Welcome! Today is an exciting day because my book: Now What? A Patient's Guide to Recovery After Mastectomy (Demos Health Publishing, 2012) was released! As the title says, the book is about mastectomy recovery and it includes all of the most important information that women need when preparing for and recovering from mastectomy: information from what to bring to the hospital and how to prepare yourself emotionally for mastectomy, to what it feels like when you wake up and all that follows with the recovery process. I couldn't have written this book without the help of the women of FORCE, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered and Support Connection (see links below). Not only did I turn to the women of FORCE and Support Connection to aid me in my own recovery after my breast cancer diagnosis but I also turned to them when I was doing research for the book. They completed surveys and shared their stories of recovery so that -- going forward -- no one will feel alone or unprepared when facing mastectomy.
Please check in with my blog from time to time. I will post stories and articles about mastectomy, breast cancer recovery, and other related topics. Be well!
