“Dear Body, I once thought you were my enemy. Now I know BREAST CANCER is the enemy. And you?…” Imagine writing a letter to your body… What would it say?…
“What does it mean to carry the BRCA gene mutation–for myself & my family?” 2 years ago today, I learned I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation–10 days after I’d already…
I’ve spent the last 24 months of my life dealing with breast cancer, and the last 12 months dealing with breast cancer AND Covid. And I have come to see…
Know Your #MomGenes: My BRCA Gene Testing Story I’ve just undergone my 7th surgery in 9 months. My body has had it, and I’m thinking about how this cancer could’ve…
Little did I know I would become so well-versed in the various breast reconstruction options. It seemed straighforward, if not overwhelming, at the start: breast cancer diagnosis, immediate double mastectomy…
“When Life Throws You In The Mud, Plant Yourself And Grow.” When I wrote those words as I crafted my first book, This is How We Grow, I was definitely in…
The day I was diagnosed with #breastcancer, not quite 3 months ago, this came to my mind. It was a new way to try & comprehend the whole #cancerexperience, to…