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Living with hope.

[Sophie Blake @sophieRblake]

Today is Metastatic Breast Cancer
Day.
It's the only form of breast cancer that kills, and yet it's only given one day of recognition, even in Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
For those of us living with MBC, there's no finish line, no ringing of bells, just treatment after treatment, hope after hope.
We live in a cycle of scans, results, and uncertainty, but we also live with fierce determination to be seen, heard and understood.
Today, I'll be standing outside Parliament with @METUPUKorg in a peaceful demonstration for the 31 women who die every single day from metastatic breast cancer here in the UK.
We stand for them and for everyone still waiting for access to the life-extending drugs that could give us more time and real change to those of us living with this disease
Time to live, to love, to be here.
Today, please take a moment to remember us, support us, and help make our voices heard.
#MetastaticBreastCancerDay #MBCDay
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #Stage4NeedsMore #metupuk #MetastaticBreastCancer
#SecondaryBreastCancer #MBC #SBC #livingwithcancer #lifewithcancer @AshleyDalton_MP @NICEComms

[Sandy Cassanelli @sandycassanelli]

💔My heart is broken by the loss #mbc sister @SueMel29 She was TRULY one of the strongest, badass fighters I have ever met! so blessed to call her my friend! I am so tired of losing my friends to this nasty disease! 😭WE need to do BETTER!!! not stopping till we find a cure 💕

[Abigail Johnston @AMJohnston1315]

It’s the one day of Pinktober dedicated to those of us who will die from breast cancer — join us tonight to learn more and raise some $$ for research! https://t.co/SS5CayUpSl #bcsm #bcam

[METAvivor @metavivor]

This October, instead of buying “pink-washed” products that do little for research, support METAvivor. Your donations directly fund metastatic research—the only kind that can change these odds for everyone with breast cancer.
METAvivor: until no one dies from MBC

[METAvivor @metavivor]

While the world turns pink, METAvivor is raising our voices in green, teal, and pink to demand MORE for Stage IV.
Only 13% of breast cancer research funds go toward MBC. 117 people will die from MBC every day in the US.
Join us. Stand with Stage IV. Be the change.

[Megsie @warriormegsie]

We’re beyond Awareness. You’d never know by looking at me the toll of toxic treatments, surgeries & loss. It’s why I push for #BreastCancerAction & #BreastCancerEducation, and why I honor those lives cut short from #MetastaticBreastCancer.

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #Pinktober

[Princess, The Tower @APainPrincess]

“I know it's easy to feel ashamed or sad... I know it hurts when your dream career is torn away by #ChronicIllness or #disability... Not working doesn't make you less, and it certainly doesn't detract from how wonderful you are or how much #YouMatter.” https://t.co/LUQ9xwE859

[METUPUK @METUPUKorg]

A diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer is devastating for the patient hearing those words that you are incurable. Listen to Julie’s reflections on how she hadn’t even heard of MBC when she was diagnosed and didn’t know what it meant. She had not heard of the signs and symptoms to look out for. 

30% of early stage breast cancer patients will go on to develop MBC, which means their cancer has become incurable. This can happen 20 years later or longer.  #MetastaticMay #METUPUK #DrugApprovals #PatientVoice #DarkerPink #MBC #BreastCancerSupport #SecondaryBreastCancer #BusyLivingWithMets #Stage4NeedsMore

[MBC Advocate @MBCadvocate]

We are heartbroken by the loss of our beautiful Nicola, diagnosed de Novo with metastatic breast cancer at just
37. She became a fierce advocate for MBC research & a cure, Nicola's greatest love was her young son. This Mother's Day will never be the same!
https://t.co/PmvrefHMYI

[MBC Advocate @MBCadvocate]

This Mother's Day, our hearts are shattered beyond words.Our beautiful Ashleigh,a very young mother of only 29 years,has been taken far too soon by metastatic breast cancer.She leaves behind four precious young children,now facing a life without her endless love. MBC has NO CURE!

[National Breast Cancer Coalition @NBCCStopBC]

“We are in a fight… a fight of our lives… We cannot and we will not let cancer research be gutted.” — @RepScholten at our Unite to End Breast Cancer rally. #NBCContheHill

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@APainPrincess @BSBreastCancer this is a favorite of mine. a weird superpower of living with a terminal illness is sensing who can handle the truth and who can not. and having mercy on those who can’t by saying i’m ok. 🌸 https://t.co/rfyHAtInFo

[Kate Bowler @KatecBowler]

Here’s a blessing for you who feel like the bad thing.

You are everyone’s reminder of frailty, of life’s cruelty. Your chronic pain or depression or regular scans remind those around you that life isn’t as fair or easy as they had hoped.

Blessed are you who try to hide your humanity. You who temper your complaints, who avoid mentioning your next appointment, who pretend you are doing better than you are to make reality a little more palatable for others. You, who try and try and try to make yourself easier to love, easier to be around, easier to manage.

But, dear one, blessed are you because you are not the bad thing. Your illness or grief or despair or addiction is not too much. It’s just your humanity showing.

And blessed are we who get to see it up close. Who, despite our own fears and reminders of our finitude, get to hold your hand as you face each day with courage as you face things you didn’t choose. It is this kind of courageous living– the kind that shows all the shabby edges– that we are so thankful to see up close.

You, blessed one, remind us that life is so beautiful and life is so hard. And we feel lucky for the privilege to do life with you — no matter how difficult, no matter how messy.

You are not the bad thing. You are a gift. And we love every bit of you.

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@abcdiagnosis @METUPUKorg @scalpcooling @curlypaxo so sorry. changes are so scary with mbc. had a member of my support group flip to trip negative also. she got chemo and is doing well. hope for the same for you. 🌸

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@katievscancer @ThanksCancer thank you. the unknown is always scary so to have someone share their journey is always helpful. best wishes.

[Cosmopolitan @Cosmopolitan]

Pedro Pascal, the man that you are ♥️

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@vevshughes 🤞

[MBC Advocate @MBCadvocate]

MBC has no cure. Metastatic Breast Cancer patients are getting diagnosed younger. We lost such a talented young dancer, Maggie was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 23. She had a promising future as a ballerina & was raising funds for research for MBC. #JPM25

[MBC Advocate @MBCadvocate]

Such a wonderful talent lost to the world so early. Young Star Patricia Janeckova died of metastatic breast cancer, she was only 25. She left a wonderful legacy of beatiful arias sung with such angelic feeling and passion. #MBC has no cure @elonmusk #JPM25

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@katievscancer @CancerCanuck @ThanksCancer @DrNadiaChaudhri led us thru her journey with love and grace. admired her immensely. 🌸

[Tra @Tratra_d]

@FairUseLBR 🤞