Monthly Archives: April 2013

Chronic Illness

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Scorchy

When the Death Star was under construction and then, once completed, sent out Tai Fighters to establish satellite stations, I was busy moving on with my life. Very busy. Work swallowed me whole–and I welcomed it. I was no victim, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Book and Article Reviews, My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, amputation, Attitude, awareness, Blaming the Victim, breast amputation, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, Cancer Culture, chronic, chronic disease, cultural commentary, Death Star, Diagnosis, empowered, empowerment, frustration, In the Kingdom of the Sick, Information resources, Komen, Laurie Edwards, Mammogram, mastectomy, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer, Peggy Orenstein, Philosophy, pink ribbon, post-modern, Research, so, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, vulnerability | 20 Comments

Rear View Mirror

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Scorchy

The human body does a wonderful thing by making you forget pain. You know you had it. You can kind of describe it–using the words you coined when it was at its worst. You can sometimes point to where it … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged breast cancer, chronic pain, Diagnosis, frustration, hopelessness, lumbar spondylosis, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, nerve block, neuropathic pain, pain, pain management, pain relief, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment, vulnerability | 21 Comments

Report: LBBC’s Annual Conference for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Scorchy

I have attended a lot of conferences over the years. Growing up I would watch television shows that featured story lines of men going away to “conventions” (for which their wives packed, of course) and getting into all sorts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life | Tagged advocacy, Andrew Seidman, awareness, breast cancer, conference, Information resources, Jean Sachs, Jennie Grimes, LBBC, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Lori Marx-Rubner, MD, metastatic breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer network, PhD, Regrounding, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, support network, The Tutu Project, Viktor Frankl, Wendy Lichtenthal | 25 Comments

In Which I Don’t Tell People What to Say

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Scorchy

I read a lot of blogs–not all cancer-related. Indeed, if I knitted as much as I read the blogs of knitters I’d have knitted a sweater for every human being in my neighborhood–not to mention a few chihuahuas. It amazes … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, Cancer Culture, Diagnosis, friends, frustration, Information resources, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, vulnerability | 63 Comments

I Caved

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Scorchy

Some months ago I asked if The Sarcastic Boob should have a Facebook presence. This was motivated by both suggestions from my readers and a general desire on my part to reach out to as many people as possible. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy | 16 Comments