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Feeling like the exception? From post-radiation breast reconstruction to breastfeeding moms, we come alongside those who can’t figure out where they fit in the breast reconstruction equation.

  • men checking for breast cancer

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer

2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00

Like many breast cancer organizations, we don’t talk about male breast cancer very often. Yet, if we tune into our breast cancer brothers, we all gain. We may even learn a little about the female

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer 2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00
  • adoption after cancer

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer

2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00

Like so many young breast cancer survivors, Beth Gainer faced the harsh reality of infertility after finishing her cancer treatments. To make matters worse, she experienced a divorce, leaving her single with seemingly no chance

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer 2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00
  • explain BRCA to your kids

How Do You Explain BRCA to Your Kids?

2018-08-22T21:08:14+00:00

Trying to explain BRCA to your kids is not an easy challenge. Working through their anxieties for you, plus a natural fear of their own potential BRCA mutation, takes love and patience. We are so

How Do You Explain BRCA to Your Kids? 2018-08-22T21:08:14+00:00
  • art therapy for breast cancer

Her Art Was Her Therapy During Cancer – It Became Her Career [Podcast Ep. 22]

2018-08-10T23:13:42+00:00

After a shocking breast cancer diagnosis, a young Heidi Kelly turned to sewing to process things. Designing handbags became a sort of art therapy for cancer. What Heidi didn't realize is that she had just

Her Art Was Her Therapy During Cancer – It Became Her Career [Podcast Ep. 22] 2018-08-10T23:13:42+00:00
  • mastectomy without reconstruction

Against the Grain: A Young Mom’s Mastectomy Without Reconstruction [Podcast Ep. 20]

2018-06-30T04:35:19+00:00

Rebecca Pine was a young mom, just weaning her beautiful daughter, when she made the choice for a prophylactic mastectomy without reconstruction. It was a bold decision, but for Rebecca it was an empowering decision.

Against the Grain: A Young Mom’s Mastectomy Without Reconstruction [Podcast Ep. 20] 2018-06-30T04:35:19+00:00
  • Tina's Breast Reconstruction Timeline

A Breast Reconstruction Timeline

2018-06-30T04:37:09+00:00

Many times readers want a broad overview of diagnosis to breast surgery recovery. What does this look like in someone else? While we can't generalize, Tina Ruark-Baker has chosen to share with us her breast

A Breast Reconstruction Timeline 2018-06-30T04:37:09+00:00
  • breast cancer gene

The So-Called “Breast Cancer Gene” [Podcast Ep. 3]

2018-04-02T03:03:32+00:00

The idea of a genetic disposition for breast cancer is scary. It can be hard to face. It's the fear that cancer is mapped into your DNA. That it's part of you at the most

The So-Called “Breast Cancer Gene” [Podcast Ep. 3] 2018-04-02T03:03:32+00:00
  • breast cancer diagnosis while pregnant

A Story of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy

2018-02-07T23:04:29+00:00

No woman expects to receive a breast cancer diagnosis while pregnant. Breast cancer during pregnancy may not be the norm, but it happens more often than you might think. It also presents unique challenges. Paired

A Story of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy 2018-02-07T23:04:29+00:00
  • You can.

What if I can?

2018-02-20T11:04:28+00:00

Try. Find out. What I can do it?

What if I can? 2018-02-20T11:04:28+00:00

Reflections on Going Flat: Whole Without Breasts

2018-06-30T04:37:42+00:00

This week, as part of our September focus on going flat, we welcome Rebecca Pine. A talented writer and advocate for women with breast cancer, Rebecca shares her experience as a young mother who faced

Reflections on Going Flat: Whole Without Breasts 2018-06-30T04:37:42+00:00