I have permission from book publisher Press On Regardless
to distribute an excerpt from "Turning Heads," a collection
of powerful photographs of beautiful, bald women. They are
bald because they have cancer. They are beautiful because
they have been buffed by stylists and captured by some of
the best photographers in the world -- four Pulitzer Prize
winners among them. And they are powerful because they no
longer hide their cancer -- or hide behind it.
Many women diagnosed with cancer fear losing their hair
more than losing their lives. This fear can prevent them
from getting proper treatment. When they do get treatment,
hair loss adds insult to injury and can lead to lowered
self-esteem.
The standard reaction is to cover up with a wig or scarf,
but that's not true anymore, according to editor Jackson
Hunsicker, who spent five years assembling these inspiring
images. "The women in these pictures are out in the world,
doing things, getting on with their lives while they
recover. They teach us all a much needed lesson that bald
is a look you can live with."
The excerpt I'm distributing features a photograph by film
producer and children's book author Patricia Ruben.
To get the excerpt, send mailto:stevokeefe@bellsouth.net
with the subject line "Send Ruben." Because the excerpt
includes an image, I have to send the photo as a file
attachment. If you cannot receive file attachements, you
can find the photo at http://tinyurl.com/l9enb.
