Before my diagnosis with breast cancer, the disease was for me — as it is for most people — a single thing. Very quickly after learning I had cancer, I discovered there are many breast cancer types and sub-types, and each has its terminology and acronyms. The complexity of breast cancer has removed the one-size-fits-all …
Why I Wrote My Book Flat Please, Hold the Shame
The entire AskEllyn brand began with my book FLAT PLEASE. Here’s the story behind the story. I was shattered when I received my diagnosis of breast cancer. It was something that happened to other women, not to me. In the four weeks I waited for my biopsy and surgical consult I estimate I lost close …
Flat Fashion and Icons I Admire
When I found out I would be having a mastectomy and made the decision to have an aesthetic flat closure (AFC), I surveyed my wardrobe with trepidation. How much would I still be able to wear post-surgery? What did flat fashion look like? I took to Google to investigate. Have to admit, I found the …
Interested in Women’s Health and Patient Advocacy? Here are Two Books I Highly Recommend
I love to read and I’m a voracious reader. I mostly love fiction and can always get behind a good bodice ripper or beach read, I am from time to time drawn to non-fiction works to expand my rapidly shrivelling 59-year-old brain. Now that I find myself a bit of a women’s health crusader and …
Welcome to the New AskEllyn
It’s time. After six months in the market, we’re excited to unveil the new home for AskEllyn. We’ve experienced tremendous response since we brought AskEllyn to market last October. With zero marketing investment to date, and through solely organic word of mouth, she has supported more than 15,000 interactions, with 38% of users having extended …