Hmmmm, it’s been a crazy week. Ha! I guess it’s really been a crazy life, but let’s just talk about the recent days.
All of a sudden, Courage is growing rapidly. We should reach 50,000 YouTube views by June 1st, and 100,000 views in August. We now sometimes hear from several women a day, and that is the best news of all. I have also found some pretty amazing women myself, and my wheels are turning in my mind about ways to make them part of my Courage Vision.
I’ve had tons of questions about the expansion process, and my doctor was kind enough to allow me to record my final expansion appointment. It’s not gross or awful, I promise! At the end he is removing some of the stitches that had worked their way out of the skin, but as you can see, I don’t feel a thing!
This blog did get a post awhile back from a man going through this surgery with his wife. I was on the road and couldn’t give it the time it deserved and want to talk a bit about it now. Also, some of my medical posts are so far down the blog that some people don’t see them, and don’t know what this surgery means for women.
Alex, although you have probably started going through this already, your wife will be almost crippled by her surgery. After a mastectomy a woman can not use her arms, can not sit up by herself, can not eat, brush her hair, or even clothe or go to the restroom by herself.She will have drains and bulbs full of blood hanging out of her body that are constantly pulling on injured muscles and causing her tremendous pain. She will look into the mirror and see a butchered body where her beautiful body once was and not even recognize herself. She will have to face the fact that she will never again feel her body react to a man’s touch or to cold, and she will deal with people who think this operation is just like getting implants.
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