Tag: mastectomy

Books & Beverages @ Dog-Eared Books

If you find yourself in Central Iowa on January 20, come see me at Dog-Eared books. I will be a part of their Books & Beverages night and would love to chat with you. They will have my book available for purchase or feel free to bring your already purchased book in for me to…… Continue reading Books & Beverages @ Dog-Eared Books

My Broken Body – Body Image at Inspire 2019 Conference

Body image is one thing I’ve wrestled with since breast cancer. I had the opportunity to speak to a group of women at the Inspire 2019 Conference in Des Moines last weekend about my struggles and things I’ve learned. Here’s a short little clip from my talk. (I’m so proud of the fact that I…… Continue reading My Broken Body – Body Image at Inspire 2019 Conference

A Mastectomy Pillow Thank You from Anne Graham Lotz

  When mom learned that Anne Graham Lotz was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found an address and sent her a set of pillows, not even positive they would get to her. Not long after, she received this hand-written thank you in the mail. How sweet is that? Don’t know Anne Graham Lotz? She’s the…… Continue reading A Mastectomy Pillow Thank You from Anne Graham Lotz

In the Dead of Night – A Mastectomy Story by Jane DeShaw

2:36 a.m. The February night is moonless, black, as you turn your head to the left and gaze out the second-story window. The limbs and leafless branches of the huge maple tree just outside are like cold, barren, groping arms, sinister in the streetlamp’s dim glow. Lying flat on your back in bed, each arm…… Continue reading In the Dead of Night – A Mastectomy Story by Jane DeShaw

Free Mastectomy Pillows from The Bosom Buddies

525. That’s the number of mastectomy pillows the Bosom Buddies have made since August 2016. Women in 29 states have received their pillows. 4 cancer centers currently keep their pillows on hand to give to mastectomy patients. And new pillow requests come in through this website regularly. Cancer is a taker. Breast cancer sometimes takes…… Continue reading Free Mastectomy Pillows from The Bosom Buddies