May is melanoma awareness month. I can't think of a better link to include here than Nicole Shields' blog from last May marking the occasion and taking the time to update everyone on the condition of her husband, Sean, pictured here.
I can understand why she probably hasn't posted anything this May. You don't have to read too many of these types of blogs to know how they usually end. I can't imagine how hard it must be for surviving spouses to pick up the pieces and carry on with memorials and birthdays celebrated in cemeteries.
Sean's story is another painful reminder that melanoma can come back after treatment, stronger than ever (see Susan Torres). He was diagnosed with Stage III melanoma in 2004 and after surgery was declared melanoma free. Then in 2007 after complaining of chest pains, he was diagnosed again for melanoma, but this time Stage IV.
He died August 2nd of 2008.
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The Skin Cancer Foundation has a searchable calendar for free skin cancer screenings going on around the country. It's called the "Road to Healthy Skin Tour" and it started in April and goes into September. Click here to find a location in your area.
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