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Mastectomy bra options with Debra Taylor

                                          Spirit of Life Boutique  Debra Taylor’s Spirit of Life Boutique is a beautiful lingerie shop that specialises in taking care of ladies who have been through breast surgery. Debra is a highly respected breast form fitter and is in ranked the top 10 globally in terms of her experience and skill. Here she’s in conversation with Julie Gallagher about her range of Bra options: Deb  Today I thought I’d share some of the different styles we have in bras for ladies who are wearing breast forms. We try to cater for all ages, Julie. I’ve had girls as young as 15 through to women of 97 so I obviously need to be able to cater for everybody. That’s what Spirit of Life does. We have beautiful, coloured bras. Hot pinks and pretty, lacy t-shirt bras as well with matching briefs Julie That’s a lovely set. A gorgeous ivory colour with royal blue. Stunning. Deb They are Julie. We also have front opening bras for ladies who might have a bit
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Today Debra told me about Valletta...

                                            Spirit of Life Boutique  Debra Taylor’s Spirit of Life Boutique is a beautiful lingerie shop that specialises in taking care of ladies who have been through breast surgery. Debra is a highly respected breast-form fitter and is in the top 10 globally in terms of her experience and skill. Here she’s in conversation with Julie Gallagher about her range of Valletta tops: Debra   These are really beautiful Valletta tops. They come in different colours and range in size from 8 to 26. They’re made from a lovely,soft microfibre. They have a little contour in them and they’re pocketed both sides. Around the back, you’ll see it has power knitting and that pulls everything in...but it doesn’t cut into you.  Julie I imagine that makes them perfect for travel as well. Debra Very true Julie. Quite often, girls who are going on flights anywhere just wear them for the flights because, as you know, we build up a little fluid, and it do
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Deb brought some nice things to the studio...

                                           Spirit of Life Boutique  Debra Taylor’s Spirit of Life Boutique is a beautiful lingerie shop that specialises in taking care of ladies who have been through breast surgery. Debra is a highly respected breast-form fitter and is in the top 10 globally in terms of her experience and skill. Here she’s in conversation with Julie Gallagher about swimsuits: Julie You have a wonderful selection of swimsuits, Deb, and they’re very lovely. Debra Yes, they are Julie. They’re specially made with pockets in them. We have swim-forms that go inside the pocket but still give support on the other side for the breast. What makes these unique (apart from the pockets) is the fact that they come higher in the chest wall so that it covers any scar area and it comes quite high underneath the arm. Quite often you don’t realise that ladies have nodes removed and can end up with a bit of a hollow so these swimsuits actually come a lot higher under the
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Chatting with Debra about Spirit of Life

Julie Gallagher, a married woman with two adult children, has an interest in post breast surgery options for women. She spends time regularly talking with Debra Taylor from Spirit of Life Boutique and writes here of their conversations.... Debra Taylor’s Spirit of Life Boutique is an amazing lingerie shop that specialises in taking care of ladies who have been through breast surgery. Debra is a highly respected breast-form fitter and is in the top 10 globally in terms of her experience and skill. Here she’s in conversation with Julie Gallagher: Julie I’d like to talk with you about a woman’s first visit to you after breast surgery - her first interaction with Spirit of Life. How do women initially get to know of you? Debra They usually get to know of us through hospitals (public and private), oncologists, doctors, surgeons, breast-care nurses and word of mouth. Julie  What are the emotions women are feeling at this time — are they nervous and scared, or excited about
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