The following posting was written by Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, BCD, OSW-C. Hester is Program Manager, Oncology Social Work at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She is a two time breast cancer survivor and author of “After Breast Cancer: A Commonsense Guide to Life after Treatment!”  Read her daily blog: "Living with Cancer" http://bidmc.org/livingwithbreastcancer