When Black Women Go From Office Pet to Office Threat
When I started my first job as an attorney eight years ago, I was full of excitement. I had managed to secure the... Read More
The ‘Jolie Effect’ Was A Game-Changer For Breast Cancer, But It Was Just A Start
Five years ago this Monday, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie announced to the world in a New York Times op-ed that she... Read More
Relearning How to Date After My Double Mastectomy
Welcome to It’s Complicated, stories on the sometimes frustrating, sometimes confusing, always engrossing subject of modern relationships. (Want to share yours? Email... Read More
Phantom Pains: Life after a Double Mastectomy
My plastic surgeon told me that it would be like this. After I was diagnosed with a BRCA2 mutation,((As I’ve written about... Read More
Allowing 23andMe To Test For BRCA May Do More Harm Than Good
The Food and Drug Administration announced this month it would allow genetic testing company 23andMe to resume direct-to-consumer testing for BRCA mutations.... Read More
What No One Tells You About Your BRCA Mutation
I am driving down the familiar stretch of I-40 that leads from Lineberger Cancer Center to home when my mom asks me... Read More
GETTING SICK WHILE BLACK – featured in O Magazine
No matter their background, education, or income, black women are chronically failed by the American healthcare system. It’s time to remedy that.