I'm still astonished at how little people understand about cancer. Just last week, I had to explain yet again that stage IV is the terminal stage, that there is no coming back, there is no cure. Once breast cancer has left the breast and metastasized to another organ, then ones time on this earth has … Continue reading Breast Cancer Facts, 10/1
Funding a Cure
Those of you who read my blog know that I'm living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Before my diagnosis, even though my mom is a survivor of breast cancer, I was astonishingly ignorant about breast cancer and trials and drugs and so many things that now occupy my entire life. I look back and … Continue reading Funding a Cure
Piqray, Metformim, Nausea and B12
I'm about halfway through my second cycle of Piqray. We added Metformin to help control the known side effect of hyperglycemia, or high sugar. Despite the fact that the hyperglycemia was under control, the nausea was not under control. I remember experiencing a constant low level nausea while pregnant with both of my little guys. … Continue reading Piqray, Metformim, Nausea and B12
Why I’m not participating in “awareness” this October
Since I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2017, I've participated in quite a few events. Sometimes those events were to raise money, some were just for those of us who have breast cancer. At first, I was not sure what was best and I accepted invitations to just about anything. There's also the … Continue reading Why I’m not participating in “awareness” this October
Palliative Care
Palliative care is something I never knew anything about until my terminal diagnosis. Why would I? It's not something that is common knowledge or commonly needed until it is. Before my diagnosis, I thought of palliative care as a subset of hospice. I've since learned that many people view palliative care in this category. As … Continue reading Palliative Care
Guilt vs Shame
Guilt /ɡilt/ noun is "the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime." Shame /SHām/ noun is "a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior." Guilt and shame often go hand in hand as the the same action (or non action) may give rise to … Continue reading Guilt vs Shame
Ambiguity
One of the dictionary meanings of ambiguity is: "the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. Example: "we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act." I've never been comfortable with ambiguity. I'm a pretty logical person (usually) and I like everything lined up in a row, all neat and … Continue reading Ambiguity
Grief
"I measure every Grief I meet With analytic eyes; I wonder if It weighs like mine, Or has an easier size. I wonder if they bore it long, Or did it just begin? I could not tell the date of mine It feels so old a pain. I wonder if it hurts to live, And … Continue reading Grief
Sunshine Blogger Award
I am honored to have been nominated by a fellow blogger and a fellow attorney for the Sunshine Blogger Award, Jeff Neurman of Its In My Blood. I really enjoy participating in these challenges and getting to know other bloggers. Also, getting any kind of award is always appreciated and, what can I say, I … Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Award
My Fourth Week on Piqray and Faslodex
This week has been a doozy. Lots of things going on involving cancer and not involving cancer, losses and victories, sadness and celebration. This is becoming normal for us, although I can't get used to the amount of my friends who are dying. Anyway, here's my list for this week ... I've added back in … Continue reading My Fourth Week on Piqray and Faslodex
No Half Measures 