BRCA Journey
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Nothing is Sexier Than Being Alive
Dealing with insecurities, looks and kids. We have a 12 year old and she is growing up. Yay! Nothing is more rewarding as a parent than seeing your kids age with confidence and compassion. She is doing just that! She… Continue reading
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How to Wear a Bra After Flat Closure
Truth. You don’t need to. But, maybe you want to. There are several reasons. Maybe it’s a style that goes with your outfit. I love an off the shoulder but also like to have my sports bra at the top… Continue reading
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Thrive During Flu Season
Taking a look at my favorite go-to holistic remedies. Being sick during winter seems like an inevitable. But it doesn’t have to be. The girls are constantly bringing home stuff from school and constantly blowing a nose or hacking up… Continue reading
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Breaking the News… “I’m going flat.”
You never know how family will respond when telling them: a) I want to remove my breasts strategically to avoid our family legacy of certain early death and b) I’ve decided to do it without reconstruction. Let’s start with the… Continue reading
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Fuck it, I’m going topless!
As a kid I used to say (I have no idea why, maybe I had a premonition) that if I had breast cancer, I’d go flat and walk around topless doing my yard work and such. At least for a… Continue reading
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Getting my pump on 🏋🏻♀️
Getting back in the weight room after each surgery was the hardest. I was restless, sure. But I was also really tired. My body had been through a trauma after all. Back Story: Being a life long active, ball to… Continue reading
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Life’s Perspective Changes Everything
Perspective 1: My Kids are growing up. They are no longer little toddlers and snuggle monkeys. They were so cute. I want them to stay little forever. Perspective 2: My kids are growing up! They can read, grab their own… Continue reading
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Takin’ the Lady Parts
Now that my implants are out (Novemebr 2023), it was time to focus on the remaining lurking bomb. The ovaries. A part of my previous surgeries was removal of the fallopian tubes. 💡 Did you know? They believe that the… Continue reading
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Waking Up Flat
I never felt so good going into a surgery. The day had come for explant and I was ready. I was ready to feel like me again. To feel like my authentic self. To heal from the weird rashes and… Continue reading
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Life With Implants
I’d love to say that I got the mastectomy with reconstruction and life was perfect. That I avoided breast cancer AND got new boobs. But life had different plans. There were many surgeries to “fix” the imbalances, to fix the… Continue reading
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