What the heck is an expander? I get asked all the time about the expanders I had in while waiting for my reconstruction surgery, so this post is a little primer into the process after mastectomy if you’re choosing reconstruction….
Pieces of Angela or A Big C Update
Let’s see, where did we leave off? I was four treatments into Taxol, and I wasn’t feeling great, but much better then I felt on A/C. After 12 weeks on Taxol, I finished chemotherapy in mid-December. My final treatment, what…
And Just Like That… I Wrote a Book
During the lockdown portion of the pandemic last year, I decided I needed to immerse myself in a project. I found some notes I had taken several years ago during a workshop on how to self-publish an e-book and just…
The Big Sick or Breast Cancer Sucks
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it might be a good time for an update on how my treatment is going. If you missed the post on my diagnosis, you can read it here, The Big C. I started my…
The Big C or a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
I have The Big C. Cancer. Breast cancer. I know, right? I don’t even have boobs… It was definitely a shock; I’m still trying to accept it. I’ve decided to write about it since you’re all along on this crazy…