Tag Archives: breast

STFU

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Scorchy

So I’ve been attempting to write post after post after post, inevitably trashing them all. I tried one on depression, one on anxiety, one on pink. Whatever I tried it just never worked. And I have to say that through … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary, Stage IV Musings | Tagged "cure rates", anxiety, Attitude, awareness, Beyond the Pink Moon, boredom, boring, breast, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Culture, cancer loop, Cancertown, career, Diagnosis, Exemestane, Facebook, fear, friends, frustration, knitting, Komen, Lyrica, MBC, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, OxyContin, Philosophy, pink ribbon, Pinktober, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, STFU, stigma, strong, support, TODAY, Treatment, vulnerability, whiney | 61 Comments

Open Letter to Joan Lunden

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Scorchy

I want to thank Joan Lunden and the people of TODAY of putting the spotlight, however brief, on metastatic breast cancer–the one that no one talks about. A link to the TODAY spot is below. http://www.joanlunden.com/category/35-breast-cancer/item/453-today-show-pinkpower-day-3 Dear Ms. Lunden, You are … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Breast Cancer PSAs, Breastploitation, My Stage IV Life | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, bald, breast, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breasts, Diagnosis, frustration, hair loss, hair loss due to cancer, Information resources, Joan Lunden, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, October, pink ribbon, Pinktober, Politics, Research, stage iv breast cancer, support, TODAY, TODAY show, Treatment | 39 Comments

Xgeva

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Scorchy

Posted in Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life | Tagged breast, breast cancer, breasts, Humor, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tang, Treatment, Xgeva | 5 Comments

The Whole Chronic Thing

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Scorchy

When I was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I wanted a second opinion. It wasn’t that I thought another physician would tell me that I was fine, I just wanted to hear another take on the whole thing. So … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, awareness, breast, breast cancer, breasts, Cancer Culture, chronic, chronic disease, Diagnosis, frustration, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Philosophy, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, Treatment, vulnerability | 34 Comments

After the Crisis, Ambiguity

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Scorchy

Since August I have been struggling to write. Writer’s block would be the easy explanation. But as reality has it, there is so much more going on. For the first year of my diagnosis I scorched Earth with my posts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged ambiguity, anger, breast, breast cancer, Cancer Culture, career, co-pays, denial, Diagnosis, finances, Letrozole, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, oncologist, optimism, pain management, pink ribbon, retirement, retirement savings, scan, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Treatment, vulnerability, writer's block | 41 Comments

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

Cancer is Hard When You’re Alone

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Scorchy

I sure do love historical analysis–as you have no doubt observed if you’ve read The Sarcastic Boob with any regularity. Breast cancer is a fascinating subject and fits right into my love of knowledgeable discourse. The implications of gender and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged alone, breast, breast cancer, depression, frustration, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, vulnerability | 93 Comments

Harmonic Convergence

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Scorchy

When the planets align in the breast cancer universe things get interesting. It has been an unprecedented four-five weeks. The first planet to get into position was that of oral arguments delivered to the Supreme Court of the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Book and Article Reviews, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, Angelina Jolie, Barron Lerner, biometrics, breast, breast cancer, breasts, Cancer Culture, clinical trials, D.C.I.S., Diagnosis, ductal carcinoma in situ, Information resources, language, language as power, mastectomy, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, My Fabulous Boobies, Nancy G. Brinker™, Peggy Orenstein, Philosophy, pink ribbon, Politics, prophylactic mastectomy, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, surgeon, surgery, survivor, Treatment, vulnerability, William Halstead | 35 Comments

I Am . . .

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Scorchy

The last in a series of memes honoring Nancy G. Brinker™ (unless she makes more headlines).

Posted in Advocacy, Breastploitation, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, breast, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breasts, Cancer Culture, frustration, Information resources, Komen, metastatic breast cancer, Nancy Brinker, pink ribbon, Pinktober, Politics, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, Susan G.Komen for the Cure, vulnerability | 5 Comments

Language

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Scorchy

Language shapes our reality. Whether spoken with proper enunciation and grammar or bent and twisted in the neighborhoods, it shapes who we are and how we see the world. Do you have an abortion or do you have your pregnancy … Continue reading →