Posted February 21, 2018
When I first began my preventive mastectomy journey, I joined a private Facebook group as a way to find support. It’s been amazing, and not only has it helped me, but being able to offer support to others has been an excellent way for me to heal. Now that I’m… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted November 6, 2017
Many of our readers know that this last weekend I was on a girls trip with two of my best friends from High School (more on that later I promise). My plane landed at 11:30pm last night and then I was up and going at 4:30 so that I could… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted October 2, 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how different everyone’s Preventive Mastectomy Journey truly is. I belong to a private group of over 5,000 women on FB, and each woman has a different story to tell. For every question like “Did drain belts help you?” “Do you have feeling in your… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted June 23, 2017
When I met with my oncologist earlier this year we went over what I needed to do to continue to monitor myself for breast cancer. Some of you may be saying…what? Wasn’t the point of getting a preventive mastectomy to eliminate the possibility of breast cancer? The purpose of my… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted April 26, 2017
When I began this journey, a year ago… A year ago this week… I was fearful and determined, nervous and prepared, alone yet surrounded by love. My inner mantra, the one I held on to and repeated over and over as I prepared for every step in this journey was… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
