Monthly Archives: February 2013

An Open Letter to Tamoxifen

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Scorchy

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged breast cancer, cancer cell, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, tumor | 27 Comments

Well, we can all rest easy. Apparently Hallmark has begun to recognize the hospice card niche. I wasn’t aware that there was a need for specific cards to address the end of one’s life or their caregivers. But in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged Attitude, breast cancer, comedy, dark humor, end of life planning, end of life sentiments, Hallmark, hospice sentiments, Humor, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Parting Thoughts, passive-aggressive, sentiments, smart ass, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, vulnerability | 65 Comments

Reading the Past

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Scorchy

Recently many people Tweeted, blogged, and FB statused (!) reflections on two dear friends they lost to metastatic breast cancer a year ago in February. I knew neither woman; they were, in a sense, before my time. Before my time … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged blogging, blogs, breast cancer, Diagnosis, friends, frustration, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, The Cancer Culture Chronicles, the unknown, uncertainty, vulnerability | 24 Comments

A Perfectly Unnatural State

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Scorchy

Over the last week or so I’ve been struggling with something stuck in my craw. I’m not sure what it is, although I’ve been trying desperately to find out. The thoughts go something like this: Yeah, I know. All over … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged 2012 Sisters, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, Death Star, Diagnosis, doomsday machine, friends, gratitude, marginalized, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Start Trek, support, Tamoxifen, vulnerability, william windom | 24 Comments

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Scorchy

Join me in Philadelphia–my hometown and the City of Brotherly Love–for the LBBC Annual Conference for Women Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Enhancing Your Health and Quality of Life. This is my first conference and I’m really looking forward to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, breasts, Information resources, LBBC, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Research, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support | 3 Comments

Downton Abbey: Ominous Threat Edition

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Scorchy

Posted in Just for Laughs | 8 Comments

The Boob that had a Brain

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Scorchy

To make your own, visit the Pulp-O-Mizer.

Posted in Just for Laughs, Not Cancer | 2 Comments

It’s Weird

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Scorchy

I read an essay today that described a kind of alienation felt by a woman with stage iv breast cancer. Friends fall off the radar, neighbors don’t know how to treat you or what to say, you’re faced with an … Continue reading →