Coping with MBC during the Covid-19 Pandemic
As I enter the second week of the corona virus/covid-19, the world around me is growing more isolated by the day. I am a 42 year old MBC...
#StayHome with Shonte Drakeford, MBC ANGEL Advocate
During this time of uncertainty with the current COVID-19 outbreak, we want to remind you that we at Tigerlily Foundation care about you...
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“Why did I become an Advocate?” – Sheila McGlown, Tigerlily MBC ANGEL Advocate
Often times I’m asked, “Why did I become an advocate?” And often times I ask myself the same question “WHY did I become an...
It all started with a lump…
It all started with a lump… At the age of 31, I was diagnosed with stage 1b intraductal carcinoma. It was life...
Why I started my Grassroot Non-profit Organization Angel in Disguise inc. after my Metastatic Diagnosis
In 2011, I became a metastatic breast cancer patient after an initial diagnosis in 2003. I had no clue what it meant to be...
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
My name is Angela aka Jersi Baker. I am 48-years-young. I am battling this disease for the third time and am now living with Stage...
How to be a Good Friend to Someone with Terminal Cancer
Her husband Patrick has big plans for the Northwest Arkansas METSquerade. Plans to double year one donations in year two, three, and stand...
Fabianna is Fabulously Fighting. 1 of 4
It was 2004, Dave and I had been happily married for four years, our beautiful daughter, Mackenzie, was born in April that year, and we...
Rebecca’s Ode to Beth Calabotta
I don’t know what to do so I’m doing this, I’m writing. I am consumed by that horrible, helpless feeling that comes when...
How a Disney Princess Helped Me Discover My New Normal
I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in the Fall of 2013. The news was shocking and sobering, especially...