For over 20 years, Marty Adrian has
been taking care of Breast Cancer Survivors, she's been
helping women cope with the physical and emotional scars
that come along with the unexpected challenges they face,
fitting them with bras and teaching others to do the same,
proving you can still be feminine and feel just as
beautiful on the outside as you do on the inside. And joining me
today, our very special guest Marty Adrian, who's a
certified and professional bra fitter from Jodee, a company
specializing in post mastectomy bras that are both fashionable
and functional. Good morning. Hi, Olga it's so nice to have us
on today. And it's a pleasure to have you. You know, it's, it's
really a truly emotional subject. It is. Breast Cancer.
And I know you've made such a difference and you've inspired
women along the way and God bless you for that. And tell me
how you've been helping women find that perfect bra after
surgery, because that's not easy to do. It isn't. And everyone
has a different expectation, and we, with our wide variety of
bras can make that a custom fit for every person that we meet.
Which is great. And Marty, what inspired you to do this? My best
friend at 32 was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. So young. She, we
went in and found a department store and the fitter was a young
girl that treated her like she had Leprosy and when she came
out we were both balling and she said if that's what it's going
to be like, I'm not going to use anything. And I thought, we need
to make a difference. And you've been doing that, and you've been
doing it for almost 20 years I have More than 20 years I should
say. Talk to me about, all the women you've met, I mean there's
just so many stories you have and the challenges they have
faced along the way. These women first and foremost are worried
about if they are even going to survive. Of course. And the
children, the families. Exactly. Which the ripple effect with
their family and their husbands and all the other things, it's
just astronomical. On top of that But not only, there's the
physical differences too, you can have shoulders that are out
of kilter, and once you put somebody in the proper bra and
prosthesis, everything gets back into place. Now Jodee's been in
business for over 45 years, you've worked with Jodee for
more than 20, tell me what makes them so special Marty. First and
foremost, we are a family. We want to make sure that what the
end of the day, we are taking care of those ladies that are in
such need of getting their life restored. So our certified
fitters are talking to these ladies over the phone, getting
them fit over the phone, but even more than that. We are all
about quality. We invented the permaform bra, which looks like
a regular bra, however, it has a breast form that has built, been
built into it. It's seamless, it's quite a bit lighter bit
than what a silicone form is, restores the body balance, it is
a weighted form so it fits nicely, looks and feels great
and the lady just puts it on, and away she goes. She never has
to worry about where that foarm is. So that's one of the things,
we also have a balance fit cushion for more severe
surgeries, to help fill out areas, but it does even more
than, it will help restore the body balance of the bra so it
doesn't twist, it helps keep tissues inside the bra, instead
of letting it creep out over the top and it's just a great
product for those people that need a little extra, more of a
personalized fit. We have a lot of variety with our forms, this
is a slightly silicone form and then we also have one that is,
we call our sports form that's used if you're golfing or
swimming, so we have literally, so many options. And the styles
are beautiful, I wanna show my viewers Yes! In fact, you
brought me 4 beautiful ones, let's walk over there Certainly.
And take them one by one. Olga let me show you some of our
great bra styles that we have. This is our camisole bra, it's
got lace up high, so any kind of surgical things that are going
on, covers it up, fits very, very well, it's a great bra.
This is our bra that wears well under t-shirts, sweaters, uh
it's got a molded cup so it's very forgiving and it's fit.
It's got nice wide padded shoulder straps, people love
that. Looks very comfortable. It is very comfortable on, and
still very, very stylish. The next bra we're going to show you
has, our super strap, this is something that Jodee invented.
Why are they so thick? Well because if you're heavy
breasted, it helps to disperse that weight. I see. Off of the
chest wall and so it's a much more comfortable bra for those
ladies that are very heavy breasted. So that can really
make a difference for them. Yes. And with a lot of our bra
styles, we'll have ones that hook in the back, this one
happens to be available in a front hook as well as a back
hook. So it, if you need that back hook for adjustment but the
easy of getting in and out of it, with a font hook. And Marty,
what's the perfect fit? You want the shoulders close to the neck
line so they don't fall off the shoulders, you want it to be
snug, but not too snug, you want the cup to be correct in that
it's not tissue spilling out which would mean the cup was too
little, or a lot of puckering which would mean the cup is too
big. And you want to have it pretty much, streamlined right
were their breast bone is, when you get all of those things put
together, then you know that you've got the correct size. And
the lady is going to be very, very happy with this fit. And I
am happy with this one, look at this color! This is a sapphire
blue bra. Beautiful! Brand new addition to our line, and we're
so proud of this bra, it is gorgeous, it does not in any way
look like a surgical mastectomy bra at all. Gorgeous bra! Fit's
very, very well. And Marty, a couple questions. What if
someone finds something that they like, but it doesn't, you
don't have their size? Right! We will do a customized bra for
them. We will customize that bra to fit them exactly what their
needs are. So, we pretty much now can fit anybody that's
walking around, which is a fabulous feel. And insurance
covers some of these? Medicare covers them uh has their
different guidelines, the private insurances because
there's so many varieties, they will also cover them. But it
depends upon which insurance they have. But yes, most
insurance will cover it. And where can ladies find these?
Well certainly we do a fabulous job over the phone, fitting
these ladies. But if somebody wants a more personalized fit.
Get a hold of our 800 number, and we can direct them towards a
store that sells our product. You know you've inspired so many
women that needed that inspiration along with the
company as well. Really making a difference. Well I can tell you,
20 years ago, I would have never thought that this is where I was
going to end up, but fate has different things for different
people and you can make a difference in some, in a woman's
life when she's at her lowest point. That's right. Thank you
so much. Thank you. Appreciate your time. And of course if
you'd like more information on these bras, where to find them,
how to get fitted, to make that phone call just go to the
website Jodee dot com that's jodee dot com, j o d e e or to
to our website, the balancing act dot com (music.)