Tag Archives: Twitter

Emergency Room

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Scorchy

It has been awhile since I have posted. I apologize for my silence; you can probably reason that it takes quite a bit to shut me up. And you would be right. But this paincation has been particularly brutal. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, alone, breast cancer, Cigna, constipation, emergency contact, friends, impacted bowel, invisibility, invisible, invisible patient, Letrozole, Lupron, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Methadone, nerve ablation, nerve block, nuclear constipation, Oxycodone, pain, pain management, pain scale, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, Twitter, Valium, vulnerability | 72 Comments

The Downside of Virtual Interaction

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Scorchy

Since my breast cancer diagnosis and–48 hours later–the creation of this blog, I have sung the praises of social media. As my readership grew and my Twitter numbers blossomed, virtual roots that were planted started to flourish in a garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, Beyond the Shock, blogging, blogs, breast cancer, breasts, Cancer Culture, cultural commentary, Diagnosis, discussion boards, discussion groups, empathy, family, fear, friends, frustration, Information resources, metastatic breast cancer, National Breast Cancer Foundation, side-effects, social media, spousal support, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Treatment, Twitter, vulnerability, women who don't support women | 60 Comments

On Being Nominated for Multiple Awards

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Scorchy

“It’s an honor just to be nominated.” We all hear this on the days and weeks that lead up the the Oscars. And every time I hear it I say, “Bullshit! You want to win!” Then network television made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life | Tagged advocacy, awareness, Best in Show Twitter Award, blogging, blogs, breast cancer, endorse me, friends, Hilarious Health Activist Award, Humor, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, nominate me, peers, PET/CT, pink ribbon, stage iv breast cancer, support, The Rookie of the Year Award, Twitter, vulnerability, WEGO Health | 14 Comments

My First TweetChat

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Scorchy

I have been on Twitter for some time under my professional name. But I never saw the appeal because it was boring. I did not care that my colleagues in Wisconsin were having a fire drill, that another colleague in … Continue reading →