An Open Letter to My Friend — A Mastectomy Journey

Monica Hickson
3 min readAug 23, 2021
Photo by Victoria Strukovskaya on Unsplash

The Separation Between You and Your Loved ‘ONE’

Dear Friend,

It hurt me that I had to be the bearer of bad news when I informed you that we had to go our separate ways. You had been with me since we were young. You were there when I was born and I assumed you would be there when we both died in our old age. You always hung around even when I attempted…

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Monica Hickson

Author of The COVID Diaries, Freelance Writer. If you enjoy reading my stories consider a Medium membership for just $5 a month. I’ll earn a small commission.