Jay (JJ) Bühler

Today kicks off #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. In spite of all the feel good imagery, pinkwashing, and messaging about #BreastCancer being preventable and treatable, it’s an absolutely horrifying disease. A few considerations: 1️⃣ Metastatic breast cancer ALWAYS kills. A cure for #MBC is a cure for all. 2️⃣ Watch which organizations you donate to. Some of them don’t contribute to research or help survivors. That pink ribbon shirt may as well be from Walmart half the time. 3️⃣ Breast cancer can affect anyone, regardless of sex. If you have breasts, you’re fair game. Men with breast cancer are often unwelcome in disease-specific communities. 4️⃣ In terms of prevention, it is important to conduct a breast self-exam. If you #FeelThemOnTheFirst and seek medical advice for anything that seems out of place, you may save your life. Screening is important but it’s no cure. One organization that does a ton to help folks with metastatic breast cancer is @metavivor. I’m sure there are more, however this organization advocates on all levels and provides peer (and other) support to breasties. They focus on supporting research. The money goes where it should and I’d encourage anyone looking to donate to a breast cancer org to read their About page and see how the dollars are spent. #StageIV #MBC #BreastCancerAwareness