Tag Archives: vulnerability

Paincation Redux

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Scorchy

I’ve been on a two week paincation. I apologize that I forgot to take pictures of the great time I had. You know, of the television tuned into Game of Thrones and MSNBC, the Kindle versions of B.V. Larson sci-fi … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Physicians | Tagged advocacy, awareness, Diagnosis, facet joint injection, fluoroscopic-guided injections, fluoroscopy, Information resources, Marcaine, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, steroid, support, Treatment, vulnerability | 20 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

Trust

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Scorchy

Continuing my deep affection for the Komen organization with another meme.

Posted in Advocacy, Breastploitation, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, awareness, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Information resources, Komen, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Nancy Brinker, pink ribbon, Pinktober, Politics, Research, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, Susan G.Komen for the Cure, vulnerability | 12 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

Rear View Mirror

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Scorchy

The human body does a wonderful thing by making you forget pain. You know you had it. You can kind of describe it–using the words you coined when it was at its worst. You can sometimes point to where it … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged breast cancer, chronic pain, Diagnosis, frustration, hopelessness, lumbar spondylosis, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, nerve block, neuropathic pain, pain, pain management, pain relief, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment, vulnerability | 21 Comments

In Which I Don’t Tell People What to Say

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Scorchy

I read a lot of blogs–not all cancer-related. Indeed, if I knitted as much as I read the blogs of knitters I’d have knitted a sweater for every human being in my neighborhood–not to mention a few chihuahuas. It amazes … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, Cancer Culture, Diagnosis, friends, frustration, Information resources, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, vulnerability | 63 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

Me and My Shadow

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Scorchy

I have to be honest: it’s been a conscious effort to think about cancer recently. Not that I’m complaining, who the heck wants to think about cancer all the time? Who knew it could be so easy? I love being … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life, Physicians, Stage IV Musings | Tagged "Alright Tit", Attitude, bone metastasis, bone mets, breast cancer, captain picard meme, career, denial, Diagnosis, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Treatment, vulnerability | 48 Comments

Two Weeks In

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Scorchy

“We’re ya been, Scorchy?” I saw that subject line in my Inbox and realized that I have not been writing. And there’s a reason: I’M WORKING AGAIN! I’M WORKING AGAIN! Ah, what a wonderful thing. This tumor flare/spondylosis crisis that … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life | Tagged career, frustration, history, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, vulnerability | 20 Comments

When You Get the Good News

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Scorchy

Call me crazy, but ever since I got the good news that my lung lesions and all of the lymph nodes in the chest and right axilla resolved I have been a little lost. Weird, right? The first six months … Continue reading →