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 →
Roadmap to LIFE: Countdown to Surgery The 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 →
My 2020 Birthday: We Can Do Hard Things Today is my 39th birthday. And I’m spending it in the hospital. With Marjorie. Again. A seemingly innocent cold once again turned to pneumonia.… 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 →
Beating Cancer to the Punch: My Journey to Prophylactic Mastectomy I 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 →
When Your Therapist Says ‘Tell Me More’ – Don’t Run After months of barely floating above water, I am finally finding my footing on life’s uneven shores. Last week I had a therapy session,… Continue Reading →
Five Years Later: Finding Light in Cancer’s Hollow Wednesday, May 27, 2015 “Your daughter has cancer.” What happened next I do not know. My world stopped. My heart shattered into a million… Continue Reading →
Unplanning Death Death is never a pleasant subject. I have never handled death well and it seems to be knocking at my proverbial door more than… Continue Reading →
