As I watched your film DEAR TALULA, my experiences, feelings, and fears unfolded. Your face preparing for breast surgery could have been my face. Your child being taken away from you could have been my child. Your body was not a seventy-year-old body it was a 30-year-old body, it could have been my body.

This was the first time I was able to look at a piece about breast cancer and see myself. When the media talks about breast cancer they rarely talk about or pictures young women. I was 39 years old my husband Eric was 35, we had an 15-month-old baby boy, Matthew, and I was 13 weeks pregnant.

By documenting your experience you will help young women. Women who are faced with a breast cancer diagnosis will be comforted knowing that they are not alone. At the same time by putting a young face on breast cancer you will be able to educate women about the disease in a modern way. Young women are at risk and they do not know it. You can change that.
~ Claudia, Norwalk, Connecticut

... DEAR TALULA touched us [seen with a friend] both deeply, as we have both have had breast cancer. I could relate to Lori on a lot of levels, as I was pregnant and underwent both surgery and chemotherapy while carrying my fourth baby. I know the tremendous benefits of self-examination, as this is how we both found our breast lumps. Thank you for showing DEAR TALULA at your festival. It is films like this remind us how important it is for all women to do their self breast exams.
~ Dawna, Ontario, Canada, Lunafest attendee

…I feel so grateful for what you put together and shared, because it told me right away that I am not alone. I can just imagine that for young women who are also mothers, what you present will be even more meaningful…
~ Phalana, Los Angeles, CA