Real Talk: Frustration vs. ProtectionYou make reservations. Tickets are purchased. You and your friends start to research restaurant reviews. You make lists of all the things...reactions3comments
A Tanning Salon Membership and the Best Gift EverMy youngest daughter recently turned 20. She is at the age where many people still feel invincible like nothing bad would ever happen...reactionscomments
Second Opinion? Don’t Be Afraid to Get One!So you’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer. Now what? Most likely, your doctor will either want to remove the cancerous area or...reactionscomments
Dangerous DrivingCheck your blind spot. Don’t follow too closely. Check your tire pressure. Fix your tail light. Watch your sun exposure. What? Watch...reactions2comments
Let's Talk NumbersNumbers have never really been my thing. My least favorite classes in high school and college were classes relating to numbers. Math?...reactionscomments
Take Heart, Dear AdvocatesMy skin cancer journey began in 2007 with a melanoma diagnosis, and my advocating against tanning began a few years later when...reactionscomments
The Power of a Phone Call3 rings. That's all it took before I answered the contact-less, but familiar, number on my phone. The woman on the other...reactions1comment
7 Tips for Loving Your SkinFor 36 years, my skin was just something I covered with make-up, moisturizers, and clothing in my attempts to model current trends...reactionscomments
Sneak Attack!!! Melanomas Don’t Take Time OffSeptember 23, it’s a huge day for me. It’s my son’s birthday, my first born. Also, it’s the beginning of fall. Baseball...reactionscomments
Dealing with My ScarsI had my first surgical procedure in 1988, which left a large, unclosed wound on my forearm. Since that time, I had...reactions2comments
How Can We Talk To Friends About Skin Cancer Dangers?I recently saw a Facebook post from a friend. She mentioned that she had X number of weeks left to get a...reactions3comments
Melanoma and Mental HealthCompassion fatigue is defined as “a state of exhaustion and dysfunction – biologically, psychologically, and socially – as a result of prolonged...reactionscomments
One Step Forward, Five Steps BackToday, I’m angry. Typically, I’m an even-keeled person. Usually I have a positive outlook. Today I’m not, and today I don’t. My...reactionscomments
Age Spots By Any Other NameI remember exactly when it happened. I was driving to school, and I caught a glimpse of my hand wrapped around the...reactions2comments
Community Thoughts: Age of DiagnosisIf there’s one thing we absolutely love, it’s hearing from our community! In September, we took to Facebook to find out who...reactionscomments
My Current Challenge, Part 3Following up from Part 1 and Part 2 of My Current Challenge: It’s August 7 and yesterday I got this news as...reactions2comments
In Sickness, In HealthThis April, my husband and I will celebrate eight years of marriage and thirteen years as a couple. Reflecting on our time...reactionscomments
Taking Vitamin Supplements to Try to Help Prevent Skin CancerCan taking a vitamin supplement help to prevent skin cancers? That was a question I had several years ago. At that time...reactions2comments
Sometimes the Little Things Can Get to YouSometimes, the effects of skin cancer come in little pings. Or as I said previously (mixing my metaphors here), as a drip...reactionscomments
What to Say to Me When You Discover I am a Skin Cancer PatientI don’t like skin cancer. I don’t like having it. I don’t like worrying about it. I don’t like trying to prevent it. I...reactions4comments
