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 →
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 →
