Blogs about: Prophylactic Mastectomy
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Garden fresh
If it was not for the allergies that the girls and I suffer from, Spring would be my favorite season! Trees blooming, birds chirping and time to plant the garden! After weeks of prepping, planning an… more →
Decisions for my Family
Revolution everyday: resisting the urge to retreat
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wrote 2 days ago: There is so much I need to do. Not want to do, need to do. Mom’s paperwork is so piled up. And … more →
Yesterday Facebook, today,Yahoo, tomorrow... ?
wrote 6 days ago: Facebook Allows Mastectomy Photos: Tattooed Model In Controversial Picture Speaks Out Now lest I sou … more →
Two big wins for the high-risk breast cancer community
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wrote 6 days ago: First, Facebook clarified their stance (link NSFW) on mastectomy photos: “We have long allowed maste … more →
The privilege of breast cancer's toll
wrote 6 days ago: It’s fascinating to me that a human shares her private life and ordeal of loss and the first thing s … more →
Mastectomy, DIEP flaps, and doughnuts, oh my!
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wrote 1 week ago: Appointment number five was delightful-ish. The plastic surgeon I saw locally was not the one my fri … more →
Exposed: weathering the emotional storm
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wrote 1 week ago: I spent this whole day moving about in the rain getting soaked because I’ve misplaced my raincoat. I … more →
Words to live by...
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wrote 1 week ago: I am just wrapping up a project I did with a good friend of mine whom I met when we were grad studen … more →
Preventive mastectomy, top hats, and effing crazy boat rides
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wrote 1 week ago: I’ve made a discovery. For those of you who’ve experienced loss or have moved through an intense per … more →
Sixth expansion
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wrote 1 week ago: WARNING: NSFW / graphic content below. Yup, I’m done size-wise. I wasn’t 100% sure after … more →
The Loss of my Partner's Warmth
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wrote 1 week ago: Written on March 2nd 2013 (I forgot I had written it and found it today.) Here it is two days before … more →
Walking in Mom's shoes
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wrote 1 week ago: (Photo by E, my older son. Thanks, dude.) Mom loved red. She wore red for luck on the days she would … more →
Goodbye Boobies Part V
wrote 1 week ago: My incisions are healing up wonderfully! Although they are about six inches long underneath each bre … more →
Increased Awareness Leads to Accelerated Research
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wrote 1 week ago: About a million people in the United States carry a BRCA mutation; less than 10% of them are aware o … more →
Angelina Jolie's pre-emptive mastectomy puts cancer prevention in spotlight
wrote 2 weeks ago: Src: WEGO Health/ Facebook Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventive double m … more →
Sporadic, Familial and Hereditary Breast Cancer Definitions
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wrote 2 weeks ago: This is in continuation to my previous post ‘Criteria for Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer … more →
Preventive mastectomy is the new black. Or: Yes, Angelina did it first.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: It is interesting to have to all of a sudden pay attention to pop culture. I’m not a celebrity watch … more →
Countdown
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Well I deliberately haven’t posted anything for a little while. I’ve wanted to because … more →
GETTING TESTED FOR THE BRCA MUTATION
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Since starting this blog and especially since Angelina’s BRCA mutation and subsequent prophylactic m … more →
5th Expansion: 350 CC and at capacity
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I had my capacity fill this week. Come Tuesday and I was already nervous about this time round. 300 … more →
