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BCO In Memoriam thread, Part 2
(The original BCO In Memoriam thread started by Milica has gotten too long and is difficult to load or make additions. We need to start Part 2 of this thread, starting 5/3, 2023 to make it easier to load in this new platform. The Original thread (Part 1) will remain and can be accessed for viewing but will not allow for…
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Spookiesmom
Hi everyone, I hope it's ok to post this here. It's taken me a long while to get up the courage to post anything. I'm spookiesmom's daughter. I've read a few of your kind comments about her passing both here and in some of the other threads. Today is her birthday, though, so I just kinda wanted to… I don't know…. read some…
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This piece is for anyone navigating loss.
I wrote this personal story about grief, healing, and the small things that helped me find my way back after losing my mum to breast cancer in 2023. If you're going through something similar, I hope it brings a bit of comfort. You’re not alone. ✨🤍 https://www.olivesbay.co/journal/love-loss-resilience With love, Vanessa
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Honoring my mom through poetry
My mom died of breast cancer in January of 1978, seven years after her diagnosis. I was 30. She was 50. I was diagnosed December of 2022. I've written a book of poetry about her cancer and mine. The poems "talk" to each other. I'm proud to honor her in this way and hope to read from the book throughout the breast cancer…
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Remembering Shannen Doherty: Her Breast Cancer Story
Remembering Shannen Doherty: Her Breast Cancer Story July 19, 2024 Through her podcast, social media, and openness with the media, Doherty offered the public an intimate look at her experience with breast cancer that spread to her brain. Read more…
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In Memoriam List from the BCO Community
[Note May 4, 2023: Due to its length and difficulty to load and make additions, we have closed this discussion. A new thread has been created by @celia088. If you would like a name to be added to the list, please visit the BCO In Memoriam thread, Part 2.]…
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Grief in the Digital Era: Mourning A Virtual Friend
Ive written this article to both reflect on the passing of a long-term BCO member of the IBC forums, and examine how possibly we can deal with grief in our digital world where true identity is masked by an avatar. https://advancedbreastcancer.net/living/grieving-virtual-friend/
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Maria Elena is back home with Father God
Tomorrow at exactly 9.43 am local central time, will mark one week since my mother left to go back home to God Almighty. She was 73 springs old, merciful, joyful, pious, and devout. Her agony started in December 2021, however, we, her daughters are too fucking stubborn to just let her go, so we clung to her and pulled her…
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My mom: 10 years living with MBC
Dear, ladies, I hope you don't mind me posting here. I just wanted to share with you that my beautiful mom recently reached the milestone of living 10 years with metastatic breast cancer. I can't describe how I feel as I write this because I really don't know. I have dreamed of this moment many times without really…
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Erin Wall, 44, Dies; Acclaimed Soprano in Mozart and Strauss
Another loss to MBC. "Found to have cancer in late 2017, Ms. Wall was in treatment for much of 2018, but she continued to perform amid surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. She maintained her appearances until earlier this year, when her cancer returned and the coronavirus pandemic caused performances to be canceled…