This is Part One of the Discovering My Truth series, entitled The Journey Begins. I am a male breast cancer survivor. You see, breast cancer does not discrimina…

My thoughts amassed into an inner tsunami whose fear-fed swells submerged all emotions and reactions. In its wake, disbelief stood alone and defiant. I am a man…

      The smile, the strategically positioned hat stood out in the black and white photo. My eyes roamed the page then focused on the title, Breast Cancer chute…

Dazed, I patiently waited for clarity to return. As the mental fog slowly receded, I was somewhere else – somewhere in a far off foreign land. Like Dorothy in T…

I know you are here. I sense your presence. I lay in the darkness- my breast’s soothing rhythm giving comfort to my weary body. Our relationship has always been…

I am a man and I got breast cancer. Then I got it again. As this unfamiliar diagnosis gradually penetrated my defenses, my mind scurried about desperately seeki…

We first met in 2007. We rendezvoused in 2010. And on a Friday in early September I heard that familiar phrase, “Michael, I am sorry, but…..” It is back. With m…

In January 2007, Michael Kovarik was diagnosed with male breast cancer. He put his full trust in his doctors to manage his care with the expectation of a five-y…

Determined to reach their destination, his words advanced toward their intended target. Entering the space between us, they became disjointed, jumbled, as an em…