The REAL Vitacco family (Summer 1985):Frank (rear), Nicky, Vinnie, and Frankie                 Being a father has transformed my life since the moment I held my newborn son, Jemal, shortly after his birth on November 21, 1969. Amid tears of joy and relief that both my wife and baby came through the birth process alive and

                I have been interested in men’s health most of my life. The event that triggered my life-long interest occurred when I was five years old. My mid-life father had become increasingly depressed when he couldn’t make a living to support his family and was hospitalized. I grew up wondering what happened to my father,