, Monday. Had a kickass team and am resting comfortably with the right meds. I’m not 100% yet. My body is definitely responding differently to the trauma of … Continue reading Thank you →

Weekly Round-Up from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

T 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

I’m so tired …

… it’s a tiring to be a forever patient, handle all that comes with the diagnosis and the treatment, learn about all of the things that I need to know and understand to make good decisions, advocate for myself and others, be a mom and wife and friend. I spend all my spoons every day … Continue reading I’m so tired … →