Breast Cancer

My Daughter Is Battling Stage 4 Met Breast Cancer At Age 25.

Class My daughter was dxed on April 22nd this year with met breast cancer, spread to bone (compression fractures c6 and t6-t11. liver and spleen. Lungs questionable, they thought they saw a few spots. On June 27th after she opted out of chemo, very sick, 3 infections, and she decided quality is better th...

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Should being a full-time spousal caregiver really mean 24/7?

Class A couple of weeks ago my wife was diagnosed w/ stage II breast cancer, underwent a lumpectomy and a second further lumpectomy and axillary node removal, and is going to begin chemo in a couple of weeks, followed by radiation therapy. Additionally, she is having a hysterectomy tomorrow. As her husb...

Can't Forget How Painful it was to Lose My Sister

Class my sister died 2 years of breast cancer the cancer had spread to her brain bones and just about every where else because she was so young she did not want to know she was dying she would say sister i just dont want to know how sick i am so she would not talk about when or even if she was going to d...

Third Nipple And Additional Cancer Risk

Class Hi, I had a bilateral mastectomy on Dec 3rd for DCIS stage 2 in right breast. The breast surgeon opted for lumpectomy and radiation but I researched and decided on a double with recon. It proved to be an excellent choice because the left "unwanted" breast had LCIS filling all four quadrants.

Inner Values In Our Journey Through Life Threatening Diseases.

Class My wife and I would wish to answer any questions regarding our journey through life threatening diseases.

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Who Do You Want To Honor?

Class Has your life been touched by breast cancer? Mine sure has. Sadly, I lost my godmother to it in 1996. And after being pressured by co-workers to get a routine screening mammogram, my sister-in-law was diagnosed five years ago. Thanks be to God, she's still with me and her prognosis is good. Bot...

Does a double mastectomy prevent breast cancer?

Class I am going back in to have some microcalcifications checked. I am scared to pieces. I am thinking that a double mastectomy would completely prevent breast cancer. Does anyone know if that is true?

Mom's white blood cell count is too low for chemo - what can we do to boost it?

Class I've asked her why she's not getting any treatment to bring her WBC up, but her doctor keeps telling her just to stay at home and wait another week for chemo.

I'm so worried about my sister but can't let her see it.

Class 27 days ago my sister found out she has stage 3b breast cancer,we are both numb still weeks later. She is in a good state of mind and i am trying ,but there are days it feel s like my heart is breaking. We talk alot about it and we have done the crying,getting mad and so on and yet i feel so alone. ...

Post Chemo And Indigestion, Anyone?

Class I'm recovering from chemo but the worst part is indigestion!

Baby Sister's Breast Cancer Update

Class Hello everyone, i know it's been a while since i have been on here and i have really missed not being able to, but so much has been going on between work and home.The doctor's planned the surgery on aug 2nd 2 week's before that she went in for pre-op which by the way i thought was done a few day's b...

The National Alliance for Caregiving is seeking family caregivers of veterans for a new study

Class Caring.com is pleased to work with the The National Alliance for Caregiving in helping them find family caregivers of veterans for a new study. If you fall into this category, we encourage you to read on and consider participating.