METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: PARADOX, Oct / Nov 2025 (Vol 10, No. 5)
Note: printing of this issue will occur October 25 - November 3 with mailings beginning November 10th.
Living with metastatic breast cancer often means living a contradiction - between unexpectedly joyful surprises and heartbreaking lessons. We asked our writers how they navigate these paradoxes in their own lives. You’ll find stories of holding hope and fear at once, and of how an MBC diagnosis can sharpen one’s perspective on what it truly means to live well today, even in the face of challenge.
Within this issue, you will find 20 writers representing these diagnosis details:
- Diagnosis ages: 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s
- Breast cancer types: DCIS, IDC, Inflammatory and Lobular
- Initial Stages: 0 - IV but all writers are now living with metastatic breast cancer
- Receptors: ER/PR+, HER2+, TNBC, and Triple Positive
- Single & multiple diagnoses
Contributors:
Guest Editor Alyssa Tsagong, co-founder of Temple of Kinship
Cover Star Alyssa Tsagong and Megan Monday by Melodee Solomon
No New Friends by Lauren Brasher | (un)veil by Sarah Deer | Disorder by Caroline Ezzo | It Wasn’t About Saving My Life After All by Kelley Franks | Truth Over Adversity by Kate Gray | Puzzle Pieces by Cheri Henderson | Uncomfortable by Lauren Huffmaster | Hope and Heartache, Hand in Hand by Caitlin Killian | Mental Seesaw by Teckla King-O’Connor | My Grandmother’s Grandchildren by Esther Yuki Ko | Temple of Eostre by Wendi Lopatecki | Swimming Together by Kelly C. Marshall | Witness by Francesca Olsen | Biopsies and Baristas by Laurie Pomeranz | It’s In My Hands by Shari J. Schindel, Psy. D | Myth, Paradox, and My Night Sea Journey to Wellness by Amy Slonaker | You Don’t Look Sick by Keri Smith | Waves by Keri Smith | Friendship is Sacred by Alyssa Tsagong | The Unexpected Stage of Grief by Sara Vieira | The Sacred, Messy In-Between by Faryn Wolff
Dimensions:
119 full-color pages on premium paper, book size: 4.25” x 5.5”
Note: printing of this issue will occur October 25 - November 3 with mailings beginning November 10th.
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: PARADOX, Oct / Nov 2025 (Vol 10, No. 5)
Note: printing of this issue will occur October 25 - November 3 with mailings beginning November 10th.
Living with metastatic breast cancer often means living a contradiction - between unexpectedly joyful surprises and heartbreaking lessons. We asked our writers how they navigate these paradoxes in their own lives. You’ll find stories of holding hope and fear at once, and of how an MBC diagnosis can sharpen one’s perspective on what it truly means to live well today, even in the face of challenge.
Within this issue, you will find 20 writers representing these diagnosis details:
- Diagnosis ages: 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s
- Breast cancer types: DCIS, IDC, Inflammatory and Lobular
- Initial Stages: 0 - IV but all writers are now living with metastatic breast cancer
- Receptors: ER/PR+, HER2+, TNBC, and Triple Positive
- Single & multiple diagnoses
Contributors:
Guest Editor Alyssa Tsagong, co-founder of Temple of Kinship
Cover Star Alyssa Tsagong and Megan Monday by Melodee Solomon
No New Friends by Lauren Brasher | (un)veil by Sarah Deer | Disorder by Caroline Ezzo | It Wasn’t About Saving My Life After All by Kelley Franks | Truth Over Adversity by Kate Gray | Puzzle Pieces by Cheri Henderson | Uncomfortable by Lauren Huffmaster | Hope and Heartache, Hand in Hand by Caitlin Killian | Mental Seesaw by Teckla King-O’Connor | My Grandmother’s Grandchildren by Esther Yuki Ko | Temple of Eostre by Wendi Lopatecki | Swimming Together by Kelly C. Marshall | Witness by Francesca Olsen | Biopsies and Baristas by Laurie Pomeranz | It’s In My Hands by Shari J. Schindel, Psy. D | Myth, Paradox, and My Night Sea Journey to Wellness by Amy Slonaker | You Don’t Look Sick by Keri Smith | Waves by Keri Smith | Friendship is Sacred by Alyssa Tsagong | The Unexpected Stage of Grief by Sara Vieira | The Sacred, Messy In-Between by Faryn Wolff
Dimensions:
119 full-color pages on premium paper, book size: 4.25” x 5.5”
Note: printing of this issue will occur October 25 - November 3 with mailings beginning November 10th.
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