What’s happening 🗞️ 🍈🍈 The holidays are in full swing, and it’s beyond challenging to find the perfect gift for someone with breast cancer. We have Kristen’s list of favorite things in this newsletter to give you (or t…
I’m still fangirling about Dana Donofree, founder and CEO of AnaOno Intimates being on the podcast. And the episode with her is out now! We talk about our favorite items that helped get us through surgery. Don’t worry, we’ve listed…
When you hear the word cancer, it immediately evokes a feeling of impending doom. Most of us have grieved the loss of a friend or family member dying of cancer or the effects of it. I watched my mother beat ovarian cancer after 2 years only to die 8…
The list of studies showing the negative impact on the mental health of those diagnosed with breast cancer is pretty much endless. Here are a few: 77% of breast cancer patients experienced anxiety associated with the fear of death within 2 years …
A note from Kristen & Eva: In early 2021, we started Breast Cancer Stories telling Kristen’s story to help inform her friends and family throughout the stages of breast cancer treatment. A few months into starting Breast Cancer Stories, …
Here's the illustration mentioned by Christine on our episode called Beating Lymphedema. Lymphedema specialist Christine Galione, MSPT, CLT is a physical therapist and expert lymphatic massage practitioner at Scripps Memorial La Jolla who has been …
I think it’s amazing that surgeons are able to test lymph nodes near the tumor during a mastectomy or lumpectomy and remove just what’s needed instead of all of them. This lessens the possibility of lymphedema! Yay! Bouncing on a BOSU b…
Most women head into radiation not knowing the process or what to expect. Intimidating machines, tattoos, buzzing noises, orders about how to move or not are on the forefront. Taking a backseat to treatment needs are ease and comfort—not that …
Surgery is stressful, and the support we need changes throughout the days leading up to it, on the day of, and during post-op recovery. If you’ve agreed to be by a friend's side during any part of this process, it’s important that you ac…
