8 Things You Can Do To Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
You can honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month simply by talking about breast cancer, mammograms and preventative measures with friends and family members.
How My Internet Friend Kicked Breast Cancer’s Ass
Lisa’s story, her power-hold over cancer, and her raw sense of humor have started to give me hope. Hope for what, I can’t really articulate. I just know I’ve felt hope for the first time in a long time.
A Bump In The Road: My Journey With The Tumors In My Breast
I sat in the waiting room, a nervous wreck. I had the cold sweats, my hands were shaking like a drug addict going through withdrawal, and I never felt more alone in my entire life.
8 Things That Honestly Happened When I Ditched Wearing A Bra
When I took off the bra, I began feeling more immersed in the world and less burdened by the contraption on my chest.
How To Make Love To The Woman You Love Before Her Mastectomy
The only advice is to not ignore that this is a last of something in her life and in yours. But from lasts, come new firsts.
The Thing No One Tells You About Losing Your Mother Too Soon
What no one tells you when you lose your mom at eight years old is that every milestone from that point on will be ruined by the sharp pang of loss you will inevitably feel when you realize she has missed another chapter in your life.
When Cancer Is Always On Your Mind
Having the perfect set of tits wouldn’t make them anymore beautiful when they were the source of mutations. I don’t even like them that much, I think. A lifetime of dealing with a part of my body that I’m not even crash hot about.
A 25-Year-Old’s Diary Entries From Late March, 1977
I had occasion to watch Hilary make her move on Cliff during an otherwise apparently pointless conversation recounting an argument she’d had last week with Reggie Jackson in a Fort Lauderdale restaurant.
To Every Woman Who’s Been Through A Breast Cancer Scare
7 Women Explain Why They Decided To Get Rid Of Their Boobs
I got rid of my boobs two months ago. I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 13. At 26, I found out I carried the “faulty” BRCA1 gene, putting my chance of getting breast cancer at 87%.
