Eric Umansky
ericumansky.bsky.social
Eric Umansky
@ericumansky.bsky.social
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November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Here is the memo that lays all this out.

The VA hasn’t released it.
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I also spoke to male vets who have breast cancer.

This is Kirby Lewis. He's stage 4.

Kirby already has his care covered. Those newly diagnosed will face a higher bar.

“There’s this machinismo aspect that they don’t want to accept that we have breasts, but we do," Kirby told me.
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM