Herpes is a big problem that no one talks about Everyone has some degree of angst about it, yet no one talks about it. It's the "Pink Elephant" in the Bedroom that most everyone tiptoes and dances around. Why? What the heck are we doing? . . . It's time to invite the 'pink elephant in the bedroom' into the conversation and do something about it JulieAnn's book offers a sense of hope and an oasis of information on how to live triumphantly in spite of the frustration of herpes. In the foreword, written by sexual and reproductive health physician Dr. Helene Malabed, she writes "Thank you, JulieAnn, for bringing this pink elephant and awareness ... to life and giving my patients and millions of others a way to get their lives back, emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually."