Due to coronavirus, Lingerie Briefs asks readers to support the following businesses. Many intimate apparel brick & mortar shops have had to close and now rely solely on their e-commerce shops. Thank you for your support! (Retailers – we invite you to be included, simply send an email to Ellen@LingerieBriefs.com with your on-line shop name, web address and a brief description plus a special offer if you have one! You … Read More
By JEAN CRISS
Are you going crazy in search of that solution or that simple piece of advice after having breast cancer? Well I might just have some helpful tips of interest to you. A list of Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips especially devised for breast cancer survivors or family members to help make life a little easier and comforting. As a breast cancer survivor of nine years now since 2007, … Read More
By JEAN CRISS
I recently attended one of my favorite annual conferences with New York’s #Top Docs on May 3, 2016. The Breast Cancer Management Conference – Comprehensive Breast Center Program Update sponsored by New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s program update provided the latest in medical research and state-of-the-art breast cancer diagnosis and management, highlighting key advances with a personalized approach … Read More
By JEAN CRISS
This is a continuation of the December 6th, 2015 article about Sexy Survivor Lingerie for the Holidays. Back in November I traveled to New England and visited a few business colleagues, now breast cancer survivors. I interviewed three survivors with unique situations having endured breast cancer treatments and inquired about their therapies and recovery. Most importantly, what they wore during recovery and would have preferred … Read More
by JEAN CRISS
I am a true believer in Genetic Counseling. I had my first genetic testing after I conceived my first child, and then again with my second child with amniocentesis; a very common and known procedure for women over 35 who conceive later in life. This is when a small sample of the amniotic fluid which protects the fetus from injury and helps to regulate the temperature … Read More
by JEAN CRISS, Breast Briefs’ new columnist
I never would have dreamed that to-date I would have experienced so many life tragedies at such a young age including widowhood, breast cancer with various traumas from numerous post-surgical procedures including bi-lateral lumpectomy with radiation to bi-lateral mastectomy with reconstructive surgery four times, MRSA, breast cellulitis three times, breast fat graph, and more all within a four-year window… Add to this, divorce … Read More
By ALI CUDBY
I recently saw this life advice from Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody and it really struck home:
“Walk into every room like you own the damn place.”
What I love about the quote is that it’s powerful on two levels.
First, it’s the choice to take action on its surface. Walking into a room with utter confidence is an amazing feeling. In the story, Cody discussed … Read More