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Scars and All
Scars and All
The Beauty of Survivorship
Ever since my mastectomy nearly two years ago, I have felt so ugly. Even following reconstructive surgery with a high quality implant I still feel… Disfigured. Unattractive. Only "normal" and "whole" will ever be beautiful to me...
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A Mind Trapped
A Mind Trapped
“Oh Debby,” she answers in delight, recognition sparking. “Please come in. I didn’t recognize you with these new glasses.” The lie stands between us. We both know she could not remember who I was...
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
When I found out I had been accepted into the Lung Transplant Program due to emphysema, one of the first things I did was re-write the lyrics to the song "Matchmaker"...
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Destiny is a Peculiar Thing
Destiny is a Peculiar Thing
I was put into a hospital gown and told I was being admitted. Why, why, why all the fuss, I kept asking myself? This all seems so over-dramatic. I need to get back to school and get my grades in...
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Disability? What Disability?
Disability? What Disability?
Overcoming the Reality, Stigma and Pain
I awoke one morning at 5 o'clock to go to my nursing job. When I tried to stand up to go shower, I suddenly found myself on the floor in incredibly unbearable pain – all over!
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Gaining More Than I Lost
Gaining More Than I Lost
My Choice to Have a Double Mastectomy
On my forty-ninth birthday last year, I decided that I would make the Mammogram appointment a month earlier than usual...
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Not-So-Vital Statistics
Not-So-Vital Statistics
How Much Do You Really Want to Know?
I didn't tell them about my other fear, the one that year after year keeps me from letting anyone perform genetic tests on me: The very real possibility that a doctor will peer into my innermost machinery and discover something wrong...
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Breast Cancer Genetics and the Jewish Woman
Breast Cancer Genetics and the Jewish Woman
An introduction to breast cancer and the risk for Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent.
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Personal Accounts Regarding Genetic Testing
Personal Accounts Regarding Genetic Testing
There are various choices and decisions that must be made for a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Here are three different women and their stories.
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Ovarian Cancer Q & A
Ovarian Cancer Q & A
An overview of the most basic and important questions regarding ovarian cancer and answered by a leading gynecologic oncologist

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