I am HERE.P!nk’s “I am HERE” has always been one of my go to anthems, but today more than ever the line struck me: “I am…Continue Reading →
Doing the Hard Things: My Prophylactic Double Mastectomy‘Twas the Night Before Surgery // Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. My eyes were glued to my watch – T-Minus 24-hours.…Continue Reading →
Roadmap to LIFE: Countdown to SurgeryThe purple pen dotted my sternum, top to bottom, side to side. In a small mirror leaning on the counter in front of me,…Continue Reading →
Save the Nipples: Meeting My Plastic SurgeonWhether you are getting your yearly OB check, mammogram or plastic surgery consult, standing naked in front of a stranger is not for the…Continue Reading →
When Your Mammogram Isn’t So [Squishy] FunnyI looked around the waiting room, letting the sights, sounds and my reality sink in. Women well over 70-years old bustling around in the…Continue Reading →
Beating Cancer to the Punch: My Journey to Prophylactic MastectomyI plan to share this journey. I don't share for thoughts and prayers, but in hopes my experience might help someone else [...] I…Continue Reading →
Betrayed By My DNA“Hi, McCall. I’m calling with your genetic results.” “Yes, go ahead,” I said into the phone. “You have tested positive for the…Continue Reading →
I AM BRAVE! Marjorie’s StoryHow do you tell your child they had cancer? How do you explain the magnitude of their first year of life? You don’t. Well you…Continue Reading →
Hi. My Name is McCall and I’m an ImposterEver feel like you are floating through life with no idea what you are doing, but you are doing it anyway? That has been…Continue Reading →
The Scanxiety DanceThis blog has always been a place of comfort and my personal way of therapeutic processing. Through my eating disorder recovery, Marjorie’s early birth…Continue Reading →
