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 →
The House Don’t Fall When My Bones are GoodMy therapy session started off the way all hard sessions do. Me: “I’m doing great.” Therapist: “That is wonderful.” Me: “Yes. I finally feel…Continue Reading →
The Weight of RecoveryYesterday I tried putting on a real bra – not like an actual bra with an underwire, that would just be absurd. (I stand…Continue Reading →
Finding Strength in My One Boob ReflectionMy reflection in the mirror is equally hard to see and process. Overnight my breast became a caved in mess of folded skin, sutures…Continue Reading →
Red, Hot and ANGRY BoobRecovery from this surgery (and any surgery I would venture to guess) is just as much mental as it is physical. My emotions are…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 →
Ten Years Later and Still Choosing LIFEDecember 14, 2010 I woke up alone in a hotel room scared of the day ahead – scared of recovery, scared of the unknown…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 →
