Stage 4 is Caca

Psychologists say feeling valued is a core human need. Here's how to meet it Psychologists say that after the need for food and shelter, humans want to feel valued. But that need usually goes unmet.

Are you a Stage IV cancer patient looking for your place of belonging... and where you MATTER? Join us! www.npr.org/2026/02/15/n...

Illustration of a large blue, red, purple, and green cat shining a light on a smaller blue and green cat below. The small cat looks up at the larger cat with it's mouth open in a meow. The script in the top left corner is in Arabic, translating to "DOMINIK".

The past and present

Joanne Bland, lifelong Civil Rights activist and founder of Selma's Foot Soldiers Park, dies Bland grew up in Selma and became involved in the Civil Rights Movement as a child foot soldier in the 1960s, participating in the historic Selma voting rights marches, including Bloody Sunday.

Joanne Bland, one of the youngest people to march on “Bloody Sunday,” has died. She was 72.

"By the time I was 11-years-old, I had been arrested at least 13 documented times”

I am sorry that you are dealing with pneumonia. I hope your antibiotics work better to get you healed. If you can try and eat a bunch of avocado, and other good or tasty high fat foods to help you gain some back. Much love

‘For decades, #lungcancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?’

#LCSM

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Why this clinical trial is offering some young cancer patients hope Children’s National Hospital is poised to recruit patients for a new clinical trial that will take on an old, implacable foe: children’s solid tumors. Little progress has been made in 30 years.

Children's in DC is starting to recruit kids with pediatric sarcomas and other solid tumors that have resisted chemotherapy and radiation, using their own T cells as therapy. Effort supported in part by National Cancer Institute.

#OncoSky #pediatrics #science #research #cancersucks

Thousands of flags planted on National Mall to raise lung cancer awareness This month, tens thousands of white flags have been planted on the National Mall to memorialize the 120,000 Americans who die from lung cancer every year. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and ...

Warm thanks to my friend and colleague @segravesnbc4.bsky.social for his thoughtful interview and reporting, after I spoke at the @lungevity.bsky.social #lungcancer awareness event on the National Mall. #lcsm #oncsky #cansky www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/...

#Cansky

I made it to 48! It’s almost a miracle. I was diagnosed at 41 with young lung cancer and I have been stage 4 for over 5 years and now I’m also stage 4 with small cell lung cancer for over a year and a half. I am lucky.

Right underneath your awesome art, the first video snippet and she looks as though she is mimicking your art. I love it! She must have been thinking hard. 😆

1/ Hey California! This week I’ve got updates on three #publichealth fronts: measles, wildfire health impacts, COVID-19, and supporting public health workers. Here’s what Californians need to know to stay safe and informed 👇

The more I think about this quote the more and more I see it applies to my own diagnosis. I find myself too often still trying to appease everyone.

Sometimes self care looks like you doing what’s best for you and the ones you love. Don’t forget that. #Cansky

Gorgeous, thank you.

Linus and Charlie Brown from Peanuts demonstrating. Linus is holding a sign: "HATE NEVER MADE ANY NATION GREAT"

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

Srdja Popovic has shown us that protesters can draw a line, so that the dictator is isolated on one side, and everyone else is on the other side.

Right now, you can download a free copy of one of his books from the Cornell University Press website:

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

And insist upon a warrant signed by a judge. None of that ICE Administrative Warrant BS.

WATCH: “This is f*cking kidnapping! That’s not your badge… I do have a little bit of education… get the f*ck out of here, racial profiling is illegal…”

A brave woman melts ice 🧊 💪🏽 www.instagram.com/reel/DLOWbEs...

Oh whoops. 🥴🤣. #Cansky #Cancer #Cancerhumor

#ChooseBees

Damn right!!!

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.

Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

I hadn’t but now I have. Thanks ☺️

Fatigue that rest doesn’t fix.
Relationships that feel different.
A body you barely recognize.

Life after cancer is complicated. And most people don’t talk about this part.

Let’s change that.
#CancerSurvivor #LifeAfterCancer #YouBeatCancerNowWhat #PostTreatmentHealing #bsky #cansky

I’m trying to do something similar but I haven’t quite gotten a hold on the constant part. But i did make a gnome a little while back that i absolutely love. He is stuck ina book though dang it, I can’t hang him on the wall to see everyday.

Did I miss something? Does anyone know where @thankscancer.bsky.social has gone? I haven't seen her here lately, and miss her witty posts! 😐 #damncancer #cansky #thankscancer