breast cancer super hero

For my breast reconstruction, I elected to do the Expanders with Implants procedure. And here’s where I can tell you details, since I went through it myself. It’s kind of gross, so if you’re feeling squeamish, skip the next few paragraphs. Ok, you’ve been forewarned. My breast surgeon and my plastic surgeon both conducted this […]

HealtheVoices 2016 Conference

This weekend I’m attending HealtheVoices 2016, a healthcare advocates blogging conference in Chicago, Illinois. I’m kind of excited, kind of nervous, as I always get when I’ll be in large crowds of people I don’t know (yet). It’s really well organized and they’ve already sent out a list of the 100 or so attendees with […]

My Son the Movie Director

“Every child is born a genius.” — Albert Einstein I am the proud mother of a future movie director. My son Chris, has been making videos since he was 10 or 11. Neither Mike or I have any idea how to make movies, so this is all Chris, he just decided to figure it out […]

What To Give to Someone Who’s Diagnosed With Cancer

I never used to know what to do when someone got sick. I’d be afraid to bring it up to them, afraid to ask them about it, afraid to offer help. Worried that I’d intrude or say the wrong thing. When I was diagnosed, I was so afraid to talk about it at first, but […]

Cleaning The Pool

Tonight I back-washed and vacuumed our in-ground pool all by myself. I know, it may not sound like that big of a deal to all of you, but let me tell you, vacuuming a pool after a bilateral mastectomy is no small feat. To vacuum a pool you need to use your chest muscles to […]

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