**S_SSOY Fluffy Heart-Shaped Plush Pillow - Soft Decorative Throw Cushion for Sofa, Bed, Car - Valentine's Day Gift (Red) - Perfect for Home Decor, Romantic Gifts & Cozy Comfort**

I’m a breast cancer survivor since 2002. I used a heart-shaped pillow like this following my mastectomy to fill the space left empty between the tissues removed from the breast and from the armpit. My American Cancer Society Reach for Recovery volunteer brought my heart-shaped pillow six weeks after my cancer surgery. I didn’t know I needed one until I got the pillow! It made a world of difference and brought so much comfort for months and months!In 2019 I had a Roux N Y gastric bypass surgery to 1) Eliminate that part of the stomach that makes stomach acid. I had already developed esophageal cancer in 2015, and fortunately it was early when found and was quickly treated. But not only was the acid reflux making me miserable for 40 years, the fear of it coming back was pretty awful. So I was thrilled to learn there was something that could be done. And 2) I needed to lose weight. When I had lost around 70 lbs, I regained that uncomfortable sensation of missing tissue between the breast and the armpit when I laid on my right side sleeping. I’m a side sleeper, and I tried filling that empty space with my hand but it wasn’t very comfortable. I had been thinking about getting another heart-shaped pillow for some time. Then one sleepless night, I finally searched for and ordered this one. It works very nicely for my purpose.And it would be a thoughtful gift for a woman about to have a mastectomy. No woman should have to wait 6 weeks like I did.So whether you’re getting this for comfort, like me, or to help a woman dealing with breast cancer, or just as something pretty, this is a nice pillow. It will need to be fluffed when you get it, because it is shrunk-wrapped for shipping.