Martha Carlson

Cancer at any stage is hard for friends and family, but it requires special strength from those who know someone with metastatic disease.

It took time to learn that protecting my kids from what I am going through also takes away my ability to support them.

Perspective matters when confronting what the future holds.

Eighteen months into a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, and my thinking--and life--has changed in an unexpected way.

Balancing hope and fear? I can do that.

Whether routine or not, those MRI and CT scans force a last-minute pep talk.

A good attitude means so much more than a smile to cancer patients.

Am I alone in wanting to reassure everyone I meet?

Exercise, protein, belief and visualization are my not-so-secret weapons in my life with metastatic breast cancer.

In a world where cancer means loss, can letting go bring peace and joy?