Nancy Brier lives in Palm Desert, California with her husband and their daughter. She coaches entrepreneurs and writes about family, cancer, travel, and business. For more of her work, please visit www.NancyBrier.com.
“If it were me, I’d just have them removed,” a friend told me. She was talking about my breasts. I had a cancerous lump in my right breast and was ... Read more
Dr. Michel Choueiri is an oncologist who trained at MD Anderson and UC San Diego. He’s also the founder of cancerdocs.org, a resource that helps patients get access to second ... Read more
Get ready, October is here, and everything will be pink, maybe even a marching band. At local schools, football players will be wearing pink socks at the homecoming game. My ... Read more
It should have been me, honestly! I should have been one of the women Dr. Michel Choueiri described, when we talked recently about patients who typically don’t get potentially life ... Read more
Nearly all the healthcare professionals I know are amazing people, but we can all learn from mistakes. Here are some standouts from my experience that I hope no other patient hears. ... Read more
It’s that time of year. I fly to San Francisco, make my way to the hospital from the airport, and step into the meditation room for a moment of reflection ... Read more
I watch Shay from Facebook. She’s right behind me. Nearly two years ago, I finished active treatment for triple negative breast cancer. Shay is undergoing the same treatment now. She ... Read more
Excuse me a minute, but can I say “nipple?” It’s a word we don’t say much, especially in mixed company, but, well, it’s kind of important. In all the conversations ... Read more
On New Year’s Eve, I went to an appointment for a mammogram and a New Year’s Eve party. The party was great. The mammogram, not so much: triple negative breast ... Read more
Even the most routine medical appointments can cause anxiety, but breast cancer can put anxiety into overdrive. If you or someone you love has just been diagnosed, here’s what you need ... Read more
