Recently I’ve started to feel like a cancer veteran
Calming the newly diagnosed and informing the advanced
I explain what WBR stands for
(Whole brain radiation. However, I try to avoid telling people it almost killed me.)
How a lung biopsy feels
(Coughing up blood is normal)
What to do to prepare for chemo
(after 50+ sessions everything they say about mints and fuzzy sweaters don’t matter because you’ll sleep through it anyways)
If you ask me, what’s a port?
Just get one and don’t ask questions
I realize I’m 29 though
I should know that KUWTK
Is for Keeping up with the Kardashian’s
And getting real tattoos instead of radiation tattoos
I should be worrying about buying a house and having kids
And not about clinical trials, prognoses, and medical insurance
I should be waking up AT 5AM, to go to a job I love
Not going to bed at 5AM because
insomnia, intense heartburn, pain in weird places, and crying uncontrollably
Despite this I love my stage IV life
But imagine what it could’ve been
The number of women expected to get breast cancer in her lifetime:
1 in 8
The number of women expected to be diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in her lifetime:
Unknown
There is no data and statistics recorded for those of us living with stage IV. When we progress from early to late stage it isn’t recorded. We want more research, but we don’t even have the basis to found it on.
Today is #metasticbreastcancerday. I’m fighting tirelessly to create stage 4 awareness. We need you to be an MBC ally - it shows you understand, will advocate and support #MBC.
Make me count. Sign here.
