Feeling beautiful when going through breast cancer is hard task. I received a few comments on the new pink ribbon breast cancer Barbie by Mattel. A young woman at the Young Survival Coalition has come up with her own version of Barbie. Here she is.

Ok, so I know all about the argument that the new Barbie is raising money and gives hope. I agree with many of my fellow young survivors that it really isn't a hope giving product. There are reasons to go on both sides of the issue (we are also talking about Barbie here so lets not get too excited).

Companies do need to make a profit and I'm very grateful that they would create a product that contributes to breast cancer research. Some things just seem at times crazy to the survivors of this disease. How can you blame us?

I also wrote about a pink brush that was being signed by celebrities. It's just either funny or insulting that a brush is being marketed when many breast cancer patients are bald. Thanks for the pink brush signed by Hillary Duff! yeah!

Thanks to Linnea for great tip and the real breast cancer Barbie doll she created.

Breast cancer Barbie by Linnea comes complete with bandages from her surgery, drains included. She also has an IV of the potent chemotherapy Adriamycin and a cute bald head!

*different color wigs included.

Mattel has come out with a breast cancer pink ribbon Barbie doll. They are donating $250,000 to The Susan G. Komen Foundation.

As a member of the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) I often go on the website to join in the discussions on the bulletin board. The majority of girls that commented about the new breast cancer Barbie don't seem to be too thrilled with the idea. Their first question is what the dolls purpose is? It's great to raise awareness and raise funds but what does this doll tell us about breast cancer?

One thing young women with breast cancer don't feel like is Barbie. Especially a Barbie that looks like this picture. Some of the members of the YSC have a few suggestions for the Mattel Company.

-Barbie should be bald and have assorted wigs included instead of the bouffant hairdo.

-Barbie's skin should be more grayish and she should be at least 10lbs overweight from steroids.

-some accessories in the box should also include a little toilet to throw up in, many prescription bottles that she can't keep track of and clippers for when she needs to buzz her hair.

Ok, so the breast cancer Barbie looks like a princess. I'm fine with it but it would be cool if they made her more realistic.

Bald Barbie is probably beautiful too!