Peachy Comeback Episode 6 What a privilege talking with my sister, Ashley Jones, on the Peachy Comeback. In this episode of the Peachy Comeback, Ashley and I talk about the importance of care and recovery during breast cancer. We talk through what it’s like as a patient and what it’s like as a caregiver following a double mastectomy surgery. How do you prepare for a double mastectomy surgery? The process of preparing for a surgery can feel overwhelming and exhausting. Here are four tips to help get you feeling better prepared. Steps To Get Ready For A Double Mastectomy Surgery Recovery 1. Volunteer someone to take care of you. Seriously, friend. Now is not the time to be an independent warrior. Ask for help and have a trusted person in your life be available to be with you at all times for at least the first several days. Help with simple things like getting up and down from a chair or bed is so important and really helps the recovery process not feel so daunting. 2. Have lots of ...
Written by a Georgia peach. Not literally, but if you don't get that analogy, this may not be the place for you. Kidding. So glad you are here! Specifically excited to encourage and champion young women fighting breast cancer as I share my experience as breast cancer survivor diagnoses at the age of 32.