It’s been one year. One long and crazy year. One year ago today – on March 9th, 2020 – Lucia received her breast cancer diagnosis. It seems fitting that we mark this month – March 2021 – by sharing Lucia’s* … Continue reading →
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Five Ways Yoga Helps Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

Firefly Sisterhood’s Participants and Supporters are a talented bunch, and today’s Guest Blogger is no different. Nicole L. Czarnomski is the author of How Cancer Cured My Broken Soul and freelance writer in Rochester, Minnesota. She is also a Guide … Continue reading →
Read MoreTo Tattoo or Not Part 2: The Tattoo Artist (by Guest Blogger Linda)

Women who choose to complete reconstruction with tattoos have multiple options—areola only, 3D nipple/areola, or decorative/picture tattoos. So where to get a breast reconstruction tattoo?
Read MoreTattoos Following Reconstruction: a Podcast

We are excited to launch Breast Cancer 1 to 1 with Firefly Sisterhood, a podcast that connects women diagnosed with breast cancer to inspirational survivors, experts in the breast cancer field, and relevant self-care, wellness, and breast cancer related information.
Read MoreTo Tattoo or Not Part 1: My Zipper-Like Chest (by Guest Blogger Linda)

Tattoos, really? After weeks of radiation, chemotherapy and mastectomy, are tattoos really something I need to think about? Well, here I am, one-year post mastectomy. One year of looking at my zipper-like chest thinking this isn’t what I want to … Continue reading →
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