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Goodbye to Boobs: A letter addressed to my (dearly departed) breasts
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Thursday, November 4, 2010. A letter addressed to my (dearly departed) breasts. Many years ago, when my grandmother passed away, my distraught grandfather lamented that one of the hardest things was continuing to receive mail - mostly junk - addressed to his dear Alice. "She's gone. Don't they know that? A little weird, if you want to be perfectly honest. The letter came fr...
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Goodbye to Boobs: January 2010
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Touch Me, Feel Me. How My Breasts Feel. What I can feel (and how I feel) about my breasts. But I still wanted to know so badly how it felt. Monday, January 18, 2010. Lessons Learned From My Mastectomy. 5) A mastectomy removes only your breasts; it does not change you in any other way. The last time I had bangs, I hadn't even developed boobs!
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Goodbye to Boobs: December 2010
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Saturday, December 18, 2010. Happy First Birthday to the New Girls/Happy Anniversary to Me. And I responded, "Actually, yes, I do. I'm celebrating an anniversary." And sort of left it at that. Because how do you explain to someone you don't know all that well that December 18 is just as important as my birthday, just as important as the day I met my husband (and...Because D...
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Goodbye to Boobs: Real Housewives of BRCA
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Friday, November 12, 2010. Real Housewives of BRCA. I have dirty secret: I love bad TV. (I also, for the record, love really good, really cerebral TV: I think shows like Mad Men. Of New Jersey, was revealed to be nearly 11 million dollars in debt (how does that even happen? All of which, of course made me think – does Camille know what she’s up against? And I hope people wh...
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Goodbye to Boobs: April 2010
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Friday, April 30, 2010. 1) They like to make surprise appearances. I was emailing with another recently reboobed BRCA babe this week (the incredible Lizzie Stark, whose piece in the Daily Beast. Last week, " Goodbye to My Breasts. 2) They won't pop while getting a massage. 3) They don't behave any differently in the water than the old ones did. 4) I'm not ready to go topless.
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Goodbye to Boobs: July 2010
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Monday, July 26, 2010. Two Years Ago Today. I've had a lot on my mind this month, and very little of it has been BRCA-related, so I haven't felt like I've have much to share here recently. But today is a special day, and it deserves a post of its own. And lest this space become a shrine to my husband, I'll say simply: I'm more in love with G today than I was on the day we m...
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Goodbye to Boobs: November 2010
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Monday, November 22, 2010. This is my hundredth blog post, which, of course is a big deal. And I want to write a REALLY IMPORTANT POST fully reflecting and honoring the momentous occasion. But, as usual, I’ll probably wing it, see what my fingers poop out and move on. Should I have let more time pass? In the weeks leading up to my surgery, when, at weaker moments I consider...
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Goodbye to Boobs: The Keynote Speaker Has Left the Building
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To be sung to the tune of the 1980s Scandal hit "Goodbye to You" featuring Patty Smyth. No, not the cool Patti Smith. The other one. Saturday, October 17, 2009. The Keynote Speaker Has Left the Building. Thank you so much for having me here tonight. As H mentioned, I’m a NU graduate, so I’m really thrilled to be here tonight talking to you about something that is so important to me. You guys are so young! But yet I’m standing here in front of you tonight. So what changed? Well, I have a nearly 90% lifeti...
