Purpose

When Angelina Jolie announced that she'd had a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in early 2013, I clearly remember asking myself if I could do the same thing if I ever found myself in that situation.

I mean, don't we all wonder how we'd respond when put to extreme challenges in life? Don't we all carry out crazy scenarios in our minds, and wonder if we could be the superhero when put to the test? Or is that just my brand of crazy?

I also very clearly remember the day that I sat with my mom and her oncologist, and he warned that if was going to have genetic screening for BRCA, I needed to be prepared to make some serious decisions with the results. 

And in that moment, there really was no question in my mind. I knew what I would do: Get them off of my chest! 

My hope for this blog is to document some of my thoughts and feelings as I go through this process. Also, I want to share information about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.