Skin Trauma: Photosensitivity / Phototoxicity There are myriad ways that UV exposure from sunlight can negatively impact your skin and health. Several have already been mentioned in previous blog posts, and today I want to talk about one we haven’t discussed yet: photosensitivity and skin trauma. Photosensitivity is an allergic reaction to sunlight which, as its name … Read more
We have more work to do overcoming obstacles that involve our health & safety. Obstacles: As summer winds down and we run around like crazy getting our kids ready for the new school year, I feel compelled to remind you that seasonal changes are no reason (or excuse) to drop your guard on sun protection. … Read more
As the weekend ends, like always, I find myself counting my blessings. Then it’s Monday, the start of a week that’ll be made or broken by nothing more than my own attitude. This was Compassion Therapy. Over the past few days, I got to spend time with a cancer patient who pulled in the reigns … Read more
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
Melanoma Changed My Life Forever As I re-entered the world of fashion and beauty I had a renewed sense-of-self. And more importantly, of others. It’s not that I was selfish or ambivalent before my ordeal with Cancer; I never was. But I returned to my vocation humbled in many ways; my eyes had been opened … Read more
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 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