tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866948.post3362210128008828124..comments2023-11-15T22:27:23.261-06:00Comments on A journey of 1000 stitches begins with just one ....: ReconstructionBrandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181341595095947329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866948.post-44074582401019183942013-06-04T15:10:08.449-05:002013-06-04T15:10:08.449-05:00I don't think you seem touchy at all. I can ne...I don't think you seem touchy at all. I can never figure out why there is so much judging going on regarding what women decide to do or not do with their bodies. It's all so personal and ultimately nobody else's business. I like how you sound from your soapbox. And good luck finishing up your reconstruction. Nancy's Pointhttp://www.nancyspoint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866948.post-34968733456010684592013-05-18T23:27:29.593-05:002013-05-18T23:27:29.593-05:00I don't find this ranty at all! In fact, I hap...I don't find this ranty at all! In fact, I happen to think what you have been saying about this is nothing but positive. Each person's story is different. Each person needs to make the decision for what is best for them - that is what you are telling us all. I agree with you! Boobs are boobs - they don't define us - and they shouldn't. If I were in this situation I would have done the same as you! I want to be with my children when they are older. I don't have a mother and have not for my entire adult life. I never want my kids to feel alone! Not if I can prevent it.tiarastantrumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081471547238465133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866948.post-28336997129711739322013-05-17T20:32:05.108-05:002013-05-17T20:32:05.108-05:00Hats off to you, Brandie. You're you, and you...Hats off to you, Brandie. You're you, and you know what's right for you. I don't, and neither does anyone else. But ummm do people seriously say stuff like that? Wowwwww.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866948.post-59618434388580998762013-05-17T12:08:27.991-05:002013-05-17T12:08:27.991-05:00I'm sorry you've felt judged around your d...I'm sorry you've felt judged around your decision. <br /><br />For what it's worth, I don't think that it's fair for anyone who hasn't faced a major decision like this to say what they would or wouldn't do. As a parent, I've had to eat my words enough times about what I "would" or "wouldn't" do with my kids. I can only imagine that facing decisions around breast cancer would cause me to confront my preconceptions in similar ways. Unless and until I find myself in that position, I don't know what I'll do.<br /><br />Also, on a different note, I've had a steel plate in my right arm since I was 11. Is that 'unnatural'? I guess in the sense that I wasn't born with it and most people don't have them. But I don't get any judgment from people when I explain that I have it. Clearly we have a lot of baggage around breasts, as a society.Amber Strocelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411476520048390845noreply@blogger.com