October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and guest blogger Dee Dee Parker graciously accepted my invitation to write a tribute to her daughter Brooke. Brooke touched many lives during her long breast cancer battle and Dee Dee tells her story beautifully. Along with the beautiful hued leaves of bright crimson, butterscotch, and chestnut, October brings…… Continue reading A Flurry of Pink – A Breast Cancer Awareness Month Tribute to Brooke Walker
Category: Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Kerry Brannan – Twice Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Welcome to Breast Reconstruction Thoughts at Life Reconstructed. Each Tuesday this fall, I am featuring a woman who has undergone a single or bilateral mastectomy. Most have also had breast reconstruction, but some have not. Some entered this world through cancer, others due to testing positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation which highly…… Continue reading Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Kerry Brannan – Twice Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Rachel Akslen – BRCA2 Positive
Welcome to Breast Reconstruction Thoughts at Life Reconstructed. Each Tuesday this fall, I am featuring a woman who has undergone a single or bilateral mastectomy. Most have also had breast reconstruction, but some have not. Some entered this world through cancer, others due to testing positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation which highly…… Continue reading Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Rachel Akslen – BRCA2 Positive
Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Cathy VanMaanen, TRAM Flap Reconstruction
Welcome to Breast Reconstruction Thoughts (a profile series) at Life Reconstructed. Each Tuesday this fall, I will feature a woman who has undergone a single or bilateral mastectomy. Most have also undergone breast reconstruction, but some have not. Some entered this world through cancer, others due to testing positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene…… Continue reading Breast Reconstruction Thoughts – Cathy VanMaanen, TRAM Flap Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction – Thoughts From Women Who Have Been There (a profile series)
On Tuesdays, starting next week, I will begin featuring profiles of women who have undergone a single or bilateral mastectomy. Most of the women to be featured have been through reconstruction of some sort, and a few have opted to go flat as it’s called in the breast cancer world. There’s no right or wrong…… Continue reading Breast Reconstruction – Thoughts From Women Who Have Been There (a profile series)