Stomp Out Breast Cancer – Live from Stage IV
Monday, March 2, Beth Fairchild asked metastatic breast cancer patients (particularly us young ones) to speak up, SHOUT OUT, get on social media and let everyone know we are here. Help us Stomp Out Breast Cancer. The hashtags for the effort are: #bckills #metsmonday #dontignorestageiv #30percent #metavivor #metathriver I was a tad bit surprised when I found out how few knew about metastatic breast cancer when I was diagnosed. People...
Exercise and Books
Exercise So.. I have been pretty good about sticking to a routine of doing yoga or pilates for 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Which has been great. It has elevated my mood and I feel much stronger. The part that has made me sad is that I put on FOUR POUNDS. I managed to maintain my weight throughout treatment, but I suddenly found myself gaining weight. The weight gain is most likely muscle (I was MUCH weaker than I thought). Due to...
Advice on Taking Care of a Patient After a Mastectomy or Breast Reconstruction
I had a very nice woman email me because she is going to be taking care of a friend after her double mastectomy and asked for tips and tricks on how to take care of a patient after a mastectomy. I figured that I would also share my advice on a blog post since I know some website visitors are caretakers of breast cancer patients and breast cancer patients themselves preparing for surgery – and my life is pretty boring cancerwise...