With my surgery date approaching, I find myself facing all kinds of emotions, some encouraging and some daunting. Here are a few thoughts: Looking forward to removing the cancer from my body! Concerned about the 10 to 12 hour surgery and being under anesthesia for […]

I’ve spent the last several months researching my surgical options and I want to share with you what I learned and what I decided on. I hope you find this helpful in understanding what I’m going through and perhaps it will help you or someone […]

This is breathtaking.

After several months of talking to doctors, researching different reconstruction techniques, getting additional testing and scans, and working with my naturopath, I have a concrete plan of action. On November 3, 2017 I will have a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction. My breast surgeon is Dr. Linda Liu […]

That is the big question, isn’t it? And the answer is, no one really knows. I like to blame it on the past 75 years of processed food and chemicals, but as I read The Emperor of All Maladies, I realize that cancer was around long […]