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According to The American Cancer Society, the average risk of a woman in the US developing breast cancer in her life is 13%, adding up to one out of every eight women. Not only is that an alarming number, but it also means that your chances of knowing and caring about someone effected by the…
After the scars begin to heal and you begin to feel like yourself again, you will find yourself in the “new-normal” zone. You will never again be the old you, and that’s ok. A lot of changes women face after cancer are positive. We may be more compassionate. We may be more health conscious. Maybe…
Sending the “Girls” Off In Style The time from when you get the dreaded “you have breast cancer” phone call til mastectomy day everything is completely surreal. It’s rather indescribable actually. I knew that my diagnosis was real, but part of me couldn’t believe it. It was consuming almost all of my thoughts and my…
Here are the items I found to be the most helpful to have around during my mastectomy recovery.
Before going through it myself, I pictured a chemo patient as bald, weak, and huddled over a toilet. When I found out I would need chemotherapy, I knew I’d try anything to not be that person. I didn’t want to worry my family and friends and I wanted to continue to be able to take…