Post Mastectomy/Hysterectomy
- Surviving Breast Cancer
- Apr 3
- 1 min read
(Redefining what it means to be a woman)
By William Laferriere
she walks to the mirror
hesitantly opening her mind
a monumentally different reflection stares back
she gazes at a body altered, a soul grappling with change
breasts are gone, uterus removed
lost in the transformation, is her sense of self
she searches for the woman she once was
the femininity that seemed so integral to her identity
in this new form
she questions whether she is still a woman, or if that part of her has been erased
and yet her heart beats with strength
her spirit unscathed
but in her mind, a profound uncertainty lingers
is it the body that defines us, or is it something deeper?
is it the soul that holds our very essence?
in this time of loss and pain
she seeks to rediscover herself
to redefine what it means to be a woman
to be a person, to be whole
as a community we stand with her
this darkness to be overcome
and remind her that her worth is not measured by what she has lost
that strength lies in her resilience, in her quiet, unyielding spirit
a woman, still, with a heart that endures
in her eyes, a spark of resilience remains
a flame still flickers
still burns bright
that sense of self, that sense of pride
she recognizes a WOMAN, still, with a heart that beats anew
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