Breast Cancer Blogs

If you’re going through treatment, have come out the other side, or are just generally affected by someone’s battle with breast cancer  you might want to try a totally different resource - the blog-o-sphere! There are millions (literally) of women and men blogging about their breast cancer battle, many of them much more regular writers than yours truly. To have had a resource like this when I was diagnosed ten years ago would have been incredible.

You can be as involved as you like with a blog. You can simply add it to your favorites and check it out when you want, you can sign up to be a “follower” of a blog, and you can make comments as well as email the blogger directly. In reading the posts of fellow warriors you’ll discover that you are not alone and that someone else feels just like you do. They may be many miles away…in Israel or Malaysia, or they could be in your own city. I’ve been reading many breast cancer (and other cancer) blogs since November and have been adding some to my “Info & Help” page on this website. Along with a comprehensive list of websites you may find helpful, there’s also a list of books, and now BLOGS! If I think a blog would be helpful to someone, and the blogger posts on a frequent basis I add it to my list. I added a few more tonight that I’ve been reading, including a young Islamic woman from Malaysia. You might wonder what you have in common with someone from that far away, of a different culture and religion. Trust me, you’ll have a LOT in common.

There are blogs by women who are doing their best to be a good mother and wife while dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis. I have made an effort to include a description of each blogger so you know their age and a bit about their diganosis to see if it’s something similar to your situation (if that’s what you’re looking for).

Check out some of my recommended blogs on the “Info & Help” page of my website. It’s the modern way of finding support and reassurance that you are not alone.