A Woman's Image is a boutique created exclusively for women undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy, lumpectomy and reconstruction surgery.

We provide our customers with the best products and services at the most affordable price. With over 15 years of combined experience in professional services, customer relationships and product knowledge, our compassionate staff invites you into the warm, inviting, and relaxed environment of our women's boutique.

Deeply affected by her father's diagnosis of cancer, Stacy Ecker jumped at the chance to steer her profession as a licensed cosmetologist into working exclusively with wigs, known as cranial prosthesis. "Working with women who face hair loss due to chemotherapy is so gratifying. I feel fortunate just to be able to help women restore their self-image and make them feel like themselves again," states Stacy. "Women come into our store with the fear of the unknown; but leave saying their experience of hair loss was not as bad as they thought because they're wearing a hair piece that feels and looks like their own hair!" Stacy has worked entirely on fitting wigs for women for over 7 years and has helped thousands of women.

Nancy Przeklas has been in this business since 2000. She began by helping women with their hair loss issues and became an ABC/BOC Certified Mastectomy Fitter in 2002. "I found that fitting women for breast forms and bras was the most rewarding part of my job," states Przeklas. "The personal bonds that I build with women are, to me, what life is all about." When a women has breast surgery - whether a mastectomy, lumpectomy, or reconstruction - their self image is dramatically changed. Nancy helps women feel good about how they look with breast forms and mastectomy bras. "I strive for a seamless and symmetrical look," says Nancy. "It's the best feeling when a woman hugs me and says, 'Thank you for making me feel great!' Women who walk into A Woman's Image feeling frustrated can walk out feeling completely satisfied."

 

 

A Celebration of Life

 

Stacy Ecker (Hickson) August 12,1970 - January 23, 2022

A Tribute to Stacy - My Business Partner - My Friend

I first met Stacy the week before Labor Day, 2001. She interviewed for a licensed cosmetologist job at another shop I was working at. I knew from the minute I met her that she would be perfect for the job. She had a beautiful smile and laugh with the sincerest eyes that would put anyone at ease. As time would go by and I got to know her, I would soon realize she also had a heart of gold - so giving of herself selflessly to all she met.

Our workstations were extremely close to each other in a small room in the back of the shop, thus we basically breathed each other's air, heard each other's conversations as well as had many conversations amongst ourselves. You really get to know the true colors of people when you work so close to each other. I was blessed to have discovered all the wonderful attributes Stacy possessed. I saw her at her happiest times and her rough times. She pulled through life's struggles with that beautiful smile always on her face and joy radiating from her soul.

We have a dear friend and mentor that lives in Lapeer. This person trained Stacy on how to cut and style wigs and she was always there for her for any questions Stacy might have. One Friday evening she invited Stacy and I out to her new shop and to have dinner. We had a wonderful dinner at the historical White Horse restaurant when we got our bill, just about ready to stand up and leave when our friend asked us to sit down. She then proposed a business idea and that was the beginning of A Woman's Image. Stacy and I decided that after five years of working together, the two of us could do this. We found a place and opened shop. Stacy and I worked night and day getting our store ready. At the end of a day, Stacy and I would talk about our day and always felt so blessed to have had the best customers. We would sit and write press releases and I learned quickly that Stacy had a knack for writing words that beautifully told a story with such depth and feeling. They say, "the eyes are the door to a person's soul", with Stacy it was her written words.

We opened our Clinton Township in 2006 and in 2012 opened our second store in Royal Oak. Stacy managed that store beautifully by seeing customers both for their mastectomy needs as well as wig needs. In the last few years, the ladies who came back in for their bras and learned of Stacy's diagnosis were incredibly saddened by the news. They fondly remembered her helping them out and thought she was truly a gem. We were lucky to have had a successful business together working side by side for 15 years.

Stacy had such a gift for making friends wherever she went. She certainly made them with our clients. Women and men of all different ages fell in love with her. They recognized her beautiful soul and wanted her to share with them her fondness for her family, friends and especially her fishing stories. I will never forget when she opened a pink fishing pole at her birthday party and was like a kid in a candy store. Her joy was through the roof.

Stacy learned of her diagnosis in March of 2020. It was a devastating blow to someone that was just starting to live a part of her life that should have been her happiest times. Married only one year to Ron, a wonderful man she was crazy in love with and learning she was going to be a grandma for the first time. Her best years were supposed to be coming up, not ending.

I dream of her often and she's always walking around helping people. I am guessing that's what she's doing in heaven. Who knows, maybe that's why God took her from us....to help in heaven. I will miss Stacy forever. She will live on in our memories with fondness, kindness, and genuine love.God Bless You Stacy Forever!!!