Sarah Erdreich
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.
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.