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Story from Jam Press (Double Mastectomy Trolling)
Pictured: Marisa Kimmel.
Woman bravely showing naked chest after double mastectomy says vile trolls say she looks like a man and 'bad mother'
A woman has bravely shown off her naked chest after going through with a life-saving double mastectomy, but says vile trolls call her a man.
Marisa Kimmel was left heartbroken when she was told that she had BRCA1+, a genetic mutation that increases the risk of developing breast, ovarian, and other cancers.
The 31-year-old was told by her obstetrician gynaecologist that she had up to an 80% chance of getting breast cancer, and around a 60% chance of ovarian.
At the time, Marisa was six months postpartum, after having her son, Abraham, leaving both her and her husband, Drew, devastated.
“I was told that I could either see my doctors every six months for checkups for breast and ovarian cancer or have preventative surgeries,” Marisa, a photographer, told NeedToKnow.
“I wanted to continue to breastfeed my son for a while longer until my chosen preventative mastectomy.
“In 2020, preventative surgeries were not accessible so I continued to breastfeed.
“In February 2021, I breastfed my son for the last time, the night before my mastectomy.”
But the mum-of-one, from Michigan, US, also has a history of Alopecia.
She said: “When I was young I had a small bald spot on the back of my head, my parents took me to the dermatologist and I was diagnosed with Alopecia.
“When I was 19 years old, I had about half of my hair left on my head and wanted to finally just be done with trying to fix myself.
“I wanted to shave all of my hair off. “
Her then-boyfriend, now husband, who was in barber school at the time, brought his shears and clippers and shaved her head.
She said: “I tried wigs a few times, but just didn't feel like myself.
“So I hid my bald head under hats while I got comfortable with my new appearance.”
But she says she wouldn’t take any of h
2024-11-19
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