Somebunny started with 4 words

“You have breast cancer.”

I was completely stunned with fear and emotion flooding over me. I wondered about the big things. Am I going to die? Who will take care of my family? How do I tell my loved ones?

I’m Hannah, the founder of Somebunny. I received those 4 words in February 2017.

The first question I had was, “How long is this going to take? I have kids to take care of.” I found out quickly that cancer doesn’t care who you are or what you have going on in your life. Your life is yanked out of your control and thrust into a calendar filled with doctor visits. My nurse care coordinator (who is fabulous) explained that breast cancer is like the Plinko game from The Price is Right. Every drop of the cancer puck has a different journey.

Then the secondary questions came as I learned about my surgeries and treatments. How bad will it hurt? What will I look like? Will my cancer be gone? How will I get through this? How have other women gotten through this?

The preparation for my mastectomy included searching the internet for “mastectomy necessities”. I didn’t see what I wanted so I pulled out my sewing machine. I crafted a wrap around hug pillow to protect my chest and using Dr. Frankenstein as inspiration, I cobbled together an old t-shirt, some scrap fabric and big chunks of velcro to create my drain pocket shirt. Holy cow, it was seriously ugly, but it worked!

Drains are downright awful. They are creepy and itchy. They hang out of your body and feel like they will pull out with the wrong move. I found that drain pocket shirts are an absolute necessity for comfort and well-being.

I don’t want anyone to go through mastectomy, reconstruction surgery or treatment without a post op shirt that has pockets for drains.

I’ve spent the past 2 years designing the Somebunny shirt for your recovery, comfort and control.