When You Don’t Fit the PTSD Mold I just discovered today is National PTSD Awareness Day. I thought I would take a minute and remind everyone that PTSD (like any other… Continue Reading →
The House Don’t Fall When My Bones are Good My 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 Recovery Yesterday I tried putting on a real bra – not like an actual bra with an underwire, that would just be absurd. (I stand… Continue Reading →
Red, Hot and ANGRY Boob Recovery 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 →
Ten Years Later and Still Choosing LIFE December 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 Surgeon Whether 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] Funny I 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 →
How Our Marriage has Weathered Life’s [Many] Storms Thirteen years ago Jordan and I said “I do” on February 2, 2007. We promised to be faithful in good times and in bad.… Continue Reading →
How I Finally Lost the Holiday Weight I have been feeling heavier than ever these past few weeks. My anxiety high and emotional fuse short. I knew this time of year… Continue Reading →
Ditching the BUSY Diet Yesterday, I almost forgot to eat…almost. It was one of those work from your car, the hair salon and be the kids’ chauffeur kind… Continue Reading →