Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
A guest post by Beth Marchant At some point in life, we all ask ourselves, “What’s the worst that could happen?” But for a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer, the answer is different. The worst has happened. Our bodies have been cut open, poisoned, radiated, and forever changed. Our minds have endured the excruciating …
Guest Blog by Julie Rock So many of us regard a breast cancer diagnosis as a one-and-done thing. For many of us, especially those of us who experience a metastatic breast cancer recurrence, it is hardly that. We are in a daily fight for survival, battling cancer, physical side effects and financial toxicity. It is …
Just this week, Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother, shared her news of an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. In one of my journey’s most enlightening conversations, a wise friend who traversed the path of a breast cancer diagnosis before me reiterated, “Knowledge is power.” I’ve observed that awareness and regular screening are our armor—our most potent weapons …
Clea Shearer from the Home Edit shared yesterday that she was forced to remove her right breast implant in an emergency surgery procedure. After eight surgeries and the best efforts of her doctors, she simply was not healing. She shared in an Instagram post that she will remain flat on the right side until likely …
There’s a term that many breast cancer survivors know all too well: the iron bra. It’s not a medical device or a post-surgical garment—it’s a nickname for that heavy, tight, restrictive sensation many women feel after mastectomy surgery. It can feel like your chest is in a vice, like someone wrapped your rib cage in …
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