I was just in San Francisco last week for a work trip and decided with my newfound focus on doing things for me that I would stay the weekend in the area. I had spent some time roaming around the city the last few times I was there. This time, I opted against more exploration because my leg was still… Read more »
It has been over a month since my excision. The wound is completely closed up and the infection is completely gone. I’m now in the scar phase. To recap, I had an amelanotic nodular melanoma lesion removed from my knee area. The spot was about the diameter of a pencil eraser, but the excision took a pretty big chunk of… Read more »
The final installment of the #LoveMe Challenge is upon us. First, thanks for being part of this journey. It’s actually been a good exercise for me to think about these types of concepts, roll thoughts around in my head, and get the writing flowing. At times, I think I sound like a sanctimonious windbag, but all the thoughts are honest… Read more »
In the #LoveMe Challenge, today I’m supposed to share something that makes me unique. I have a wonky eye. When I was born, both my eyes seemed to work well. But my parents noticed when I was about 9 months old, my left eye began to wander. And I began showing decreased hand-eye coordination reaching for things with my left… Read more »
Something you are proud of – that’s the task for today’s #LoveMe Challenge. I went to Catholic school and we were taught that pride is not a good thing. And that always bothered me because weren’t you supposed to take pride in your work? I heard that an awful lot from people growing up. Take pride in your work meant… Read more »
I just read an article in Forbes regarding a study that shows a correlation between drinking coffee and reducing the risk of melanoma. In a large study, people who drank four or more cups of coffee a day reduced their risk of melanoma by 20%. Granted, the amount of coffee you have to drink – four or more cups a… Read more »
Today’s #LoveMe Challenge is something that you love to wear. This one has me unsure of what I can write about. I do love a pair of high heels that I own; but I actually don’t wear them that often and when I do, I spend hours complaining about how my feet hurt. I have a long-sleeve t-shirt thingy with… Read more »
I am in San Francisco for a work event. Ordinarily, I love being here and walking around the city. However, I’m still recovering from the excision and even though my wound is healed, I’m still feeling a really strange pulling sensation in my leg – almost like the internal stitches are being yanked. Normally, I get a hotel that doesn’t… Read more »
Something you feel strongly about is the topic for today’s #LoveMe Challenge. I’ll give you one guess what my topic is… I know, I know, someone with skin cancer harping on using sunscreen, I get it. But really, with the scary increase in the numbers of skin cancers being diagnosed rising exponentially, I do feel very strongly about making sure… Read more »
Something that feeds my brain is the topic of today’s #LoveMe Challenge post. My brain is something that has gotten me into, and out of, trouble all my life. When I was young and precocious, I made a lot of enemies for wanting to be the “smartest person in the room”. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve mellowed a bit; but… Read more »