Why Surveillance Sucks: Exhibit 17
This morning, while I’m still in bed, and George is telling me about his silly dream, a nurse calls to tell me the results of my latest transvaginal ultrasound, a scan I take every six months to screen for ovarian…
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Angelina Jolie and Me
I had an eventful May 14. I woke up in the morning and read five messages from friends on my phone telling me that Angelina Jolie had announced her prophylactic mastectomy in a New York Times op-ed. I’d thought it would…
Stop Using Jolie’s Surgery to Condescend to Women
How stupid do they think we are? It’s a major medical procedure, not a manicure. My piece for Slutist.
Jolie’s Mastectomy Decision Leaves No Place for Judgement
Angelina Jolie’s admission that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy has a lot of people talking – and while raising awareness is invaluable, it inevitably becomes fodder for critics. I should know: Three years ago, at the age of 28,…
The Curse: A Freeform Game About BRCA
Free download of my freeform roleplaying game about hereditary breast cancer and the BRCA mutations.
The Next Big Thing
The Next Big Thing is a literary game of tag in which writers answer questions about a work-in-progress. So come learn about my new project: Pandora's DNA.
Two Years After Mastectomy
Two years ago, I had my healthy breasts cut off to reduce my sky-high risk of breast cancer. Last year, I wrote a post chronicling my feelings one year out, but two years out, my feelings have changed enough to warrant another (and perhaps final) post.
A Year Later
A year ago today, I cut off my healthy breasts to reduce my astronomical chances of developing breast cancer. The months leading up to the operation were brutal, to say the least. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I’m really glad I did it.
Watch Me on the Today Show
Lizzie talks about hereditary breast cancer on the Today Show.
Goodbye To My Boobs
Yeah, I did it. I amputated my healthy breasts at age 28 after discovering my sky-high chances of getting breast cancer. And I don't regret it one bit.