There’s actually a name for this: a contralateral mastectomy for symmetry. This is when a breast that does not have cancer is removed so that a woman’s chest will be balanced. I did not know this was an option before, because no one gave me this option. Once I learned about it, I couldn’t get it out of my head.
Two Insurance Appeal Letters: One That Didn’t Work and One That Saved Me $3000
I had never bought a wig before. I didn’t know that wigs came in every price range, from $25 to $10,000.
The Cost of Breast Cancer: My $60,000 mistake
Hopefully you’ll benefit from my story so that you don’t make your own $60,000 mistake!
8 Things to Ask for When You Have Cancer OR 8 Things to Give Your Friend with Cancer
Here’s a list of things that I so WISH I had in front of me during that time. Most of these things I never even considered!
The Paper Chain Parenting Technique
I clearly had the right answer and could quickly remedy this situation.
How I was able to afford my house post-divorce
I remember reading lots of articles like this one online during the years that we went through our split. I expected to find an answer in one of them. And I didn’t. I also remember the day when I looked at the numbers and realized that the only answer that would give me peace was to buy out my ex.
Mid-life Crisis Book Recommendation: Miranda July’s All Fours
“Well, in life there are Parkers and there are Drivers”
The Best Way to Walk
This is dangerous! The voice in my head said. What would my mother, my kids, my ex-husband say? They would say I’m being irresponsible. What if they want to get ahold of me? What if I don’t make it back?
Reading: the thing that was missing from my self-care routine
I no longer had that book on my nightstand that tethered me to my own imagination and to a space in my world for fantasy.
Some Doctors No Longer Recommend Self Breast Exams, But You Should Still Touch Yourself Regularly. Here’s Why.
Please don’t wait a year to say something when you notice anything abnormal in your breasts.