My BRCA Story

* UPDATE: I am negative for the BRCA gene. Breast Cancer Awareness Month means a great deal in our house. It’s not just another reason to...

Thank you to Grey Genetics and Patient Stories for having me on to discuss my journey with BRCA and surgery, but more importantly, for all...

This past week, I was fortunate enough to be asked to sit down for an interview and discuss BRCA as an expat.  One of the questions I was a...

On Saturday, March 17th, the day of Irish luck, I had my three year post mastectomy and reconstruction scans.  While my surgery wasn't ...

As a patient advocate and a Previvor, I'm so excited to be a part of this announcement of the Breast Advocate App .   From https://...

I'm calm. That's all I can really say.  The past two years have given me a calmness I haven't known since my mother was dia...

It's been a while since I've updated on either my breast reconstruction or my oophorectomy, but figured now is as good a time as an...

"Its as if you woke up!" This is what my husband says about me now, ever since the surgery. I've got this lack of sleep th...

Rather than the day by day play at this point, I figured it was ok to let a few days go by before filling you in again.  So, here I am, in m...

2015. I could say this was the worst year of my life. I could say I want to put this all behind me and forget about it. I could...

Not horrible, but not great.  This is a long one...settle in. Yes, my dears, there are ups and downs in this journey.  The ups are when...

Today I got to meet with my amazing gynecologist, Dr. Dharshini, as well as my overall medical doctor, Dr. Tucker, who has been the keeper o...