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    • Disconnect around breast implants

      Posted at 4:55 am by motherima, on April 12, 2014

       

      FYI:

      DISCONNECT AROUND BREAST IMPLANTS … often women with implants are health & fitness conscious, but have toxic devices within.

      So many women have breast implants yet strive for ultimate health & fitness. Many are even fitness and yoga instructors, athletes and health care professionals. Health conscious women implanting toxic devices while reading labels to make sure they’re not eating anything that isn’t organic. Breast implants are within 2 – 3 cm of vital organs

      Implanting devices containing toxic chemicals in very close proximity to vital organs, especially where there can be ‘gel bleed’ or rupture is just a bad plan PERIOD. Breast implants begin to compromise your health and immune system from the moment of implantation. They are quite contraindicated for ultimate health, or even sustained health.                                                                                                                                                                    670 resized

      Posted in Blog, FYI's | 1 Comment
    • FYI’s

      Posted at 4:14 am by motherima, on April 12, 2014

      This FYI category will contain periodic snippets of information and my personal thoughts about breast implants in general. This is my ‘something to think about’ category; things you may not know that can inform and provoke thought.

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    • Blog Site Under Construction

      Posted at 3:42 pm by motherima, on April 10, 2014

      If you’re visiting my blog site at this stage please keep in mind it is still under construction. It will take me weeks (months?) to get all the information, photos, links, etc uploaded. I appreciate your patience in this ‘Under Construction’ stage!  : )

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    • Some clarification regarding my ‘BEFORE’ Photo Shoot picture

      Posted at 3:32 pm by motherima, on April 10, 2014

      The word GREED in my ‘BEFORE Photo Shoot Story’ photo made my eldest daughter worry women with implants (or who had once been implanted) would think it expressed women with implants were greedy. (NO!!!!) My youngest daughter was also confused by it, unsure what it meant.

      MY intention was to reflect the greed of some breast implant manufacturers … the breast implant industry is a billions dollar industry, making money off devices that are making too many women ill.

      Dow Corning made a batch of defective breast implants (the ones I unknowingly had), but instead of tossing them and absorbing the loss themselves they ‘re-baked’ them to make them appear ok, knowing they were NOT OK … and sold them to be implanted in unsuspecting women. The implants had a near 100% failure rate at 5-6 years.

      P.I.P. breast implants contained industrial grade silicone intended for use in computers and other technological devices; they also contained mattress filler.

      What other than GREED would lead manufacturers to such diabolical measures!

      I figured if my daughters were confused that many others would be also so I just want to qualify my intention in choosing that word.

      I want to also qualify that the words painted on my body were chosen to express what *I* felt/feel. I do not in any way want to impose my words/feelings on anyone else. Each woman will have their own words/feelings/experiences. I can only reflect what I was personally feeling/feel.

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    • My Badly Ruptured Silicone Breast Implants

      Posted at 5:23 pm by motherima, on April 9, 2014

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    • DISCLAIMER

      Posted at 5:00 pm by motherima, on April 9, 2014

      I would be less than honest if I didn’t say that my ultimate wish is that no woman will get breast implants, and that those who already have them will be explanted, because I absolutely believe there is NO SAFE BREAST IMPLANT. But, for women who still opt for breast augmentation I hope that my blog will help them know fully what they might be getting themselves into so they are making an informed decision. For those implanted I hope that my blog will help them know potential warning signs of complications and connect them to a community of support that can help them figure out what to do/where to go next if they decide to explant.

       

      With love and non-judgement whatever you choose

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    • CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS PROJECT

      Posted at 3:56 pm by motherima, on April 9, 2014

      This project was borne out of the revelation of how prevalent breast augmentation has become and the realization that breast implants can have serious, irreversible consequences. We live in a culture where the message is that we are never enough. Women are bombarded with media imaging, all digitally manipulated and contrived to give us the message that unless we look like that we fall short.

      The messaging feeds into the wounds of our youth that we’ve internalized. We then ‘evidence as truth’ every image and message that suggests there is a standard of beauty that we will *never* hold up to. We live our lives self-rejecting.

      What I’ve learned since discovering my implants were ruptured both angers me and breaks my heart.

      I’ve seen many ‘before’ explant and ‘after’ explant photos and I can say with full honesty that ALL of the implanted breasts look fake and not one looks better then the ‘after’ natural breast. Hands-down no contest! I’d see photos of explanted women and think, ‘oh, sweetie, you didn’t like those breasts!’ I realized that it’s not really about what we look like on the outside, it’s all about what we believe about ourselves on the inside.

      Bigger is not better when it’s because a woman has implanted a toxic plastic bag that from the moment of implant has already irreparably altered her chest wall internally and her body will immediately and continually work to reject as long as it’s inside her.

      For a time in the 1990’s breast implants were banned. In 2006 the FDA/Health Canada conditionally approved silicone breast implants, with one condition being that a 10-yr follow-up study be done. This means that EVERY SINGLE WOMAN who is implanted between 2006 – 2016 is a GUINEA PIG! They are being implanted with devices they’re led to believe are ‘safe’, when in fact they’re part of a study to determine IF breast implants are ‘safe’.

      I’ve met implanted women globally, most of whom have become ill from their implants. It’s such a senseless way to lose one’s health.

      It all seems so insane to me! I thought, ‘What if we just loved ourselves? What if we celebrated our breasts instead of rejecting them?’ How would THAT change our lives and our world!

      It is my wish that this project will inspire women globally. When we reject ourselves we cannot possible be in our power. Think of what women can do once we individually and collectively reclaim our personal power and self-worth!

      If you would like to join my project please contact me for more information! Please CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS!

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    • ‘BEFORE’ Photo Shoot Story

      Posted at 9:04 pm by motherima, on April 8, 2014

      By the time we were setting up the photo shoot my health was failing; by the day of the photo shoot I was feeling really ill. It was a steady spiral past that point.

      The day of the photo shoot I wanted to cancel. Not because of how ill I felt, but because I felt completely vulnerable and unsure I could expose my breasts even in the name of a great cause. It’s one thing to be doing topless photos when you feel good about yourself, but when your photos are depicting ‘this is what it can look like when things go really wrong!’ it’s another matter. The only reason I didn’t chicken out was because I knew that my project would push some people out of their comfort zone so I needed to be willing to be pushed out of mine also. When my ‘Celebrate Your Breasts’ ladies are painted and photographed I’ll know what many will be feeling!

      For a year prior to explant I hadn’t been able to exercise at all because of a medical condition so I was completely out of shape. The thought of being so ‘out there’ and exposed in a public venue was terrifying. Especially, exposing my implanted breasts which had become hard and misshapen from capsular contracture. I had to dig down deep and remind myself of why I was doing it.

      The message in this project is not just about getting the truth of breast implants out, its bottom line message is one of self-esteem and self-love. I hope to inspire women to love and accept themselves. To help them reconnect to, and reclaim their personal power, which can only truly be manifest if we love ourselves (and each other).

      My heartfelt thanks to my team: Amanda Hugon (artist); Angie Healey (photographer), and Tym (make-up artist)

      Posted in Blog, My 'Before' Photo Shoot Story | 2 Comments
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