I was diagnosed at the age of 28. At the time of my diagnosis, my husband and I had only been dating a little over a year. There is nothing that could have prepared us for a cancer diagnosis. We went from figuring out what the future had in store to being forced to deal with the realities of our “right now.”
I had become the patient; he became the caregiver. He saw me differently. Fragile. In pain. Suffering. All I wanted was to be loved in every way — to be a wife, a lover, a sexual being.
Living your life with your outward appearance so entrenched in your personal identity can make for extreme emotional issues when cancer takes your hair from you.
When you have a soulmate, you can look beyond all of that and see the beauty and the creation that God designed just for the two of you.
….living with a life-threatening illness, makes me focus more on how I’m spending my time and energy. Life is short, and not to be wasted.
From restoring libido to regaining sensation in your breasts, Dr. Don answers all your questions about cancer and sexual health.
“Be strong.” That’s what they tell you, that’s what you tell yourself and that’s what you think you must do to beat cancer.
No one prepares you for a broken vag when you’re 40 and diagnosed with breast cancer.
Your voice, your story, and your support can make a difference. Join For the Breast of Us in our mission to empower, support, and advocate for women of color across the globe. Together, we can create a future where every woman has the resources and support she needs to overcome breast cancer.
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Welcome to our community—where hope thrives, strength is found, and sisters in the fight become family.
