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Talking to your kids about cancer
This is a guest post written by mother, two-time breast cancer survivor Shirley Horn. I don’t have Internet access in my new apartment, so I haven’t been able to post lately. But I’ll update you all...
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A helpful tool for assessing cancer risk
Good morning, everyone. I just wanted to pop in and share with you all a nifty little tool from Stanford University, called the BRCA Decision Tool. If you are BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 positive, this calculator...
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Feeling downtrodden today, but I need your help to get back up!
My mom is a member of the Los Angeles Pink Dragons, a dragon boat racing team of breast cancer survivors. She has been paddling with the Pinks for about a year now. Last night, one of her teammates...
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Bye Bye Boobies: One year later
One year ago today I was lying in a hospital bed at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, extremely groggy and extremely happy. Part of it was from the pain medication, I’ll admit, but most of that...
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Working for a living, living for a cause
I write this blog post as a very proud daughter and as a very excited member of the breast cancer prevention community. I’m so pleased to share with you the good news that my mother, Shirley Horn, is...
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A reflection on Mother’s Day
I woke up this morning thinking about my mom and everything she’s given to me. She gave me heart-shaped chocolate cakes every year on my birthday. She gave me hand-sewn Halloween costumes, from the...
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I had a mastectomy before it was cool…#hipstersofmastectomies @AngelinaJolie
My Medical Choice by Angelina Jolie Last night, actress Angelina Jolie went public in the New York Times with her decision to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy. She revealed she carries a BRCA1...
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Two big wins for the high-risk breast cancer community
First, Facebook clarified their stance (link NSFW) on mastectomy photos: “We have long allowed mastectomy photos to be shared on Facebook, as well as educational and scientific photos of the human body...
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“I could have sworn she had boobs!”
Last night I had a very unusual, albeit humorous encounter with a coworker. Here is some background on the incident: My company moved offices this week, from our location on Third Street Promenade in...
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BRA Day 2013 at UCLA
I’m excited to share with you all that on Wednesday, October 16, I will be speaking at UCLA Health Center’s second annual BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day. Last year my mom and I attended BRA...
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Dating After a Mastectomy: DOs and DON’Ts
So, Bryce and I broke up. Eight months ago. It didn’t seem like particularly crucial information to anyone’s life so I didn’t feel the need to shout it from the rooftops (and by that I mean, post about...
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Dating After a Mastectomy: DOs and DON’Ts, part two
Welcome to the second installment of Rachel Joy Horn’s tried-and-true-and-possibly-resulting-in-a second-dinner-invitation DOs and DON’Ts of dating post-mastectomy. Since writing my first post in...
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Bye Bye Boobies: Two Years Later
Today marks the two-year anniversary of my prophylactic double mastectomy at 21 years old. Last year I had a lot to say about my one-year anniversary; this year, I’m going to let photos do the talking....
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