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FROM THE BLOG AND REAL PINK
October 8, 2021

Metastatic Breast Cancer Has Taken a Physical Toll on Me. But I’ve Learned to Adapt.
I have all the aches and the pains, much of it is a result of the chemotherapy, the swelling and the lymphedema. I’m now living with metastatic breast cancer – or stage 4.




