Facing the Intruder Called Cancer Breast cancer intruded into my life on my birthday in 2004 when my mother discovered a lump in her breast. Her diagnosis came shortly after and from that day on, my life changed forever. In 2007 we were devastated to learn her cancer had metastasized to her liver. She died […]
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The first #BCSM tweet chat was held on 7/4/11. When Alicia Staley and Jody Schoger set up the first chat, they specifically held it on a holiday – if it was a dud, maybe no one would notice! Over the past 4 years, the tweet chat has evolved into a vibrant support community, providing education […]
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Editor’s Note: On June 29th, 2015, Tambre Leighn will join the #BCSM Chat. Our topic will be caregivers. We are honored to share Tambre’s work with the #BCSM Community. What I REALLY Mean Is… Yes, the walls of the renovated guest bathroom had just been freshly painted. But, I didn’t mean to snap. Especially, not […]
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Why does connecting on social media matter to you? I love connecting on social media for a variety of reasons. I use Facebook for most of my personal posts. I was one of the early Twitter adopters, but not for medicine. When other docs started joining, I was ready to broaden my interests, and joined the […]
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Guest Post by Corrie Painter, Ph.D We are at a point in history where the promise of transformative discovery is so real, that scientists are driven like never before. The tools and methods that we are developing have greatly increased our ability to answer questions that were once considered so challenging that they were never […]
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