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The actor and disability advocate talked about how her breast cancer informed the way she handled her multiple sclerosis diagnosis years later.
"Sometimes, when someone congratulated me, I would start to cry, and they would walk away confused."
Breast surgeons and mastectomy patients recommend these bras and skin gels for post-op comfort.
Even the best intentions can backfire sometimes. Here's a guide on how to really offer support after the breast cancer procedure.
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"I worried that the man I was starting to like would be disappointed or repulsed ... I needed to warn him so he wouldnt be surprised at what he saw or touched."
"Scabby dark lines ran horizontally over the slightly bruised skin where my breasts had been lines studded with stitches designed to dissolve in the body."
My inaccurate results meant I had been carrying around a devastatingly unnecessary burden for more than a decade.
How could I feel confident when I was wholeheartedly embarrassed by my jagged pink scars?
"I really want people people to be aware that this is an option," the tattoo artist and eyebrow expert said.
In January, I found out I had the mutated BRCA1 gene.
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