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This collection of personal accounts contains some stories about and by women, men and families affected by a diagnosis of breast cancer.  If you would like to contribute your story, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   Julie Richards Full Frontal The Art of Courage Post Operative Intimacy Snapshot      Patricia Henning Patricia's poem tells of life after her double mastectomy       Joyce Mantell  Tells of her experience of having bilateral mastectomy     Audrey Guy Likes to remember some of the funny things that happened during her treatment for early breast cancer.       Jenny Richardson Journey with breast cancer       Marion Leiba Tells of her experience of diagnosis and treatment for early breast cancer       Jennifer Pettigrove Poem, Be Thankful         Jennifer Tolley Shares her thoughts on preventing and watching out for symptoms of Lymphodema          Kath Cusato A Poem  "Battle Scar Across My Heart"        Ronwynne Moffitt Hair Today Gone Tomorrow       Judith Maher Her daughter and her sister were diagnosed with breast cancer within five years. She shares her story and theirs.          Judith Ardagh Participated in the USA's RACE FOR THE CURE. This particular race was held in Peoria, Illinois and there were 27,000 women who walked or ran on the day.          Why Bathers Don't Suit Me One of our members shares her experience of buying a bathing costume     Lyn Swinburne Shares her experience of telling how she and husband Tom dealt with telling their children and parents that she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer.        Barbara Cook Story about her diagnosis or multiple types of cancer.          Jolyon Gemmell "How could a sensible, independent, happy woman become so personally attached to a lump of synthetic silicon gel?" This is Jo's story on the importance of her prosthesis.          Helen Farrell Tells the story of finding a lump that resulted in a double mastectomy before she turned 47      Links to stories on other websites Dolly