Tag: cancer

  • What Reconstruction Really Means – Body, Mind, and Beyond

    When we talk about breast reconstruction, it’s easy to think of it as a purely physical process – a series of surgeries, procedures, and eventually, healing that result in a new version of what was once there. For me, it was a way to restore a sense of wholeness after…

  • The Radiologist’s Room

    The day I have my mammogram, Tarik and I are packing the moving truck. We’ve been planning a move to the West Coast for some time and my finding this lump is exceptionally bad timing – as if there’s ever a good time. I’ve never had a mammogram before, but…