In honor of you-know-what month, this installment of LifeSpy features women who write about their battles with breast cancer. Not all of these sites have been updated recently (we truly hope it's because the authors have been too busy living healthy lives), but they're absolutely riveting reads. My Breast Cancer blog: Since being diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2004, Jackie has been chronicling the nauseating ups and downs of her diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, hair loss, radiation, drug therapy, counseling, anti-depressants, remission and all things pink ... and pinkwashed.
Fighting Breast Cancer: Karen takes us through three years of extensive treatment (including her Italian MIL's pleas for her to drink holy water) for her stage 4 cancer. From the nurse she calls "Ms. Warm Hands" to a description of the magnetic draw of her bald head, Karen's humor might be her best medicine.
Two Hands ... : Jeannette lives in Southern California and was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 39. She goes through the seven dwarves of recovery as she takes on "frankenboobies" and important issues like Rosie O'Donnell.
The Cancer Grrrl: When she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, runner and lawyer Abigail decided to have a double mastectomy. Now a survivor and marathoner, she frequents the "poison café" once every three weeks for a shot of Herceptin and muses on the social power of playing the "cancer card."
Tell us: Did we leave any out? What types of blogs do you enjoy? Tell us in the comments.
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Saturday 11 October
By hnjz4
I recently went to my gyne and was told there is a suggestion out that doing self breast exams is creating unnecessary biopsies and such. I think that is insane. I found a lump when I was 26. It turned out to be cancer. Had I not been told to do self exam or shown how, who knows if I'd be here now. If anyone reads this, please just do the self exams! What does it hurt anyway? I would rather have found out my lump was nothing, and be told I'd found it too late.
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