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Saying Goodbye to Your Breasts: The Grief Before a Mastectomy (Breast Cancer Awareness Month Series: Episode 3 of 6)
Deciding to have a mastectomy and being emotionally ready to lose your breasts are two very different things.
In Episode 3 of BRCA & Beyond’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month series, Marisa explores the grief that can come before and after a mastectomy, whether surgery follows a breast cancer diagnosis or is chosen preventively because of hereditary cancer risk.
Breasts can be connected to motherhood, breastfeeding, femininity, sexuality, sensation, body image, intimacy, and simply recognizing your own body. Losing them can bring complicated emotions, even when you know the surgery is right for…
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