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 …
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: 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
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
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: 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
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
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: 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
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
Social Health Network Annual Awards
If you've been following me for any amount of time, you are probably aware that I work with a variety of organizations and platforms. A few years ago, I got involved with Health Union as a contributor for the site AdvancedBreastCancer.net. I write articles and occasionally moderate in the community discussions. Health Union merged with … Continue reading Social Health Network Annual Awards
Recently, on Twitter …
I should probably go back and count up how many posts I've written that have to do with something I've read or experienced on Twitter. I suspect it's quite a few! While Twitter has changed an awful lot in recent months, it is still a place where I've connected with a lot of doctors and … Continue reading Recently, on Twitter …
No Half Measures 