The Self-Care Savvy Blog
Practical and empowering self-care support for life beyond your breast cancer diagnosis.
Breast Implant Reconstruction After Mastectomy: “Ask Amy”
The decision whether or not to reconstruct breast mounds after a mastectomy is a very personal one.
Mastectomy changes your body forever and, for many women, this is not only physically challenging but mentally and emotionally difficult as well.
The most common choice after mastectomy is some form of breast mound reconstruction instead of wearing artificial prosthetics, typically with breast implants.
Gratitude, Grief, and Giving: ‘Tis the Season
Between Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday my inbox is FULL.
I have chosen not to send out a ton of individual emails for these various events and instead am keeping my commitment to you (and myself) of showing up every Sunday with education and inspiration through breast cancer and beyond.
This week I want to acknowledge a few things that have been coming up for me and that you may relate to as we enter the holiday season.
We need to talk about Metastatic Breast Cancer.
If I'm honest, of course I have a fear of being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
But for me it is important to not hide from this fear but to acknowledge and honor it.
For me, I see every person diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer as myself.
The “Silent Majority” in Breast Cancer Land.
There is a “silent majority” in breast cancer land.
They are the millions of women living in breast cancer survivorship that aren't the ones you likely know about.
Let's talk about the ones who aren't talking about breast cancer…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: an insider’s perspective.
Here it is, the good, the bad, and the pink.
Until this year, October has always sent me running in the other direction.
So what’s different?