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Saturday, August, 30, 2008

Laura Zigman's SharePosts Relating to: "Breast Cancer Treatment"

My Friend Wendy -- An Amazing Support After My Nipple Reconstruction Surgery

Everyone should have a Wendy. My Wendy -- Wendy Hurwitz -- is one of those amazing friends who is pathologically helpful. But in a good way. Always there for the emergency school pick-up and playdate (luckily we have boys the same age at the same school, which is how we met). Always there with the information about the field trip you forgot... Read moreChevron

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Failing As Usual: Double Mastectomies and "Choices" In Breast Cancer Treatment

I read with great interest yesterday's front page Washington Post article about the increase in women opting for double mastectomies when lumpectomies might suffice. And I'm writing this post because I am one of those women who made a similar choice -- to have a double mastectomy when a single mastectomy may have sufficed and because there... Read moreChevron

Clarification of Terms: Being Honest vs. Complaining

There's a fine line between being honest and complaining, I think, so I wanted to take a quick moment in between posts to clarify what I'm doing here in my SharePosts. I'm not trying to scare you off from having tram-flap reconstructive surgery. The main purpose of my posts here has been to be honest. To tell it like it was. Which... Read moreChevron

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