Marking off the days on a wall calendar is something you do in anticipation of an upcoming event, like a reunion or vacation. When he was starting out as a young comic, Jerry Seinfeld had a big wall calendar that he would mark with a red X on every day he spent time writing jokes. …
The Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertes may seem macabre and downright odd to many people. I know it felt that way to me, until I learned more about it. This tradition, which translates to “Day of the Dead” in English, is worthy of respect, admiration, and adoption! It transforms the sadness of losing …
On April 17, the FDA approved a new drug called Tukysa (tucatinib) for use in combination with chemotherapy for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. All new treatment options are good news, but this is particularly good news because: HER2-positive breast cancer is not as common as HER2-negative, thankfully, because …
Joint and muscle pain. Hair loss. Vision anomalies. Dry skin. These are some of the unwanted symptoms that I and many others experience as side effects of treatment for metastatic breast cancer, or MBC as I prefer to call it. Side effects are the unintended consequences of drug treatments. Usually they’re unwanted, but sometimes they’re …
