What do you do when you realize that you will need to be outside but have not put on sunscreen and are otherwise unprepared?This probably happens to most people. We are out somewhere. Maybe we end up in a line outside or the event we are going to does not have shade. We...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesCopingPreventionTips & Advice
When you walk by people laying out in the sun, how does it make you feel? What thoughts come to mind?Having skin cancer can change one's thinking about personal life choices. How does it affect your thoughts of others' choices?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesTips & AdviceAwarenessCoping
Move forward five to ten years. What would your future you wish you had done more/less of now?I am pushing the discussion ahead. What do you think you will wish you had done more or less of when you look back at things? What advice would the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessCopingTips & Advice
Anyone else grow weary of thinking about sun protection?Sometimes I get fatigued just thinking about ways to protect myself from the sun during the coming summer months. Anyone else deal with this? How do you cope?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments43 repliesCopingPreventionWeather
Using an umbrella in the sunI live in the UK .As a man in my 70s I have taken to using a golf umbrella as a parasol when the UV is up . I wear...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
Tanning after a Skin Cancer DiagnosisEven though I stopped tanning as soon as I was diagnosed with melanoma, I still felt the pressure to be tan. It was difficult to suddenly be pale after many...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesCopingDiagnosis
Do you journal? Someone recently recommended that I start a journal on how I’m feeling about my skin each day. Originally, I was like nah that sounds strange. But now I’m doing it...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingAwareness
Does anyone find themselves so distracted by the sun that they lose focus on what they are trying to do?Yesterday, I was working outside on a show and there was a mix of sun and shade on set. I found myself thinking more about where the sun was than...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Loose lips I was leaving work recently, and I was covered from head to toe in the 100 degree heat. I could see the woman next to me eyeing me, and then...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
Are you gun shy? My most recent skin issue was just 3 months ago. I feel like when I go to the doctor or dentist recently I’m unusually nervous. When I saw the dentist...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCoping