Weekly Round Up: The MBC Awareness Day Edition
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just leave a comment below.
Today, Sunday October 13th, is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – a form of advanced breast cancer (also referred to as stage IV breast cancer) which occurs when breast cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Anne Marie reminds us it’s “the single day in the midst of the pink haze that we pause to acknowledge the fact that breast cancer, once it metastasizes, is a different disease…Let’s take a break from the pink mania and pause to remember those who have died, those who are quite ill and those who live with this disease each and every day.”
Nancy echoes this on her blog by pointing out that “many troubling shortcomings regarding the “pinking” of October have been exposed, but perhaps the most glaring failure of all has been the consistent disregard, yes even shunning, of the metastatic breast cancer community. ” Ironically today has also been declared National No Bra Day – and the sheer crassness of the campaign has left Philippa astounded.
Enter The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, formed by 15 cancer charities and advocacy groups with the aim of transforming and improving the lives of women and men living with metastatic breast cancer. One of its member blogs features a heartfelt and moving account of losing a beloved wife to the disease by David Imondi.
I dread October. I change the TV channel when all the pink ribbon commercials come on. I understand why my wife hated pink ribbons. There was nothing pretty or delicate about the disease that ravaged and killed her at age 47.
Pinktober inevitably dominates the blogosphere again this week. Read What’s the big deal with pink? on the Searching For EMWA blog; Jen’s guest post on Telling Knots; the folly of the Doritos breast cancer campaign on A Time For Such A Word , and two great posts by Yvonne – booby-trapped this October? and the pink ribbon that made a blogger out of me. Meanwhile the Cancer Curmudgeon is unequivocal on how the pink ribbon symbol does not speak for her and Scorchy, in a picture tells a story, tells of her boycott of Pinktober. While acknowledging the Pinktober backlash, Victoria nevertheless agree to be pinked for her own good reasons to walk in the Odyssea march against breast cancer.
Elsewhere in the blogosphere…
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
Yours with love
Marie xxx
Marie, thank you for graciously sharing my blog post on your coveted round up. ~D
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Thank Marie for the mention.. I was so surprised when I visited the ICU labs on Fulham road, London recently.. They are doing so much research on metastatic cancer cells, but they are a long way off.. it’s more to trying to switch bits off to see what affect it has on these rebel cells. If you ever come to London see if you can book a placement Marie.. Breakthrough breast cancer organize the visits..
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Thanks, Marie. What a special group of advocates we have! Thanks for featuring them, especially those who emphasize MBC, while we muddle our way through Pinktober. xo
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Thank you Marie. I’m working on creating real awareness this month with a series of posts like the one you linked. I appreciate the support. — Katie
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Feeling extra grateful this week, Marie. Thank you!
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Excellent round-up, Marie. Thank you for sharing all these stories today. I am watching the video from the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance and it’s quite well done. ~Catherine
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Thank you for including me, Marie! Definitely an odd time of year for me, but grateful to have come across people like you on the adventure that is life!
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Xoxo
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Thank you again, Marie, for including me in your weekly round up. It is always an honor and a great pleasure. Have a beautiful week in Australia!
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Thanks for including my post in this amazing company. I appreciate the support you’ve given me as a new blogger. Much to read this week.
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What a great mix of blogs this week, Marie! Thank you so much for including me. Such an honor. 🙂
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What a great mix of blogs this week Marie. I hope all is well with you in Australia. xoxo – Susan
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Fantastic round up as always… and big congratulations to you on winning the Irish blog awards for the second year running Marie!
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Consistently excellent Round Up Marie 🙂 I love the way you theme each round up and also visit the whole blogosphere too. And thank you for highlighting my rant! I was astounded by the ridiculous no bra day nonsense, and then more astounded as the post gathered speed as it galloped around the world.
Interestingly the comments were almost all supportive.
Thanks
P 🙂 x
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Marie:
David’s contribution is our most popular entry to date at MBCNBuzz; we are glad it resonated with people and hope to have further contriubutions to your excellent weekly roundup.
Thank you!
Ginny Knackmuhs
VP, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (MBCN)
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