FLAT is where it's at

Dr. Simran Malhotra is a palliative care doctor, the daughter of a 2 time breast cancer survivor, enthusiastic healthy cuisine chef, mother of 2, and about to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure. You can follow her on Instagram @drsimran.malhotra and also @honestlywholistic . She is on FB as Simran Malhotra Gregoire and Honestly Wholistic. The books she recommended in the interview were How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger and Breasts: The Owner's Manual by Dr. Kristi Funk. Here are some pics. One of her, one of her and her Mom, one of one of her delicious dishes.

Mika is a tenth grade English teacher in New York City. She has survived breast cancer and Covid 19. She lives with her wife, Tiff. Here are some lovely pics of Mika.

Mika and Tiff

Mika showing some of her cool fashion finds.

And a cool triptych

Christy Avila is one of the co-founders of International FLAT Day and she hosts the fb group Fierce, Flat, Forward. You can find International FLAT Day's website here.

You can find an exceptional brochure there called Flat is Beautiful. It gives lots of great information and you can print one out for yourself there. You can also follow @fierceflatforward on Instagram.

Here are some pics of Christy. Here she is on the first International FLAT Day.

Dr. Alexea Gaffney is a triple-board certified Infectious Disease sub-specialist, Internist, and Pediatrician. You can learn more about her here.

You can follow her on Instagram @dralexea.

Here some pics of Dr. Alexea.

Leslie is just days out from her surgery. She says she wore this hat throughout her journey and considered her surgery "demoday". You can follow her video journal on Instagram @mbcjourney (Note: Leslie uses mbc to mean "my breast cancer" not metastatic breast cancer.)

She says she finds peace in meditation and flowers (and looks like art, as well).

Here she is in her hospital bed.

And here she is with her husband.

Sharon is a fifth grade teacher. She has two beautiful children (pictured below) and is a community activist. Here are a couple pics of Sharon.

Yes, this is the one I took along to the conference last October.

And here she is with her kids.

You can find Renee on Instagram at both @reneeridgeley and @lessthantwobreasts. She is on the board of the Dr. Susan Love Foundation and works tirelessly to promote informed consent and shared decision-making.

Here are some fun pics of Renee.

Here we are together at Regina Rosewater's F*ckCancer event in October.

Another great pic from that night:

And a great pic of her and her husband:

Suzie works hard to save and rehabilitate wildlife. You can learn more about her work at Primarily Possums on FB

If you'd like to send her a little money to help pay for food and supplies, you can send money to paypal.me/degrasse

Or you can write her at [email protected]

Nationwide, you can get emergency help for animals at ahnow.org

Here are some pics of Suzie and her critters. Here is the little guy with a head injury.

Here's a bunny she saved.

Here's Suzi and her kitty.

And here's an armadillo.

And here's the video I made while walking through the beautiful Georgia State Botanical Gardens.

Jessica was a delight to visit. You can find her blog here

Here are some lovely pics of Jessica:

And here is the video of where I recorded the opening segment. And a couple pics:

If you've seen the Dove Body Wash commercial featuring a flattie, you've seen Juliet! That's her! She is a flat activist and advocate. To find the blog she spoke about, you can find it here To see an inspiring video about her appearance in the Dove commercial, you can find it here

Here are some great pics of Juliet. Photos 1 and 2 are by Sue Lacey. The third is a selfie.