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
As a self-professed fashionista and breast cancer “rebel” I was enthralled by the 2024 Cashmere Collection show held yesterday in Toronto. Sponsored by Kruger Products, the makers of Cashmere bathroom tissue and founded in 2004, the Cashmere Collection is an ardent supporter of Canada’s fashion design community and the Breast Cancer cause. Many of the …
Actress Olivia Munn is making waves again by showcasing her mastectomy scars in a new campaign for Kim Kardashian’s SKIMs brand. And good on her. Good on SKIMS for showing those scars. Let’s not diminish for one instant what she has been through. Munn, who was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023 after …
The cost of battling breast cancer, or financial toxicity as it’s often referred to, is a grim reality that many of us have to grapple with. The financial burdens start to loom shortly after diagnosis and can continue way beyond the initial treatments. Medical bills, loss of income, and indirect costs associated with care and …
I had never even heard of the word lymphedema before I found myself on my breast cancer journey. Now, because I’ve had lymph nodes removed and radiation to my left armpit (because two of those nodes had cancer in them), I’m at risk for this condition and will be for the rest of my life. …
I have written extensively on this blog about the trauma that comes with a breast cancer diagnosis and how even two and a half years post-diagnosis, I know my body is still holding on to that trauma. I can’t quite describe it fully, but it’s a bit like a roller coaster ride where you are …