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When Did Cancer Get So...Sexy?

crpeterson wrote 8 hours ago: It’s no secret that sex sells. If you look through any magazine or watch TV for approximately … more →

Tags: All posts, Conscious babblings, Life, health, Lifestyle, Style, Girls, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness

Pyjama Parties1 comment

Cait wrote 14 hours ago: I had my mastectomy a year ago today. Then I acquired a haematoma which required emergency surgery t … more →

Tags: Surgery, Treatment, Side Effects, Other People, Expanders, withdrawal symptoms, Surgery, hospital, Morphine

You Don't LOOK Sick

beatingcowdens wrote 1 day ago: “You don’t look sick!” If I had a dollar for every time someone directed that comm … more →

Tags: Daily Struggles, My Girl, pten mutation, Cowden, health, breast cancer, hysterectomy, cowden's, AVM

Ticking away1 comment

decisionsformyfamily wrote 2 days ago: The clock is really moving now…mastectomy is right around the corner.  After all of the agoniz … more →

Tags: Introduction, prophylactic mastectomy, breast cancer risk, Family, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, Good Company, anniversary dinner

Got my tires aired up

tatatatas wrote 2 days ago: Okay, so I was a little nervous about this second fill and turns out, I shouldn’t have been. I … more →

Tags: Expansion, chemo, BRCA, BRCA2, Cancer, breast cancer, Boobies, genes, Surgery

Tits Up!5 comments

kissmeteet wrote 3 days ago: Well, its done. I am now the proud owner of one breast….thats right, not two, but one….. … more →

Tags: breast cancer

Elly Blacquiere's story15 comments

Bee Brave wrote 3 days ago: Elly’s friend, Lindsay Bransen on left; Elly Blacquiere on right  Elly: “’In the depth o … more →

Tags: Bee Brave 5K, Personal Stories, Caledonia, Chemotherapy, invasive ductal carcinoma, Support, West Michigan, lymph nodes, Surgery

Peace and progress

altatwood wrote 4 days ago: Grampa is at peace. We lost him the other night, which was absolutely what was best for him, given t … more →

Tags: Home, Cancer, Work, Connections, Family, recovery, Prayer, Boston, breast cancer

Clarity

decisionsformyfamily wrote 5 days ago: MyFamily…The reason I do what I do. I love you so much! … more →

Tags: Introduction, prophylactic mastectomy, breast cancer risk, Family, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

Starting Again Soon...3 comments

chromisome wrote 5 days ago: Monday morning I went in for my pre-IVF check-up.  The doctor performed an ultrasound on me and said … more →

Tags: Fibroids, Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, narcolepsy, Piriformis Syndrome, depresson, Surrogacy, IVF, fertility

The thief, he kindly spoke...

jeffin42 wrote 5 days ago: “But you and I, we’ve been through that And this is not our fate, So let us not talk fal … more →

Tags: BRCA, BRCA-1, prophylactic mastectomy

Quack, Tweet, DUCK!

decisionsformyfamily wrote 6 days ago: With the warmth of the Spring upon us,tis the season for little birdie love. We have birds nests in … more →

Tags: Introduction, breast, prophylactic mastectomy, breast cancer risk, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, outdoors, Nature

What a beautiful weekend

decisionsformyfamily wrote 1 week ago: We are now inside the 45 day window for the prophylactic mastectomy.  ON one hand still a long way o … more →

Tags: Introduction, prophylactic mastectomy, breast cancer risk, First Communion, First Holy Communion, Spring Cleaning

Weeks 3 and 4

amyelizabeth94 wrote 1 week ago: I was planning to do separate updates for weeks 3 and 4, but I started back to work and got very bus … more →

Tags: BRCA 2, sentinel node, Surgery, BRCA, Fat Graft, Surgery

Breast Cancer Action10 comments

Lori wrote 1 week ago: For many who are serious about ending the breast cancer epidemic, Breast Cancer Action is near and d … more →

Tags: Breast, activism, fundraising, cancer politics, Health Care, Cancer, living with Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Awareness

Lean Cuisines and Beer2 comments

tatatatas wrote 1 week ago: Mom left today. Sucks. Happy and I are looking around the place wondering what we’re supposed … more →

Tags: First 30 days Post Op, chemo, BRCA, BRCA2, Cancer, breast cancer, Boobies, Surgery, previvor

Well of Despair

kaygravell wrote 1 week ago: I realise that this black hole of grief reminds me of my experience of depression. When in a very de … more →

Tags: Arts Based Inquiry, Surgery, Depression, Grief

Black hole of grief

kaygravell wrote 1 week ago: I took this image of my painted body soon after I had had my mastectomy This close up image of my ch … more →

Tags: Arts Based Inquiry, Scars, My Breast Cancer Story, Surgery, writing, Grief

IVF Cycle # 2 & #33 comments

chromisome wrote 1 week ago: I’m recovering well from my breast reconstruction surgery although the ripples are becoming mo … more →

Tags: Surrogacy, Fibroids, Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, narcolepsy, Sciatica, Surrogacy, IVF, fertility


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