Jump to content

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Based onWhy I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
by Geralyn Lucas
Written byNancy Silvers
Directed byPeter Werner
StarringSarah Chalke
Jay Harrington
Patti LaBelle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGrossbart Kent
Running time120 minutes
Original release
NetworkLifetime Television
ReleaseOctober 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (known as Lipstick in some countries) is a 2006 television film that aired on Lifetime Television and starred Sarah Chalke. It is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Geralyn Lucas. The book and the TV movie depict Geralyn Lucas's fight with breast cancer.

Plot

[edit]

Shortly after graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Geralyn Lucas lands her dream job working for 20/20. Lucas is then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 and has a dilemma — whether to have a lumpectomy or the potentially safer mastectomy. After consulting several doctors (including her husband) and researching the operations she decides to undergo a mastectomy. Her subsequent chemotherapy treatment leads to tensions within her marriage but the couple stays together. She also has breast reconstruction. The final shot is of Geralyn cradling her child, something she feared she would be unable to do. Geralyn meets several "angels" in the story, people who have been in similar positions to her and are able to dispense good advice.

The title refers to her belief that only confident women wear red lipstick.

Cast

[edit]
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Why_I_Wore_Lipstick_to_My_Mastectomy&oldid=1248300814"