Tag Archives: breast amputation

Chronic Illness

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Scorchy

When the Death Star was under construction and then, once completed, sent out Tai Fighters to establish satellite stations, I was busy moving on with my life. Very busy. Work swallowed me whole–and I welcomed it. I was no victim, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Book and Article Reviews, My Stage IV Life, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, amputation, Attitude, awareness, Blaming the Victim, breast amputation, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, Cancer Culture, chronic, chronic disease, cultural commentary, Death Star, Diagnosis, empowered, empowerment, frustration, In the Kingdom of the Sick, Information resources, Komen, Laurie Edwards, Mammogram, mastectomy, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer, Peggy Orenstein, Philosophy, pink ribbon, post-modern, Research, so, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stigma, support, vulnerability | 20 Comments

Language

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Scorchy

Language shapes our reality. Whether spoken with proper enunciation and grammar or bent and twisted in the neighborhoods, it shapes who we are and how we see the world. Do you have an abortion or do you have your pregnancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Breastploitation, Social Commentary | Tagged amputation, breast, breast amputation, breast cancer, cultural commentary, Diagnosis, Foucault, gayle sulik, Information resources, Komen, language as power, mastectomy, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Patriarchy, Philosophy, pink movement, pink ribbon, pink ribbon culture, Pinktober, Politics, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment, Wellcome Film UK | 58 Comments

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