Surviving Breast Cancer
- Nov 21, 2023
- 1 min read

Wig

By Jenny Burkholder

Dedicated to Amy

Today I send my wig to you—

the platinum blonde bob

black and white spy movie

nobody will know

hide what’s not there

the pretend

cry

mercy of it—

so, you too, can be

in spite of it.

About the Author:

Diagnosed with triple positive MBC in 2019, Jenny Burkholder is the 2023-2024 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Poet Laureate. She’s the author of Repaired (Finishing Line Press, 2016) and co-host of OVERexpressed & OUT, a podcast that outs amazing women and their healing journeys.

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Upcoming Events

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Events and Webinars

Surviving Breast Cancer provides breast cancer support, events, and webinars at no cost to you! Whether you are looking to gain more knowledge on a particular topic or meet up with other breast cancer survivors, we have something for everyone.

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Thursday Night Thrivers MeetUp

Our standing appointment on Thursdays is for all stages. We also host specific breakout groups once a month for specific stages and subtypes such as Metastatic breast cancer, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer, etc.

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Breast Cancer Book Club

The Book Club meets the first Sunday of every month at 11 am ET. You are welcome to join each month or pick and choose your month based on your availability and the book we are reading.

Let's Read!

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Healing Through The Arts

Through art, writing, and other creative modalities, we hold the power to manage our stress, make sense of our now, and relax into moments of stillness.

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