Time 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
A reshare from Advancedbreastcancer.net: A new Vocabulary, terms MBC patients need to know, A-H
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
An update from the first infusion of Enhertu
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
On being Immunocompromised
Since my de novo diagnosis of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in the Spring/Summer of 2017, my immune system has been compromised to varying degrees. From IV chemo to targeted therapy and oral chemotherapy, it's all affected my body's ability to handle germs. In 2022, I was diagnosed with sepsis and spent substantial time … Continue reading On being Immunocompromised
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: Weekly Round-Up
Time 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
ReBlog from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer: Weekly Round-Up (catching up)
Time 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
Whiplash and Hope
While feeling pretty crappy after my first infusion of Enhertu, I came across a “positivity” social media campaign touting, among other things, that Stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a chronic disease and then listened to the memorial episode about the death of Natalia Green from MBC on the podcast OurMBCLife. I found myself … Continue reading Whiplash and Hope
Reporting from the trenches …
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 …
And it Continues …
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 …
Taking a Break …
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 …
No Half Measures 