Breast Cancer Now Forum

– Women with metastatic cancer are the strongest women I know by Kaiulani Facciani • They dare to hope when the whitecoats would take it all away. • They endure the misunderstanding of the diagnosis by others who are well-meaning, but misinformed. • They swallow their fear and put on a brave face for others. • They process their anger because it serves no one. • They struggle with loneliness because no matter how many love them and are there for them … it is a road they walk alone. • They focus on the good that is in their life because nothing is accomplished by focusing on the bad. • They fight the demon with everything they’ve got. • They crawl their way through excruciating, humbling, and humiliating treatments. • They patiently ride the seemingly interminable roller coaster of good news… … no, wait, its bad news … well, it’s not so bad … sorry, it’s worse than we thought … aaaah, we’re all gonna die! • They try their darnedest to retain their sense of femininity in the face of de-womanizing symptoms and side effects. • They resist regret because that’s a stupid emotion but keeps trying to barge in. • They can’t help feeling like a failure even though it defies logic. • They rail against despair because cancer feeds on negativity and who wants to feed the little **bleep**er anyway? And through it all… they go to work, they take care of their loved ones, and continue to give to others. To all my metastatic sisters… I salute you! And I send you a big hug and wet, sloppy smoochy to brighten your day! Fb-Button Comments 2 comments This post has no tag ... View more

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