Preventative Double Mastectomy, the day has arrived!

Preventative Double Mastectomy, the day has arrived!

It’s been 8 weeks since I had 2 surgeries back to back.  A preventative double mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction, which uses my own tummy fat to form my new breasts. The surgeries went very well. I was nervous but excited too as I delved into hospital...
“Oh sure, breast cancer, why not?”

“Oh sure, breast cancer, why not?”

So why am I making this project? One in eight Australian women will develop Breast Cancer1Cancer Council Australia. Wow, this information makes you pause to think. However a gentle reminder that this is by age 85 puts the statistic in better perspective.   But this...
The stress from the last 2 days has lost its sting

The stress from the last 2 days has lost its sting

There have been a few ultra-stressful times this year, but one of the worst was trying to assess whether or not to commit to having a double mastectomy based on all the information I have gathered from the breast care nurse, breast surgeon (who will remove the breast...