The Me In My Breast Cancer Marlene Ellis Over the last few years, I’ve read endless books, articles, studies, and reports about this awful disease of breast cancer, especially concerning Black women. I’ve been unable to tear myself away from wanting to know more since my diagnosis. I want to play my part in paying forward the benefits of my recovery. That’s my promise to the ancestors.   Breast cancer has highlighted new levels of silence and secrecy I didn’t know existed. Breast cancer has revealed how bodily mutilations can render us silent, with reluctance to talk beyond the superficial. … Continue reading Me In My Breast Cancer