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I’m not really afraid of death, I’m afraid of pain.

While I am also a Christian (Catholic to be exact which has all these crazy rules about death), I will echo Will Rogers - if there are no dogs in heaven, then I want to go where the dogs are!

Good morning. The news I read on Shannon said she was dxd with BC in 2015 and went into remission two years later. It returned as stage IV in 2020, later metastasized to the brain and she had brain surgery in 2023. I do not know what the new approach was she tried after that. At some point she did publicly say she would need cancer treatment for the rest of her life… that is the message the public needs to hear about stage IV. It is true we are all different, but it is always sobering to read when one of our own passes.

Candy, I relate to your fear. A Christian is not immune to death or the fear of death, we just have a special hope about the other side of death, but somehow I am tiring of the fight. NOT giving up, just fatigued after eight years. I have to remember that at some point we all are going to die and this is probably going to be my way.

It is hot here in CO as it is in most places, an annual occurance here, but hopefully today should be our last day of over 90° weather for awhile. I will hunker down with my mini AC unit and think cooling thoughts. For me that means I won't be crocheting a blanket!

Mara, I love reading your posts. It is like a morning chat with a friend over a cup of coffee.

Thanks everyone. On my way to Manhattan, hoping to get some cheap tickets for a broadway show. Singing is good for the soul, yeah?

I am late commenting about the loss of Shannen Doherty. I did not get on here as much yesterday as some days. When I heard the news it was sobering. She was diagnosed in 2015, right? The report said 2015, with reoccurrence in 2017, and something about 2023. I do not keep up with her blogs. Anyway, if it was Stage 4 since 2015 that is 9 years MBC. I am at 7 years this Fall. I know mine is stable, and I am only on 2nd line therapy, and mine is not in the brain, but I do have bone and liver. It is just sobering to hear of someone else dying of this disease. Even though each case is individualized we all still have the same disease- Stage 4 MBC. We all have that in common. And when someone passes it make me think how serious my condition really is. Oh my gosh, I have terminal cancer. I cannot think too long on it or I start to get panicky. I am scared of going downhill. I am a Christian, but I am scared of death, the actual dying.

I feel like I've been kicked in the gut with the news of Shannen. Her last post was SO recent. RIP Shannen. And, as others have said, she didn't LOSE her fight. Way to shift the blame, right?

I’m pissed! I can’t believe Shannen is dead, her latest podcast was less than 3 weeks ago. Her disease mirrored mine in several ways, although I was ahead of her. From being stage 4 at a young age, to having brain mets to getting great results from a new chemo (Enhertu). What the hell just happened?! Did it stop working and cancer took over that quickly? Did it spread somewhere else and was not treatable? WTF?!

Wow, condolences going out to her family and friends in real life and fans who followed her cancer. She did put up a long fight as most of us try to do but I am sorry it eventually took her. Brave woman and may she rest in peace and no more pain.

Mel, I hate the cancer taking our people and family as well. You just never know when something stops working and really can never consider it gone, just invisible.

One thing I wish publications announcing deaths like this is stop saying she lost her battle. It implies she did not do enough to stay alive, at least it feels that way to me. I know in reality it is not meant that way, just wishing it could be worded slightly differently like, she fought hard for many years but unfortunately has died. Leave the words lost the battle out of it. Just my take, again, I know it is not meant to say they think she did not fight hard enough but hits me that way whenever I see lost their battle. Sad anyway.

I am so sad that shannen Dougherty has died from MBC. She’s been such a fighter. Ugh. This damn disease. I feel so sad. She did do well at first! I hate you cancer !