Notorious MBC

Putting the can in cancer

Courageous Cancer Warriors –

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  I had the privilege to be a guest on Coach Lori Marini's Loving Gypsy Soul podcast. Through the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Lori is interviewing cancer warriors on her podcast.  Enjoy, Shari Conversations with Courageous Cancer Warriors Click here to listen to the podcast.         Lori is a Certified Life and ... Read the Post

What has made a difference in my metastatic breast cancer journey? How do I want to be remembered? Talking about the caregivers.

Finding Peace

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y   Ths topic and information of this post is from an article by Lindsey Sharratt found on the tinybuddah.com website. How to Make Peace with the Past and Stop Being a Victim Lindsey starts with the following. Do you usually feel as if everything wrong that can happen will happen, and it will happen to you? You must be the unluckiest person on the face of the planet. ... Read the Post

How’s Your Flow? – A Happy Habit

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  How's your flow? No, I'm not talking about your Aunt Flo who comes to visit every month -- or in my case use to come for a visit. Finding your flow - is essential Habit of Happy People. Ok, this one is new to me, but the more I have read about it --I realize that "It" is a necessary form of happiness in my life. I have noticed that when I feel stagnant, I am not at my best, ... Read the Post

Becoming your Own Medical Advocate

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When medicine is big business, we have to become the CEO of our bodies. I've found that when dealing with illness or pain, we often feel like our health is one big mystery; we act as if what’s going on in our bodies is none of our business. But I say this is the only body I've got, and you better believe I'm going to make it my business! We should all feel empowered to learn about our illness, to ... Read the Post

Let’s Do This – Chemo Day Number One

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Before I went into the chemo room, we met with my oncologist. It went something like this- The doctor walked into the exam room and said that he had the results from my CT scan.  He told us that I have numerous small spots in both my lungs, one large and one smaller spot on my liver, and a spot on the bone of my back. Then he paused. He went on to say that if I wasn’t emotionally up to having ... Read the Post

Tumor Markers, Herceptin, Her2+, Oh My

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The first nine months after diagnosis I did very little to educate myself about what was going on with my body. I remember reading one published article in Time magazine and, I was done. Honestly, it was just too scary, and it was less stress for me to show up for my treatment. It felt a bit robotic, and that is ok because it worked for me. I'd head home from chemo, feel like shit for a few days. ... Read the Post