BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS & PREVIVORS TELL THEIR STORIES

"For over 25 years I have been living up to my mission: to empower women worldwide. Within this mission, creating breast cancer awareness has always been a cause very close to my heart. From the beginning of my brand I have had conversations with breast cancer survivors. They told me about their struggles, needs and wishes, which I took into consideration when designing my special prosthetic bra, but they also told me about the emotional aspects of their journey. The uncertainty, the fear of ‘losing their femininity’, the strength they got from the support of people around them.

It made me realize how important it is to share these stories. To inspire women that are in a similar situation, and to inform others so they know how to support their loved ones. To build a community of incredible strong and kind women that are there to help each other; from discussing their options after a mastectomy to simply being there to listen. That is why I’m using my platform to amplify the voices of some of these amazing women. Read their stories here! "
- Marlies Dekkers

BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS & PREVIVORS TELL THEIR STORIES

"I realized that my beauty isn't in my breasts or my hair, but in my inner strength" - Renate

"I realized that my beauty isn't in my breasts or my hair, but in my inner strength" - Renate

"Hair, even if it's a wig, can give you the strength to carry on" - Nannette

"Hair, even if it's a wig, can give you the strength to carry on." - Nannette

"Had I listened, and went home and waited for six months, who knows how far along my cancer would have been?" - Aleena

"Had I listened, who knows how far along my cancer would have been?" - Aleena

"Feeling beautiful again was something that I had to learn on my own." - Amy Lynn

"Feeling beautiful again was something that I had to learn on my own." - Amy Lynn

"I am putting out there what I wished I had seen before surgery." - Casey

"I am putting out there what I wished I had seen before surgery." - Casey

"Learning to live in a body that looks different and feels different is a challenge for sure." - Erin

"Learning to live in a body that looks and feels different is a challenge for sure." - Erin

"I don't need that breast to be feminine, to be me." - Gina

"I don’t need that breast to be feminine, to be me." - Gina

"I realized I should help girls by sharing my experience, because here I was searching for women online myself." - Jennah

"I realized I should help girls by sharing my experience, because here I was searching for women online myself." - Jennah

"The thing that keeps me going is that I will spend the rest of my life not thinking about cancer." - Maysa

"The one thing that keeps me going is that I will spend the rest of my life not thinking about cancer." - Maysa

"I just started looking at myself in the mirror and trying to fall in love with the new version of me." - Sarina

"I just started looking at myself in the mirror and trying to fall in love with the new version of me." - Sarina

"I realized that my beauty isn't in my breasts or my hair, but in my inner strength"
- Renate

"I realized that my beauty isn't in my breasts or my hair, but in my inner strength"
- Renate

"Hair, even if it's a wig, can give you the strength to carry on"
- Nannette

"Hair, even if it's a wig, can give you the strength to carry on."
- Nannette

"Had I listened, and went home and waited for six months, who knows how far along my cancer would have been?"
- Aleena

"Had I listened, who knows how far along my cancer would have been?"
- Aleena

"Feeling beautiful again was something that I had to learn on my own."
- Amy Lynn

"Feeling beautiful again was something that I had to learn on my own."
- Amy Lynn

"I am putting out there what I wished I had seen before surgery."
- Casey

"I am putting out there what I wished I had seen before surgery."
- Casey

"Learning to live in a body that looks different and feels different is a challenge for sure."
- Erin

"Learning to live in a body that looks and feels different is a challenge for sure."
- Erin

"I don't need that breast to be feminine, to be me."
- Gina

"I don’t need that breast to be feminine, to be me."
- Gina

"I realized I should help girls by sharing my experience, because here I was searching for women online myself."
- Jennah

"I realized I should help girls by sharing my experience, because here I was searching for women online myself."
- Jennah

"The thing that keeps me going is that I will spend the rest of my life not thinking about cancer."
- Maysa

"The one thing that keeps me going is that I will spend the rest of my life not thinking about cancer."
- Maysa

"I just started looking at myself in the mirror and trying to fall in love with the new version of me."
- Sarina

"I just started looking at myself in the mirror and trying to fall in love with the new version of me."
- Sarina