Survivors Story: Pale But Proud

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Melanoma survivors story I am Pale BUT Proud A survivors story of Melanoma: My Melanoma diagnosis has had a tremendously profound impact on my life, and I was thrilled to use my experience for the benefit of others. But there was no way to champion my cause further without mixing in additional, once-private components. The more … Read more

Surreal Experiences With Melanoma

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Melanoma surreal experiences: Out of Body – Out of Mind My surreal experiences with Melanoma are best defined as out of body experiences. I don’t think anybody who hasn’t been one, can truly appreciate all that a Cancer patient goes through. It starts at the moment of diagnosis and continues on, one way or another, for … Read more

Personal Identity: Lost To Malignant Melanoma

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Personal Identity: Lost To The Beast – Malignant Melanoma Losing my personal identity to Malignant Melanoma did not end when I was told I was in remission. When I tell you that having Melanoma changed my life completely and forever, I mean it. Unfortunately, my Cancer diagnosis came with much more than the obvious surgeries. … Read more

Diagnosis: Skin-teresting Dilemma

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“You Have Melanoma, It’s Going To Be a Long Road Ahead” To this day, I will NEVER forget these words when I got My diagnosis: “You Have Melanoma- It’s going to be a long road ahead.” With those eleven words, my life changed forever. Since this piece will be my blog’s inaugural post, I’ll start … Read more

EVERYTHING: We Just Can’t Be Good At It- We Try

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We Can’t Be Good At EVERYTHING – But, We Have a Lot Of Special Talents We are not the best at updating our website or social media and admit to not being good at EVERYTHING. Being a non-profit, we rely on volunteers that bring experience to the table to keep us on the forefront of … Read more