A Note from Erica

As a woman dedicated to my work and family, I’m normally quite private. Yet, my vision is to help women and caregivers facing a mastectomy to be confident in their choices, free from fear, and see a better future.

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, a woman I barely knew offered to show me her reconstructed breasts after having a mastectomy years earlier. The opportunity to see the future gave me tremendous hope. My goal is to pay it forward and provide that experience to women facing a mastectomy.

This book is filled with vulnerable photos before, during, and after major surgeries. These are mastectomy pictures you can’t often find safely. Trust me, don’t Google! :)

I want to be a friend to women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer or the BRCA gene in years to come.

About Erica

Erica Neubert Campbell is a breast cancer survivor and a “cancer orphan” after losing her mother to breast cancer over 20 years ago. Since 1997, she has dedicated her life to supporting cancer patients and supporters.

In her debut memoir, The Mastectomy I Always Wanted, Erica creates vulnerable and trusting spaces as a way to create a community of support.

Erica currently leads the Pinky Swear Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides financial support to kids with cancer and their families.

She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, Ian, and children, Amelia and Duncan. She loves her 2008 Winnebago RV and enthusiastically cheers on kid sports year-round. Erica loves authenticity, connection, and the unexpected ways a vision comes to life.

Side note: There is more than one Erica Campbell with a story to share. There is Erica Campbell—a former porn star. And Erica Campbell—a gospel singer. Erica Neubert Campbell falls somewhere in between. :)