Erin Weiss was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) following her very first mammogram at 42.  She’s a mom and a psychotherapist and she’s been living with breast cancer since August 2019. Erin’s story takes us right to the day she received this devastating diagnosis, and shows us what it’s like to not only bear that weight on a very real, very day-to-day level, but also how to shift that weight to something more manageable. Erin’s story gives us the opportunity to develop empathy for one another, and for the metastatic breast cancer community.  And for those not facing MBC, it also gives us a little bit of a road map should we ever find ourselves in Erin’s shoes. Erin’s story is one of hope - hope for her, and hope for us.  Today, Erin is here to read a piece she wrote for Wildfire Magazine’s 2020 “Family” issue. 

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