Original Post: https://www.browngirlandbrcaplus.com/home/2018/8/9/not-a-boob-job There’s this reflexive response that many offer upon hearing I’ve had a mastectomy, “well at least you got a free boob job out of it”. Nope. Not a boob job. So now you know! You’re staring at them…and also trying not to stare… trying to see if you can tell the difference. Wondering if the new ones actually…
BRCA Strong Mama It was only about five months ago that I found BRCA Strong. But, not a day has gone by that I am not overwhelmingly impressed by the support that pours from this community. Each day, someone stands up and voices a success, a concern, a worry, or a fear. In response, dozens are there to listen, offer…
Making the decision to have a mastectomy is not easy nor is going through with the procedure. Unfortunately, the difficulty often does not end after the incisions have healed. There are many potential post-surgical side effects that you are just left to deal with on your own. These can include: Pain and tenderness Swelling Weakness Limited motion in shoulder or…
[podbean playlist=”http%3A%2F%2Fplaylist.podbean.com%2F2823214%2Fplaylist_multi.xml” type=”multi” height=”315″ kdsowie31j4k1jlf913=”087b9300ea5b354536365285c893ab92cbefd2f1″ size=”315″ share=”1″ fonts=”Georgia” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″ skin=”13″] Universe, what’s good?! Today’s episode features Lisa Vento Nielsen, an Entrepreneur, Educator, and Executive known not only as Super Mom but the Founder of Balance After Cancer (formerly Career After Cancer). Lisa is a writer, speaker, career expert and cancer survivor. Listen in as we talk about how cancer rocked our…
[podbean playlist=”http%3A%2F%2Fplaylist.podbean.com%2F2823214%2Fplaylist_multi.xml” type=”multi” height=”240″ kdsowie31j4k1jlf913=”ba93a68dd2dff4f1314afed492fb0f4dd2a8657f” size=”240″ share=”1″ fonts=”Georgia” auto=”0″ download=”1″ rtl=”0″ skin=”13″] Universe, what’s good?! Welcome to week 14 of the podcast. Today, you are in for a treat, as I interview April Johnson Stearns, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of WILDFIRE Magazine. With the tagline “Build a Life You Love After Diagnosis,” WILDFIRE Magazine chronicles all facets of breast cancer from patients…
