Saying Yes When I Should Say No...The other day, I almost forgot to practice what I preach. Well, technically, I didn’t actually forget but I allowed a doctor’s office...reactionscomments
Making Sunscreen Routine...Sunscreen is a part of my skincare routine 365 days a year. There was a time, however, when SPF was the furthest...reactionscomments
Care Routine - SPF x 3...I’ve had skin cancer for over 24 years. Almost all of my cancerous areas have been basal cell carcinomas, with a few...reactionscomments
Skin Cancer in Men...There are some risk factors that are not controllable, and the way certain cancers affect the sexes is one of these. Light-skinned...
My Skincare Products...“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Ben Franklin I grew up in a time and place where no...reactionscomments
Sunscreen-1, Midlife Crisis-0...The summer of 2019 was--and remains in sweltering southwest Tennessee--a difficult one for this skin cancer patient. I’ve been debating about chalking...reactions4comments
Giving My Arms a Breath of Fresh Air...Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” is about threats to the environment, but you can apply some of the lyrics to a range...reactionscomments
Free Sunscreen Here...Family picnic, a day at the beach, golf outing, ballgame, you’re there, it’s hot, you’re roasting and you forgot to lather up...reactionscomments
A Talk With My Doc...Talking today with Robert J. Kaplan, MD, my dermatologist. Dr. Kaplan is in private practice in Memphis, Tennessee and currently treats me...reactionscomments
Melanoma Movie Mind Game...EXT: the three letters that I did not want to see. In the film business, this means that the scene is an...reactionscomments
Letdowns, Letters, and Blood Donations...It’s 2019, and receiving mail isn’t nearly the event it was when most of us were kids. Remember waiting anxiously on a...reactions4comments
Rick Simpson Oil: What is it and How is it Used?...If you’re familiar with medical marijuana, then you’ve likely heard of RSO, or Rick Simpson Oil. Yet, for those who aren’t into...reactions2comments
Playing Tennis in the Sun...Play in the sun on better courts, or play in the shade on less desirable ones? Controversy has consumed our Monday tennis...reactionscomments
Scott's Survival Tips for the Absent-Minded...It’s 7:30am and you overslept again. You scramble and remember that it’s casual Friday and you can wear shorts and a short-sleeved...reactionscomments
The "New Normal:" When the Battle Armor Comes Off...My “new normal,” a phrase often used in cancer circles to describe life in survivorship, completely took me by surprise when I...reactions2comments
Sandcastles, Sunburns, and Sermons...Flashback to the summer of 1985: the Florida sun is bright, the beach is calling, and our family vacation is in full...reactionscomments
Safe Driving...It’s that time of the year for many of us in the snow belt. It’s classic car show time. Mustangs, T-Birds, expensive...reactionscomments
Lesser Known Skin Cancers: Sebaceous Carcinoma...Sebaceous carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the sebaceous glands, small glands that are connected to the hair follicles in the...reactions3comments
A Look Back...At a conference in late August, I was asked by a colleague about my Stage IV melanoma diagnosis. He was surprised, maybe...reactions4comments
T-VEC Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma...T-VEC is an immunotherapy cancer treatment that is injected directly into melanoma tumor sites to destroy cancer cells. The brand name is...reactionscomments
