June 27, 2017 was the day that we learned for sure that I had Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). It was the conversation where my medical oncologist at the time (he since retired) said that instead of cancer being something that I wouldn't die from and could be curable, Stage IV meant that there … Continue reading On outliving the statistics …
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: Weekly Round-Up
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It’s Pride month …
and living here in Florida means this month is especially poignant. I recently wrote this article for AdvancedBreastCancer.net about what being an ally to those in the LGBTQIA+ community looks like from a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) perspective. Here's the bottom line for me .... we are all different human beings and deserve … Continue reading It’s Pride month …
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Empowerment
As with so many of my musings, this post is based on a conversation that began on Twitter. Some time ago, a researcher posted a request for "words of #empowerment," from people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, to be "used in #cancer resources," acknowledging that some verbiage can be patronizing. There was a … Continue reading Empowerment
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Prior Authorizations
For anyone who hasn't had to deal with lots of medications and appointments and prior authorizations, please take a moment to be super grateful for this. For those of us who have an ongoing illness (chronic or terminal), I suspect that you might be shuddering or feeling the hairs raise on the back of your … Continue reading Prior Authorizations
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Advocating within a life with MBC, Spring 2023
The last few weeks have been PACKED with appointments on Zoom and in person, some of those appointments were medical but most were in the context of advocacy, working with various projects and starting a new one. My kiddos also finished up the 2022-2023 school year as of last Friday. Still can't believe I have … Continue reading Advocating within a life with MBC, Spring 2023
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
No Half Measures 