Tag Archives: Philosophy

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

Remission

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Scorchy

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 | 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 | 40 Comments

Jinxed

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Scorchy

I have another lytic lesion in my sacrum. When I saw the picture from my routine PET/CT it looked like the Eye of Mordor. The circle of the body was bright orange and there on the left, on the sacrum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary | Tagged 30%, @Judy_KomenCEO, @SusanGKomen, advocacy, Attitude, Biopsy, bone metastasis, breast cancer, Cancer Culture, Elephant in the Pink Room, Exemestane, Eye of Mordor, Information resources, jinx. jinxed, Komen, Letrozole, lytic lesion, Mammogram, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, metastatic disease, metastatic research, Metavivor, PET/CT, Philosophy, pink ribbon, Research, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, superstition, superstitious, support, Susan G. Komen, Susan G.Komen for the Cure, Varian | 30 Comments

The Robber Baron

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Scorchy

Posted in Advocacy, Breast Cancer PSAs, Breastploitation, My Stage IV Life | Tagged advocacy, awareness, breast cancer, breasts, Don't Ignore Stage IV, Information resources, Komen, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Metavivor, Philosophy, Politics, Research, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Susan G.Komen for the Cure | Leave a comment

Komen SHAME!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Scorchy

There’s no getting around the horse’s ass: Kohl’s and Susan G. Komen made a reprehensible move. It’s the same old cause marketing shill that makes money for Kohl’s, employs another celebrity hack, and fills the coffers of Susan G. Komen … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Breastploitation, Social Commentary | Tagged #talkpink, advocacy, awareness, breast cancer, Information resources, It's the (pink) elephant in the room, Kohl's, Kohl's cares, Komen, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Metavivor, Philosophy, pink Kohl's cash, Pinktober, Politics, Research, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, vulnerability | 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

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

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

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

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 →