I've written before about podcasting and how I've learned a lot about podcasting, which seems to be an ever growing industry. You can read that post and the specifics about a live podcast that I did earlier in 2020 here. Now that celebrities and famous people like Michelle Obama are getting into podcasting, I think … Continue reading Podcasting & Webinars
Category: BCAM
BCAM; October 4th
Remember a few days ago when I talked about SEER and how those of us with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) aren't counted correctly? Well, that lack of accuracy affects a lot more than just knowing how many people are living with MBC, it also affects how we know the risk of those who have been … Continue reading BCAM; October 4th
BCAM; October 3rd
When my mom had breast cancer 16 years ago, I thought all breast cancer was the same or similar enough to be virtually indistinguishable. Boy, was I wrong! There are, right now, eight (8) different subtypes and scientists are learning more about them all the time. Different subtypes tend to spread to different parts of … Continue reading BCAM; October 3rd
BCAM; October 2nd
In the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Community, we gain and lose men and women every day. We know that approximately 116 men and women die in the US every day from MBC, but we don't know how many are diagnosed since the SEER database doesn't count us correctly. I'll share more about this later in … Continue reading BCAM; October 2nd
BCAM: October 1st
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) has begun and today I want to address why this is a difficult month for those of us living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). The sad fact of the matter is that BCAM has been traditionally overtaken with the pink-wearing, boa wearing, bra-on-the-outside-of-the-clothes wearing, hooping and hollering, dancing … Continue reading BCAM: October 1st
STOP The Sexualization of Breast Cancer
Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I put together a team each year to raise funds and walk in fundraisers for breast cancer. Our team was called "The Legal Eagles for Healthy Hooters." We thought ourselves quite clever. The walks were extremely meaningful to me in light of the fact that my mother and … Continue reading STOP The Sexualization of Breast Cancer
No Half Measures 