Alfred E. Shirtman

Welcome to Alfred E. Shirtman!
We are pleased that you decided to follow Alfred E. Shirtman, and learn more about this wonderful new company. Building a business in America has never been easy, but through hard work and dedication Alfred E. Shirtman will prevail! We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. Thank you for visiting.

Welcome to our online home!
Here you can purchase our exclusive apparel as well as the breast cancer awareness clothing line.

An even bigger and better website will be coming in the near future. Until then, we hope that this site will answer your questions about who we are and what we do.

On Losing A Breast

Thank God, I've still got the 'heart of me',
So if I had to lose a part of me,

A Breast was a good thing to lose-
It didn't help me to walk,
Nor help me to talk,
Nor did it help me to think and choose.

I need my feet and legs to take me places,
And my eyes to view my loved ones' faces;
My hands are nice so I can type and write,
And my arms let me hug with all my might;

If I lost my voice, I couldn't talk or sing
Expressing myself means everything!
Three cheers for my ears
It sure means a lot to hear my dears.

Kissing needs a good pair of lips,
And for cooling hot bouillon and taking some sips;
How bad off would you be without a tongue?
-No tellin';

I need my skin to hold me in
It even houses my double chin,
And it also accommodates a lot of fat
If I'd had my druthers I'd got rid of that!

But, I can try extra hard and still be cute
I just won't wear a double-breasted suit.
Many, many years I had that breast,
So excuse me if I feel undressed.

Dear Breast, so long with me you abided,
No wonder that I feel lopsided
But about your loss I will not ponder,
Your absence will make my heart grow fonder.

-Hazel Craddock