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Letter
to Dr. Dean Edell Below is a letter
that I wrote to Dr Dean Edell thanking him for his role in making me realize
what I had lost when I was circumcised at birth. ______________________________________________________________ Dear Dr Dean, I really do not know
where to start, except to say THANK YOU!!
I'm sure that you know how many lives you touch with your show, but I
just wanted to let you know how much you have touched mine, my wife's and our future son's (my wife is due in
May). I'm also sure that you get many
letters in response to your show, and my only hope is that this one indeed
makes it across you desk and that you can find the time to read it. I will start at the beginning and try to
keep it as short as possible. First of all, I
called you a couple of weeks back regarding the study suggesting that women
prefer intact man over circumcised man.
The reason for my call was to tell you of my and my wife's experiences
as a result of the non-surgical restoration of my own foreskin. We talked for a few minutes on the subject,
and I wonder if it was indeed this call which prompted you to consider
gathering information on foreskin restoration to put at your web site. If so, I feel honored that I may have hand
a hand in this, as I'm sure that many will benefit from it. Regardless of what my role may or may not
have been, I think it FANTASTIC that you are dedicating time and resources to
this. It was actually as a
result of listening to your show that a few pieces in a puzzle fell into
place for me, and this finished puzzle lead me to investigate options for
repairing the damage done to me as an infant (in 1965). When I started
listening to your show about 2.5 years ago, I kept hearing you explain to
callers inquiring about circumcision that it was wrong, that the USA was the
last country routinely doing it and that the glans is actually an internal
organ. It was this last FACT which
made my ears perk up and listen. I had
never really known this, which is unfortunate but true. During one show you actually listed a
handful of FUNCTIONS of this tissue, the foreskin, which I no longer
had. You listed protection of the
glans, you listed sexual benefits to both partners, you went on and on as to
the reasons why our infant boys should be left intact. And all the reasons MADE SENSE. Around this same time I was starting to
experience some discomfort in my glans as a result of abrasion from
undergarments. This was quite
uncomfortable. Then in one show an
older gentleman called expressing concerns that he was not able to perform as
well as he might like (due to impotence and loss of sensitivity). Your advice to him was to wear a condom
during the day for a few days as that this might increase his sensitivity due
to having his glans protected from constant abrasion. Once you said this to him, all of the
previous pieces fell into place and I knew that I too would try this little
‘experiment'. I did, and the
sensitivity which I regained in a matter of 2-3 days was simply
INCREDIBLE! I knew that I would not be
able to wear condoms around for the rest of my life, so I needed to figure
out how to deal with this. I checked
the Internet for artificial foreskins and I came upon the non-surgical
restoration methods. I started my
restoration that very day, which was about 1.5 years ago. At first I was a
little concerned about what I was doing, as it did seem STRANGE, but it also
MADE SENSE. But I figured that I would
give you a call and see what your thoughts were; as it was you who provided
me with all of the other pieces in this puzzle. I called you and you were very positive and
supportive about it. I do remember you
saying one thing though. You commented
that you did not think that foreskin restoration would become a
‘movement' because for the most part, man in general are not willing to
admit to themselves that anything is wrong 'in Denmark' (as you put it). Well, this may very well be true. But I did not start my restoration because
I thought anything was wrong with me or my 'Denmark'. Nor did I start because of any problems
between my wife and I. I decide to
restore my foreskin simply because it made sense and because it was removed
without my consent. And I can tell you
now, this was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The increased sensitivity is simply
IMPOSSIBLE to explain and the benefits to my wife are also NOTEWORTHY (or so
she says). Additionally, now that I
know that circumcision is not only wrong because it is UNETHICAL but also
because it deprives a man of SO much, there is no way that our son, who is
due in May, will be circumcised. As I
told you during our talk on your show, our son will look like his father only
because his father restored. I'll will
add now that his father restored only because he listened to the Dr. Dean
Edell show. Thank you Dr.
Edell. You have changed our lives for
the better. I truly appreciate your
time in gathering the information of foreskin restoration and providing it to
your listeners. Finally, not to get
too personal, but because of my restoration (of which my wife is very
supportive) and the accompanying benefits to my wife and I, we have often
joked that we should send you a THANK YOU card. You can consider this that card. Best Wishes, 'real name here' a.k.a. Mel Return to
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