I am a Melanoma cancer patient/survivor. I wear this title proud. I wear this title because I want others to know my story. I want others to know because I don't want others to endure what I have had to endure over the past 9/10 months.
On June 15, it will be my 9 month check-up anniversary of my first Melanoma surgery. I cannot put into words what this past 9 months have been like. Many who know me know that there is a change, a difference in my step. Some may say that I am preachy about the whole "sunscreen thing". In a heartbeat, I will wear that title proud. I spoke with 2 of my very close friends while they were at the beach today and my first questions was "Are you wearing sunscreen?"( Like I am there Mother or something.) What gives me the right you probably are thinking? What gives me that right is that I have the cancer. The cancer that I never wish on my very worse enemy.
Just today I went to the pool, only for about an hour. I applied sunscreen, SPF 30, when I first got there (only cause I was too lazy to do it before I left the house) and re-applied twice in the 1 hour time frame. Did I need to? No, but should I? Yes.
I am a Melanoma patient trying to learn how to learn how to live in the Florida summer sun all over again. Instead of going out basking all day at the pool with little to no sunscreen on, I go out only an hour at a time, with sunscreen on. Seriously, an hour is just fine for this hot summer Florida weather.
In closing, as usual, sunscreen, SPF 15 daily and SPF 30 whern out for pro-longed time and re-apply often!!!
Happy Summer Sun Time!
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