Monthly Archives: June 2013

The SCAR Project: VICTORY!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Scorchy

Some weeks ago, I initiated a Change.org petition to address what I thought were problems with Facebook’s policy regarding images of mastectomy. A handful of images had been removed from The SCAR Project‘s page and the project’s founder, David Jay, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast, breast cancer, change.org, David Jay, Diagnosis, Facebook, Facebook terms of service, mastectomy, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, petition, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stupid dumb breast cancer, support, The SCAR Project | 38 Comments

Lupron

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Scorchy

So as I was baring the upper left quadrant of my left butt cheek for the Lupron injection that would force me into mentalpause, I took a look at the clam shell packaging for the syringe and medication. And there … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life | Tagged AbbVie Inc., akeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, breast cancer, hormones, injection, Lupron, Lupron Lady, Lupron Man, LupronDepot, medication, menopause, mentalpause, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment | 30 Comments

Progression

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Scorchy

When I ended the call I stared at the screen looking for an app that I could consult for answers. But the reality? There was no app. I had just spoken with my oncologist and learned that Tamoxifen, the drug … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, breast cancer, breasts, Diagnosis, disease progression, Femara, Letrozole, lumbar spondylosis, Lupron, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, PET/CT, Philosophy, progression, spondylosis, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, tumor, Xgeva | 94 Comments

The SCAR Project: UPDATE

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Scorchy

Overall, my meeting with Facebook to discuss my Change.org petition was really positive. Facebook’s representatives said they’re fully supportive of The SCAR Project and that they do allow mastectomy photos – but there’s clearly both internal and external confusion that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, breast cancer, breasts, David Jay, Diagnosis, Facebook, Facebook terms of service, Information resources, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, The SCAR Project | 13 Comments

The SCAR Project

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Scorchy

I was benignly checking Twitter one day when I saw a tweet from Anne Marie Ginanni (Stupid Dumb Bread Cancer) that Facebook was taking down pictures from The Scar Project’s FB page. A further tweet by David Jay, the … Continue reading →