Living

A few weeks ago, I was looking through posts on a melanoma Facebook group page when I came upon a thread started by a young woman who recently had a...

“What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?" Mister Fred Rogers Song 1968. I get angry when I see young children who have obviously returned from a beach...

We asked the community, "Did skin cancer come up in any holiday conversations?" We received a wide variety of answers - thank you for sharing with us! Someone out there...

When I was diagnosed, I had never heard of the term before. I knew what chemotherapy was and I knew it was awful. I was trying to prepare myself for...

For a few years, my daughter had a favorite t-shirt and wore it every time we went shopping. On the front, in not-so-obvious print, were the words, “Assistant to the...

I’ve written several articles lately on how special this community at SkinCancer.net is. I love how the community members support each other, and how it’s a safe place where we...

Ronald Reagan was president. Michael Jordan was the darling of the sports world. I was in California, living the dream. No one I knew had a cell phone, yet, we...

Out of the corner of my eye, when I turned on the TV to watch the Sunday morning news shows, I saw the end of a commercial for a Celebrity...

It’s coming. The calendar might make you think otherwise, but it’s just around the corner. What is it? Tanning season. You know how I know? I’ll tell you straight up...

At the end of a travel day in the holiday season, I wanted a cup of coffee when I got to the hotel room. I was tired, and I figured...

Being a cancer patient is difficult, and I would argue that being a young adult cancer patient is infinitely more difficult. I went from being a normal, totally healthy 29-year...

Skin cancers — specifically nonmelanomas like basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) — are the most common types of cancer in the United States. And while there...

I saw a headline not too long ago that I found unsettling. It wasn’t a recent article, as it was dated June 2018, but it was the first time I...

“It’s time for your haircut.” And with those words, my father would get out the electric trimmer and begin his masterpiece. As shards of blonde hair would fall into my...

The In America survey is now closed. Yes, skin cancer is serious! A skin cancer diagnosis can come with anxiety, fear, and when advanced, a devastating prognosis. To learn more...

If you have Patient Gateway or another patient portal, it can be useful for appointment reminders. It’s especially valuable if, like I do, you have a lot going on and...

It feels a little early to talk about base tans and tanning salon packages. If you’re a former tanning addict and skin cancer patient like me, you know there really...

As a young adult, there are many things in life that you prepare for. Things like going to school, getting a job, learning to live on your own, buying a...

First snow before Halloween, last snow after Mother’s Day, life in Buffalo. This doesn’t happen every year, but the point is well taken. Lake-effect snow blankets the Nickel City in...

Every day, people all over this great big world are preparing for medical procedures and treatments. They have been debriefed, given instructions, and told what to expect once they are...