Martha Carlson

@marthacarlson.bsky.social

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Preferably outside. Stage IV HER2+ breast cancer since 2015. Occasionally ragey cancer advocate. Write about my experiences for Cure + co-host of Our MBC Life podcast

Wearing a Pop Hat from the White Sox game, sending it to NYC at the special request from a friend
Black cat Ellie in a crocheted peach bonnet
Ellie a mostly black cat somehow tolerates a newly purchased flower bonnet
Starved Rock Illinois, La Salle Canyon
Pearls Before Swine pointing out the hateful and excessive focus on a non-problem
Martha waiting for treatment, hour 2
Close up on Ellie tuxedo cat
Pic from outcrop at Petrified Forest National Park
Cover of A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
Black cat curled up in a ball covering eyes
Dystopian friend dot com ad at train stop in Chicago. Says “I’ll ride the ‘L’ with you.”
Graphic showing Metavivor is participating in the Community Resource Village at the American Cancer Society breast cancer walk at Soldier Field in Chicago on October 18
The healthy body that made too many men (and sales ladies) uncomfortable about femininity 🙄
A photo of the Cure website with blog title
Mostly black tuxedo cat sitting on desktop and dreaming of hunting small animals
Photo of a Chicago newspaper hedline saying electricity bills are likely to stay remain high because AI and data centers are sucking up power
Shows a picture of Twizzlers and Swedish Fish alongside a coupon
View of neighborhood and family fireworks as plane lands at Midway in Chicago on July 4
Picture of crowd at Chicago No Kings rally on June 14 before the March
Excerpt of the essay link about the future of the US
Info on advanced stage prostrate cancer regarding prognosis and getting good care
Purple crocus blooming in Illinois in early April
Article quote about the serious consequences on quality of life of continuous low-grade side effects
Dad in neighborhood park on sunny day
Schedule of MBC Conference on March 8
A picture of a sign saying Radiology
Stephanie Walker talks about her key takeaway from SABCS 24
Cup of coffee with Stage IV Needs More
Survivorship poster about non breast cancer related causes of death includes an MBC arm
Panel with Victoria Goldberg third from left