Did you know that famed author and poet Maya Angelou stopped speaking when she was about eight years old because she thought her voice had killed a man? Maya courageously testified against her mother’s live-in boyfriend, who sexually assaulted her when she was only seven and a half years old.…
by J.Jae A year and a half post-breast explant here's what I’m learning in midlife about priorities and self-image. Now may not be the best time for me to gripe about my body. There are more important things happening in the world. I get it. How vain, right? Except, here’s the thing…
by J.Jae I’m not feeling especially well. After a few days of feeling really good, I guess I should have expected this, but I was hopeful. In any case, I still needed to get some words out of me. My sleep last night was deep, or shall I say this morning, because…
by J.Jae This journey has had its share of ups and downs and personal realizations. I’ve learned that explant is only the beginning. I have a long road of emotional, spiritual, and physical healing ahead of me, and I’m finally able to accept all that entails. I send heartfelt congratulations to all…
by J.Jae Six weeks post-explant, and honestly, I’m not happy with my results. Immediately following surgery, I was elated to have the procedure behind me, and I was genuinely pleased with the staff, surgeon, and surgical team at Aqua Plastic Surgery. Still, I’m trying to cope with my deformed breast. I’d like…
by J.Jae