My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 2. By the time I was 6 she'd had a double mastectamy. I was a kid so she never discussed her body image with me. She was also overweight. I just remember that she was not just flat... She was not all there. Like, it looked like her chest was sunk in. She had no nipples or anything, and she had a chest cathetar that went through that area, which she had to keep very clean.

She also had a special bra which she called her "boobie pads." LOL It was just a soft padded braw, to give the illusion of breasts when we went out.

I often wonder, as an adult, how she handled all of that. I wish I could ask because, I have such a horrible body image. But, I don't have an issue like that. But, in my mind as a child, she was not less of a woman. She was the woman who shapped me and taught me to be strong, even tho I am not as strong as her no way! But, even now, I do not think she was not a woman, or less of a woman. She was more of a woman!

We have all of our trials, each of us. It's okay to feel pain and disappointment. But ignore the comments. You are a strong woman! You show that all the time when you post. And no matter what you look like, your girl loves you and respects you, and will be a strong woman because of you!