Aesthetic Flat Closure Will Be Represented @ The 31st Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference!

I have some exciting news! I am honored to have been invited to this important conference as an advocate representing the choice of flat closure after breast cancer and explant. Only a limited number of advocates are invited nationwide. As a representative for First Light, A Healing Way and for many patients that are presented with these choices, I am […]

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Bii Awareness Shirts! Available For A Limited Time.

Here is the link to get yours! ▶️ https://fabricatedcustoms.com/collections/bii-awareness Are you a breast cancer survivor that has been affected by your breast implants used for reconstruction? Did you explant to fierce and flat? I did too! After explant surgery I realized that the “safe” implants placed upon doctor recommendation after my bilateral breast cancers, were actually contributing to my many […]

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~420 Canna Expo~

Please join us in Mount Pleasant, Michigan for a day of celebration, cannabis education, fun, and prizes! There will be many knowledgeable speakers sharing information on a wide variety of need to know topics. From growing the plant, terpenes, cannabis business, to the science and healing. There is sure to be something for everyone.  Check out the exhibitors, and maybe even […]

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Essential Oil Basics

Essential oils have been used in healing for thousands of years.  According to the translations of ancient hieroglyphics and biblical scriptures, priests and doctors have been using them as medicine a for centuries.  Pure essential oils can help bring balance back to all of your body’s systems.  True essential oils are cultivated and distilled from plants, flowers, bushes, roots, trees, […]

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Welcome to my breast cancer journey…

Hello. Thanks for checking out my site. This blog is here in hopes of helping others. So you or someone you love can have an easier journey through cancer or chronic illness, and everyday health tips as well. I am a former expanded functions dental assistant of over twenty years. R.D.A., C.D.A., E.F.D.A.; specializing in implant surgery and restorative dentistry. I have served on every board position in my local dental organizations, including President for many years. I was also in charge of OSHA in my practice and hazardous waste management. Hobbies included playing in competitive volleyball and softball, gardening, rollerblading, fishing, boating, you name it. I have wonderful daughters that make my life amazing. And I have an amazing partner that joined me during this journey, that has been a god send and the best support person and love of my life. In 2014, I noticed a “fibrocystic lump” that was hanging around longer than normal. I watched it closely as I always had and figured it would disappear like most of them did. It did not disappear. On the eve of my 40th birthday, after a normal workout, I suddenly had a huge lump protruding from my right breast. Perhaps more than one, I could not tell. With a family history such as mine, I knew this was not a good change. It was painful to touch and even radiated pain from the mass area. It was also […]

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