Unfortunately (or fortunately), I am currently on a little adventure that is taking me to places I never thought I'd have to go. About a year and a half ago, I tested positive for a BRCA2 mutation and at the end of next month, I will wake up more than a little flat chested. While I won't go into all the details in my first post, I have an extremely high risk of developing an aggressive form of premenopausal breast cancer and after weighing all of the options, have decided to move forward with a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction - sooner, rather than later. I am scared and anxious, but confident this is the best choice - for me.
After deciding to take this step in ensuring I have a future, I needed to figure out a way to talk about what was happening without making it a topic in every conversation I have with every friend I have. So to make it easier on me and them, I created this blog. Everyone who wants to know can know, and everyone who doesn't want to know, doesn't have to know how I say "bon voyage" to a very big piece of me.
