Stories — It's About Time Mets

Maureen

I have just been diagnosed with Mets to my spine.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 15, 2018Ohio

Cherie

I was 29 when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Six months later I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. I underwent a lumpectomy, chemo, & radiation. 13 years later I tested positive for BRCA1.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 15, 2018Illinois

Ronda

I'm a 56-year-old mother of three and a grandmother of five. I was diagnosed July 2017 with breast cancer. The following month, I went to stage 4 metastatic breast cancer after a CAT scan revealed it had gone to my lung.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 10, 2018Illinois

Maureen

I was told I had growth in my uterus, but was assured that it was not cancer. Post operation, I was told it was, in fact, metastatic breast cancer. Surprise, surprise.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 8, 2018Michigan

Stacy

I was diagnosed in 2015 with stage 2 BC. I had a left mastectomy in Nov of 2015 and did 6 rounds of chemotherapy. I was diagnosed the 2nd time in oct of 2017 with stage 4 BC. I have Mets to my lymph nodes, bones, spine and liver.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 8, 2018Georgia

Sharon

I was diagnosed metastatic at initial diagnosis. Never saw it coming. Had just had a mammogram 2 months before that never revealed the cancer. Since being diagnosed and starting treatment, which was a clinical trial that has since been approved by the FDA, I live in the moment.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 3, 2018Massachusetts

Julie

Quite by surprise, I found out I had Stage 4 Metastatic Ovarian Cancer. After 9 hours of surgery, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks. A young Oncologist came to tell me I was going to die within a month. He would listen to me tell him I wasn’t going to die, so I found the baddest Woman Oncologist “Dr. Bigman”, who said she would help me live, that was just about 20 years ago.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 1, 2018Florida

Buffy

Metastatic cancer has been the worst thing that has ever happened in my life, but at the same time, I can tell you, as weird as this sounds, I'm thankful for it. I live life much more intentionally now. I notice sunrises and sunsets. I ask people how THEY are. I look people in the eye. I always say thank you and mean it. I'm more passionate about women's health and funding for that.

MetathriverGary RickeOctober 1, 2018Texas

Patricia

I was diagnosed with metastatic endometrial cancer in September 2018. It has only been found in my right abdominal wall at the port sight of the DaVinci robotic assisted surgery for my endometrial cancer in June 2017.

MetathriverGary RickeSeptember 28, 2018Illinois

Toni

I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer Invasive and DCIS. Rocked my world.. I had two young daughters seven and nine years old and husband who's lives were forever changed.

MetathriverGary RickeSeptember 27, 2018Utah

Carol

I was diagnosed with gynecological cancer in June of 2012. I sailed through a robotic hysterectomy and radiation even forgetting I was a cancer patient.

MetathriverGary RickeSeptember 26, 2018Illinois

Christine

I have learned that advocacy comes in a variety of forms. I used to think that I had to be all over social media or be edgy and loud to get my voice heard. Not true at all. You can remain completely anonymous, but still post on various social media platforms.

MetathriverGary RickeSeptember 24, 2018Maryland

Josie

I am a fortunate woman. My first breast cancer diagnosis came in 1996, on Christmas Eve. Chemo and radiation tamed the beast for 17 years, until I developed another cancer: my thyroid. It's thought that the thyroid supplements may have awakened the beast again.

MetathriverGary RickeSeptember 17, 2018Michigan

Sue

I really didn't want to know what metastatic meant, so I didn't really look it up. I was just trying to do everything in steps.

MetathriverGary RickeAugust 29, 2018Ohio

Terlisa

At the end of the day, I’ve had to relinquish my Type A tendencies to control the trajectory of life and take each day much more slowly. To be present now in the lives of my boys. To cherish my husband and family.

MetathriverGary RickeAugust 29, 2018Florida

Beth

It's About Time that we adequately funded metastatic research, across organs of origin. I'd like to see my youngest child start kindergarten, and the only thing that can make that dream a reality is metastatic research.

MetathriverGuest UserAugust 28, 2018Washington