Gift Establishes Eileen Youtie Predisposition Syndrome Initiative at Sylvester
UMHealth.org – 28 June 2022
Eileen Youtie lived her life with passion and purpose. Never was that more evident than during her hard-fought battle with breast cancer. She remained positive and persevered through eight years of chemotherapy treatments and countless doctors’ appointments, channeling her energy into helping other patients and raising awareness about hereditary cancers.
Haleigh Youtie Talks Her Mom’s Legacy And Breast Cancer Awarenese
Ocean Drive – 1 October 2021
For Haleigh Youtie, her life halted 6-months ago when she lost her mother, Eileen after an 8-year battle with breast cancer. Over her 8 year-long fight Eileen made it her mission to get all Ashkenazi Jews tested for a Breast Cancer Gene mutation, as she had the BRCA1 gene mutation herself. According to statistics, 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carries a mutation of a BRCA gene, most without knowing.
How Fran Fine and Midge Maisel Help Keep My Mother’s Memory Alive
Hey Alma – 11 March 2022
One year ago this week, my mom Eileen Rae Winkler Youtie passed away. I know everyone feels this way about their parents, but my mom was truly extraordinary. She was magnanimous, larger than life, an angel on earth, a Jewess among us. She taught me everything I know about navigating life as a woman and as a Jew and how the intersection of those two worlds would be more beautiful than I could ever imagine.