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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

💔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 💕

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! nohalfmeasures.blog/2025/10/13/mbc… #bcsm #bcam

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

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.

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

“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.” buff.ly/Hre0ROL

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

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!

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!

“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

@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. 🌸 x.com/katecbowler/st…

“I’m not OK. But I can’t just say that. Because the truth is ugly and uncomfortable. If I actually said how I was, they would squirm from the awful reality of my #chronicillness… So instead I’ll say, “I’m fine.” I say this for their benefit.” buff.ly/KLOpjY3 #ChronicPain

@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. 🌸

We know @METUPUK you’re only one scan away from change… You may have noticed I’ve been quiet Before Xmas I had to chase CT scan from October & was told it would be the end of Jan My tumour marker was increasing & I explained I’d progressive disease & they rang me the next day with a cancellation 🙏🏼 We went on holiday Xmas & NY knowing things had changed & 2025 wasn’t going to be the year I expected after 2024 with a brain bleed & craniotomy surgery Retroperitoneal lymph nodes had started growing –near my colon & in stomach area towards the back V unusual place for MBC to return but as my Onc said, “well cancer can come back anywhere really” Here we go again… I had had my last #Enhertu on 8th Jan - treatment 173 A friend found a #clinicaltrial & I was signed up and on it More hoops to jump through & long lead times of getting results but thankfully the trial unit etc were able to push them through 10th Feb CT guided Biopsy 6 samples taken 11th Feb Brain MRI 12th Feb Heart Echo 13th Feb day off but ill in bed all day 14th Feb bone scan The waiting begins… The shocker was that my biopsy came back TRIPLE NEGATIVE so off the trial I wonder if you know that your BC type can change? I knew this, I’d seen many people switch Biopsy sent off for PDL1 test & took 11 days for the results PDL1 negative so can’t have immunotherapy Meantime pain, then too much codeine prescribed. A visit to the Supportive Care team, sick, headache felt awful & had a reaction to codeine I’ve really not been fit for v much but tried to keep on my nordic walking (only missed a few days if I’m not in bed or doubled over) Results: aswell as skin mets again, retroperitoneal MBC & just to piss me off more 2 small brain mets So treatment starts Wednesday after waiting over 2 months for answers. The delays for metastatic patients are unacceptable Carboplatin & abraxane on a weekly regime for 12 weeks then review I’ll be using the Scalpcooling cold cap. Will also sort cold socks & gloves for CIPN As my mum use to say “I’d drink posion if it made me feel better” Cheers to the chemo in my veins doing it’s trick Utter fucking shit show🖕🏼 #metasticbreastcancer #triplenegativebreastcancer #mTNBC

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

Documenting my clinical trial experience to help those unfamiliar, like I was. #clinicaltrials @ThanksCancer

Pedro Pascal, the man that you are ♥️

@vevshughes 🤞

Please, please, please work for 2 years. That’s my goal. Not too much to ask is it?

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

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

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

Macklemore sings in Glorious, “I heard you die twice, once when they bury you in the grave. & the 2nd time is the last time that somebody mentions your name” Let’s keep those that have passed alive by sharing their names. I’ll start. Thinking of @CancerCanuck 2day @ThanksCancer

@FairUseLBR 🤞

Hey there online world. I’m still here. Currently at the Mayo Clinic getting a second opinion on my survivorship care. Fingers crossed for good clean scans tomorrow so I can rest easy for another 6 months 🤞