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Remission
The Catch-22 of having metastatic breast cancer is this: when you’re caught in a period of crisis all you hope for is that your scans will improve, the pain will lessen or go away, your energy will return, and that … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life
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Tagged Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, Cancer Culture, career, Catch-22, Diagnosis, Exemestane, exhaustion, friends, frustration, Humor, knitting, Lupron, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain management, PET/CT, Philosophy, remission, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, vulnerability, Xgeva
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Kobayashi Maru
My latest paincation was intense and it was made more so by the experience of radiation. Now, like most things in this disease I was fortunate: only five consecutive days and maybe twenty minutes of my time each day. But … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged advice for patient, anxiety, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, career, Diagnosis, fear, friends, frustration, health, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain management, psychiatrist, Radiation, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, the machine, Treatment, Varian, vulnerability, Xanax
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An Open Letter to Tamoxifen
Posted in My Stage IV Life
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer cell, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, tumor
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27 Comments
The Pity Party
I can complain, all right. In fact, I’m probably one of the most accomplished bitchers in the business. But amid all of the bitching I’ve done since I learned that I have breast cancer, the one thing I haven’t done … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged Ann Silberman, Attitude, blame the victim, Blaming the Victim, breast cancer, But Doctor . . . I Hate Pink, cancer cell, complain, Diagnosis, frustration, i don't deserve this, it's not fair, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, My life sucks, pity party, self pity, sniffle, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, vulnerability, wah, why me?
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Fear and Loathing in NYC
Twitter is an odd universe. Every time I tweet and call some politician a tool I know that the National Archives has a record of it. Which is why I don’t use my real name on the interwebs (well, most … Continue reading →
A Special Dedication
It being a Saturday and all, I thought I would post one of my favorite songs. I dedicate this song to Death Stars and their associated Tie Fighters everywhere (except for the very last line, but I can only control … Continue reading →
Posted in Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer cell, Death Star, Humor, Media, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, vulnerability
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Exhale
Remember the oncology suite in a certain unnamed hospital in New York City? I still can’t get over how accurate that is. Well, since I fired my oncologist due to the uncomfortable fit and horrific public service in the unit, … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Physicians
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Tagged advocacy, breast, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, customer service, Death Star, Diagnosis, estrogen, FISH test, HER2, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, stage iv breast cancer, support, Treatment, vulnerability
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8 Comments
Breast Cancer: The Musical
What the hell? Coming soon: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma: The Musical
Excuses
Excuses. from ruivo! on Vimeo. Excuses make the breast cancer grow.
Posted in Advocacy, Breast Cancer PSAs, My Stage IV Life
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Tagged breast, breast cancer, cancer cell, Death Star, excuses, Information resources, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, tumor
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5 Comments
Chronic Illness
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 →