If you’ve had a mastectomy, or if one (unfortunately) is in your future, you’ve probably heard or read about the dreaded drains. They are no fun. At all. Necessary evils, that’s what Jackson-Pratt drains are. But we do and deal with what we must, right? So, what’s the best way to manage those dreaded drains? …
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be over (whew!), but it never ends for some of us. For those who’ve been diagnosed, every month is BCAM. At least this is the case for me. Once you’ve heard the words, you have cancer, you can’t unhear them. If only turning off cancer thoughts were as easy as …
Preparing for surgery during a pandemic is just weird. There is an extra layer of stress added. Okay, more than one layer. Like preparing for surgery during normal times isn’t stressful enough, right? I hesitated (again) to even publish this post. I have noticed other bloggers and folks in general expressing hesitation to write/talk about …