Women have been going through mastectomies for 75 years in this country. Why was there not a water-resistant product to protect me while in the shower after amputation of my breasts? Why was I required to wrap a trash bag around my body for protection? A question...
My mastectomy was scheduled bright and early on an extremely warm Tuesday morning in Florida, June 2009. I remember lying in bed at the hospital before surgery missing my mom. Of course those who don’t know me personally, would not know my mom died in a car accident...
Immediately after hearing those words, “You have breast cancer,” you are introduced to physicians you never really wanted to meet. Besides the general surgeon who will be taking the cancer out of your body, you are introduced to an oncologist who discusses placing...
