by edeligne | Nov 4, 2023 | Life
I had the pleasure of wrapping up Breast Cancer Awareness month with @justinere from @ny1 this week. Our interview highlighted the need for more education to be presented to women who face breast cancer surgery and as well as more flat visibility in fashion. ...
by edeligne | Oct 18, 2023 | Life
I always get asked, “Why did you choose not to reconstruct?” It’s a personal decision for every woman, but at the end of the day—for me— I knew I just wanted to feel normal again as quick as possible.Some call it intuition or divine guidance, but I knew in my gut that...
by edeligne | May 6, 2023 | Life
Women are putting the health of their bodies first and opting for an aesthetic flat closure over reconstruction An aesthetic flat closure (AFC) is a breast cancer surgery option in which the breast tissue is removed, and the chest wall is left without any breast mound...
by edeligne | Oct 19, 2022 | Life
One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Did you know that breast cancer surpassed lung cancer in 2021 and is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer around the globe? As scary as those statistics sound, life is still a beautiful...
by edeligne | Feb 22, 2022 | Life
Three tips to mentally prepare yourself for the upcoming changes to your body after being diagnosed with breast cancer. After being diagnosed, you realize that no matter what you decide as a treatment option, your body is never going to be the same again. All...
by edeligne | Jan 17, 2022 | Life, Uncategorized
When you get diagnosed with breast cancer you are faced with so many decisions at once depending on your diagnosis. Do you get a lumpectomy with radiation, do you get a mastectomy, do you get a double mastectomy with reconstruction or do you go FLAT? And depending on...
