Words Matter

THREE WEEKS TODAY

THREE WEEKS TODAY “Have you ever tried on a 26 triple a training bra and worn it around the office for a few hours?” I asked Dr. M, (my plastic sur...

DAY 20

DAY 20 20 DAYS sounds so much longer then TWO WEEKS and I feel almost silly complaining about my sleep problems last night. I woke up about five ti...

THE HELP, WHAT TO SAY, WHAT NOT TO SAY (AND SHERYL SANDBERG)

THE HELP, WHAT TO SAY, WHAT NOT TO SAY (AND SHERYL SANDBERG) I have caught Sheryl Sandberg on a variety of news shows being interviewed for her new...

STARTING WEEK THREE

STARTING WEEK THREE I am not sure what I anticipated the beginning of WEEK THREE to feel like, to be like, but if I had to rate it on a scale of 1–...

SHOPPING FOR UNDERWEAR

SHOPPING FOR UNDERWEAR The push up bras with the padding ready for a Sunday afternoon football game made like the designers stuffed overnight maxi ...

TWO WEEKS

TWO WEEKS I may actually miss my last set of drains that are on schedule to be removed today. What? Did she just say she may miss the attachments t...

DAY TWELVE

DAY TWELVE After needing some help to remove the t shirt I managed to get on over my head yesterday, I looked hard at my upper body in the mirror l...

DAY TEN + ELEVEN

DAY TEN + ELEVEN Today is officially the start of WEEK TWO. What a difference a week makes. I actually took a shower forgetting that I had all of t...

DAY NINE

DAY NINE I know I am getting older when I look at the front cover of a Good Housekeeping Magazine and don’t even recognize the woman in the front c...

DAY EIGHT (yesterday, almost caught up!)

DAY EIGHT (yesterday, almost caught up!) My plan when I woke up was to take it easy until 1:30 hanging out with my favorite Aunt who took stellar c...

DAY SEVEN

DAY SEVEN Here’s what I love about getting a double mastectomy exactly a week ago today, and just so you are prepared, it is pure pre therapy ego, ...

DAY SIX

DAY SIX “Your hair is really frizzed out.” My loving partner said to me with a straight face. I could feel the vestiges of Satan rise up in my thro...