A Lilith E-Anthology
What follows a breast or gynecological cancer diagnosis can be confounding, with challenging choices, and treatments that carry varying implications.
What follows a breast or gynecological cancer diagnosis can be confounding, with challenging choices, and treatments that carry varying implications.
“This won’t affect your ability to get pregnant or care for another child. Formula’s just fine. Your kids need you around, healthy. It’s time.”
One woman’s takeaways from getting “old lady breast cancer.”
Seeing that damn pink ribbon made me realize that I’m still mourning the body that I had two Octobers ago, the one that I can literally never get back.
“Enliven,” with its connotations of fun and light-heartedness, was the word I needed to hear… It was a glimpse of what lay ahead, of my post-treatment future.
Joyce’s story was inspired by the thousands of breast cancer patients I’ve had the honor of caring for. I used my observations to make Joyce’s journey as authentic and emotionally resonant as possible.