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Laurie Kingston

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posted 09/15/2008, comment (1)

The Waiting Game of Breast Cancer

I regularly answer questions about breast cancer symptoms and treatment here at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. Very often, the questions are from women who have a lump in their breast or some other symptom and they are very understandably worried. I always try to be as understanding as possible. After all, I have been exactly where they are and know... Read more Chevron

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Laurie Kingston

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (0)

Living with Metastasis: The Empowered Patient

The thing about being in ongoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer is that one gains a fair amount of experience in navigating the system and acquires some pretty strong opinions as to how things should be done. At least that’s true for me. For example, whenever I go for chemotherapy treatments (I have lost count of how many I have... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/01/2008, comments (0)

Those Bowling Bigoskis Raise $108,615: Bowling for Research and a Cure

Recently, I wrote about IBC Bowling, the Bigoski family fundraiser for the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.ibcresearch.org), and passed along a few of their tips for successful fundraisers. I'm happy to report their ideas worked. Jack writes, "We hosted the 5th Annual IBC bowling Day. BIG SUCCESS!!!! $28,287, the... Read more Chevron

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Laurie Kingston

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posted 08/21/2008, comments (4)

Living with Metastasis: When Boring is Good

The thing about writing regularly about living with breast cancer metastasis, is that when the illness is well managed and one responds well to chemotherapy, the well of interesting stories can dry up pretty quickly. My first few months post diagnosis of liver metastasis (in late 2006 and early 2007) were a real roller coaster, as my body... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/28/2008, comments (3)

Living With Metastasis: More Than My Cancer - Thoughts on Attending the BlogHer Conference

Laurie Kingston reflects on her experience at the BlogHer conference, which took place earlier this month in San Francisco. When I meet someone new, I don’t usually introduce myself by saying, “I’m Laurie and I have cancer.” In fact, there are many people I know only casually who have no idea that I have... Read more Chevron

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