Cancer for 30: May 2012

How I came to this blog

For as long as I can remember I had been so excited about my 30th birthday. It was going to be a big year for me, I could feel it. I had no idea a breast cancer diagnosis would turn out to be the reason. I was actually told I had "early breast cancer" at 29, about three weeks before my 30th birthday. What I had is called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), which is also considered "stage 0 breast cancer." While it was caught at the earliest possible stage, and my life was never in immediate danger, I still had to undergo mastectomy, including lymph node removal, and reconstruction. My birthday came and went a couple weeks before my mastectomy. More than once I looked down at the "F 30" on my hospital bracelet and wondered, "where did my 30th birthday go?" This will definitely be an interesting year.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Post Surgical Camisole that Does It All

Before each of my surgeries I went to support group meetings at the Young Survival Coalition and got advice from the ladies there about preparing for surgery. Everyone wanted to share their favorite items that helped them get through recovery at home. All of my favorites are listed in the right frame under "Useful Items, Gift Ideas, Book Recommendations" but I want to spotlight my absolute favorite item in today's post.