They're Mine and I'm Keeping Them: or, How Freezing My Breast Saved My Breast (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497357495)

Alex Paul Alex received a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Science from Oregon State University in Industrial Engineering. After graduating, Alex became a sales engineer for pollution control equipment, which led to Alex starting his own equipment sales business at an early age. This was followed by a career as a real estate investor and developer, which culminated in the development of several retirement residences in Oregon. Alex and Laura still own and operate one facility, Beaverton Lodge Retirement Residence. An early interest in poetry and writing blossomed into a writing career. His first novel, Suicide Wall, about Vietnam veterans and suicide, was published in 1996. A middle-grade action-adventure novel series called Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals is now available on Amazon.com. In addition, Alex acted as narrator, editor and ghostwriter for Dr. Littrup and co-author of this book, They're Mine and I'm Keeping Them, or How Freezing my Breast Saved my Breast. Alex maintains websites for his writing work. SuicideWall.com provides a place for veterans and their families to record their experiences with veteran suicide while ArkenFreeth.com is about the Arken Freeth series. Alex and Laura have been married since 1970 and have three children. Alex is an avid outdoorsman, fishing the ocean for salmon in the summer off the mouth of the Columbia River, surfing year round in Oregon and California, skiing the western states and Canada and hunting elk, deer and antelope in Oregon, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Alex is also a musician, playing blues bass in the band, Skeleton Crew.