by Marnie | Nov 8, 2012 | Medicinal Mushrooms |
Continuing my series on medicinal mushrooms, today I’d like to introduce you to the Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum). It’s quite an amazing looking mushroom. For thousands of years, mushrooms have been used in Japan and China for their medicinal...
by Marnie | Nov 2, 2012 | Favorite Inspirational Quotes, The Power of Prayer |
The Power of Prayer When You Have Cancer I’ve never particularly religious person, but I have always believed in prayer. As a small child, I used to pray that I wouldn’t have bad dreams, because they scared me. As I’ve grown older, I’ve...
by Marnie | Nov 1, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Forms |
In the time I have been a breast cancer blogger and coach, I have met many wonderful women who did not want reconstruction surgery. For them, it just didn’t make sense. I celebrate their right to choose. We don’t HAVE to have breasts! If we have lost...
by Marnie | Oct 31, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Expander Implants |
Following on my series of articles about the different types of reconstruction surgery, today I’m discussing expander implants after mastectomy. What Is Tissue Expansion? A tissue expander is used widely in breast reconstruction when there is not enough skin to...
by Marnie | Oct 27, 2012 | GAP, IGAP, SGAP Flap |
When I first decided to write about all the different types of reconstruction surgery, I had no idea how many types there were! Even in the eight years since I had breast cancer, this type of surgery has come a long way and I certainly did not have as many options...
