How Do You Explain BRCA to Your Kids?
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
Against the Grain: A Young Mom’s Mastectomy Without Reconstruction [Podcast Ep. 20]
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.
A Breast Reconstruction Timeline
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
The So-Called “Breast Cancer Gene” [Podcast Ep. 3]
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
Reflections on Going Flat: Whole Without Breasts
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
BRCA2 Gene Mutation Reality Hits Hard for Bachelor Contestant
Knowledge is power, and women who undergo genetic testing for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will have the benefit of knowing whether they are at a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Hey BRCA-Positive Young Women: FORCE Is With You!
To close our Young Survivor's month, we welcome this post by Teri Woodhull. She volunteers for the group, FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered). FORCE is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected
How I’m Taking the Reins on My Family History of Breast Cancer
Today we welcome Brandi Forbes as a guest author. With a family history of breast cancer, even as a young teen she was fully aware of what could happen to her. Here's her story and her
A Previvor’s Story, by Carly Miller (Part 2)
Carly Miller is a BRCA2 previvor living with her husband in Los Angeles. She is a Peer Support Group Leader and Peer Navigator with FORCE. Carly also volunteers for Sharsheret and has been selected to
A Previvor’s Story, by Carly Miller (Part 1)
Carly Miller is a BRCA2 previvor living with her husband in Los Angeles. She is a Peer Support Group Leader and Peer Navigator with FORCE. Carly also volunteers for Sharsheret and has been selected to