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02/20/2016

Your relationships are about to change. All of them. Some will get stronger. They will probably not be with the people you would expect. The people you want to handle this well might not be able to...

02/17/2016

Activists say the deadliest form of breast cancer has gotten short shrift until now.

01/13/2016

If you want to stop breast-cancer death you have to fund the research that transitions metastatic breast cancer from terminal illness to a chronic disease. Historically only 2% of all money raised for breast cancer research supports metastatic breast cancer research. People do not die from early stage breast cancer they die from metastatic breast cancer. It's been underfunded for far too long!

100% of the money raised by METAVivor goes to support metastatic breast cancer research. regardless of the initial stage of diagnosis (0, I, II, III), 1 in 3 breast cancer patients will develop metastatic breast cancer and today they are given a terminal diagnosis. Please help change this!

Honor the loved ones you lost, support those currently fighting metastatic disease and help the millions of people, like me, who live with the reality and fear of the disease one-day returning.

10/23/2015

Fantastic article about the long term emotional impact of (breast) cancer:

"The journey to healing fully from breast cancer truly begins once all the treatments end. It is a long and tedious process, punctuated with unrelenting stress and anxiety that continues for years. A process which requires tremendous amount of coping, acceptance and negotiation. Coping with the diagnosis, the surgeries, the chemotherapies, the radiation, "the collateral damage" followed by a life-time of fears and anxiety."

"Healing from cancer cannot occur without complete emotional healing."

After a year and half of intensive treatments, I was handed broken pieces of my existence and told to go rebuild what I had lost. My mastectomy scar has certainly healed, but have I?

10/20/2015

Wow oh wow! 30+ year metastatic breast cancer survivor who is leading the charge to make a huge difference in mets research and funding at IU Simon Cancer Center. My new hero!!!

Call it more than a hunch

10/13/2015

13 Facts Everyone Should Know about Metastatic Breast Cancer

10/01/2015

Welcome to breast cancer awareness month when pink ribbons cover everything from cosmetics to energy drinks to NFL players!

But when 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, how much more awareness do we need? That's why the Breast Cancer Fund is shifting the conversation from awareness to PREVENTION.

Join us and to stop breast cancer before it starts: http://www.preventionstartshere.org/rethink-the-pink/

09/28/2015

You've got this!

09/14/2015

09/08/2015

A stories about breast cancer that go beyond he pretty pink ribbon, finally!

08/10/2015

Survivor stories like a this bring me to my knees. Our ages were similar and the diagnosis was the same...triple positive. Friends, there is no cure for breast cancer! It can come back at any time and any where. METAvivor is the organization to support if you want to make a difference in the lives of women who are terminal because the breast cancer has metastasized. Other nationally known BC organizations have raised awareness for the disease and done a good job promoting early detection, which has been a blessing and shed light onto this disease. But, even early detection doesn't mean it won't come back. The 90% survival rate that is attributed to early detection is at 5 years after initial diagnosis. I am sorry, but 5 years isn't a cure and for many it's not enough time to watch your babies grow up, get married or for some see their first grandchild born. It's time to move past awareness! If you your family have been touched by breast cancer and you choose to support BC organizations, please consider METAvivor!