Lea Yekutiel  

As most of you already know, I am a breast cancer survivor and had a mastectomy.

I had to face this challenge in my life all alone and it has not been an easy task.

When I first diagnosed with breast cancer, I was so ignorant about the subject that I desperately needed some education. Therefore, I was referred to American Cancer Society for support and guidance. What I received was mostly boring statistics and protocols by a facilitator, who was not a breast cancer survivor herself.

During my recovery and still today I constantly run into so many women who are in my situation, but afraid to talk about having breast cancer or mastectomy, because of the fear how men will react to their new condition. 

When I realized how many women affected by breast cancer and how dire the situation were, I felt that something has to be done in order to shed some light on the situation. I published my book entitled “Making the Breast of It” with a subtitle “Overcoming Fear of Intimacy After Mastectomy.”

Soon after the book published, I contacted American Cancer Society to let them know about my book and its subject. I requested if we could work together in order to bring the book to the attention of those women who would benefit from reading the book.

Oh, yes! I did get a response from American Cancer Society, telling me that they have their own writer, who is writing about the same exact issue and they do not have a use for my book.

Here are my problems with the American Cancer Society’s writer:

1. The American Cancer Society’s writer is a MALE not a FEMALE.  
2. The American Cancer Society’s writer being a male, did not experience how it feels to loose a breast to mastectomy.
3. The American Cancer Society’s writer does not have a clue how empty a woman can feel after she lost a breast that represented her womanhood.
4. How American Cancer Society’s writer can relate to this women issue?
5. Why American Cancer Society did not recognize this painful issue to write about during all the years of their existence?

My questions to you are:

1. Is American Cancer Society for Real?
2. Is American Cancer Society helping us when we need them?
3. What are exactly the functions of American Cancer Society?
4. Is American Cancer Society’s existence more helpful to the pharmaceutical companies or to cancer patients? Or
5. Maybe they need to keep their nine to five jobs and just keep appearances!

I appreciate any of your comments about this issue.

With my unconditional love,

Lea Yekutiel

www.ilovemybreastcancer.com

www.blogtalkradio.com/Lea-Yekutiel