China Doll
Birthday and cancerversaries became bittersweet as I was dealing with the realities of cancer, the side effects, the constant fear of the unknown, the helplessness, the indignity of losing who you…
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The Irony of Metastatic Breast Cancer – Mary Huckle
Many of our followers on social media will remember Mary Huckle and her tireless campaigning for #metastaticbreastcancer awareness. This blog post is the last content she wrote for us, a year ago for…
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Our friend Connie Johncock
METUPUK are devastated by the news that one of our Trustees and friend Connie Johncock has died. Connie was a founder trustee of METUPUK and our Treasurer, overseeing our finances as we became…
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Philippa Hetherington Remembered
We had to confirm back on the 5th November the heartbreaking news that the wonderful Philippa Hetherington had died 💔 She was an absolute force of intellectual nature for breast cancer in general,…
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Join us as Laura, Mary Helen & Emily discuss primary & secondary breast cancer.
Have you ever wondered what the relationship is like between primary and secondary breast cancer patients when they are talking about cancer? We’ve put 4 of our MetUpUK members on a zoom call to chat…
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THE DARKER SIDE OF PINK: UK-WIDE CAMPAIGN REVEALS THE REALITY OF LIVING WITH SECONDARY BREAST CANCER
31 life size figures of women are now set to tour the UK as an interactive campaign to raise awareness of issues surrounding secondary breast cancer after a small residency with the support of The…
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Remembering Leila Asoko
I was totally shocked and saddened by the news that friend Leila Asoko died on 30th November. A vibrant, intelligent, passionate, articulate, beautiful, ballsy, black woman who came on the abcd…
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Emma R is Busy Living with Mets
One of the feelings I remember most about my treatment for primary breast cancer in 2013 is my strength leaving me… I was on my lunch break after starting chemotherapy (yes I worked through treatment…
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Cancer Poverty: The financial burden of metastatic breast cancer… Emma’s Story
Metastatic breast cancer is not only taking the lives of 31 women per day. In the limited time they have left women living with this disease are experiencing financial hardship.
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A thousand beautiful moments worth living for
When I was first diagnosed with cancer, my primary cancer, at 35 in July 2016 I was determined that I wouldn’t let cancer take over my life. I sat in a chair and thought I’d have 8 months of…
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Fighting for Palbociclib
Under NICE rules, I would not be eligible to receive the medication that I am currently taking for my metastatic breast cancer on the NHS. I have been on my current drug regime since 2017, I am…
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Aren’t you a bit young to have a pacemaker
Stage 4 breast cancer with a pacemaker Most people know someone with a pacemaker, and chances are that person will be elderly. The average age of a first pacemaker implantation in the UK is 72, but…
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