Would you please pray for my friend, Angie? Also for her husband, Cameron.
Angie and Cameron are friends of mine. Angie just started breast cancer treatment. She’s a champ and I’m believing she will be healed up before too long. That said, the road ahead promises to be a tough one, in the meantime.
Here’s the blog Cameron set up for her. I hope you’ll check it out. Thanks, friends!
Kenny Chesney helps Hamburg woman battling cancer
Here’s a great story about staying positive during tough times…and, how empowering it can be to be yourself, no matter what the circumstances.
http://goo.gl/Z8gW6I
Letter by young boy helps New London officer heal
http://goo.gl/j7e81O
Farmers harvest hundreds of acres in one day to help friend with terminal cancer
http://goo.gl/ZgUDvE
Six Years After a Car Wreck, Quadriplegic Man Dances With His Wife
http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/skin-cancer-treatment
“If anyone needs a little motivation to not lay in the tanning bed and sun here ya go! This is what skin cancer treatment can look like. Wear sunscreen and get a spray tan. You only get one skin and you should take care of it. Learn from other people’s mistakes. Don’t let tanning prevent you from seeing your children grow up. That’s my biggest fear now that I have a two year old little boy of my own.”
Those are the words of Tawny Willoughby, a 27-year-old woman facing skin cancer treatments after using tanning beds regularly as a teenager.
I actually used tanning beds a few times, back when I was just starting out in the TV news business. I thought it would make me look better on-air. Maybe it did…but I regret doing it, even those half-dozen times or so. I’ve been trying to embrace my paleness a lot more these days. 🙂
Reading Tawny’s story and seeing the Facebook photo she posted after her treatment (warning: it’s not for the faint of heart) made me want to share this post today. I’ve had numerous moles removed from my skin the past 3-4 years. Not exactly enjoyable.
Two of the moles were found to be dysplastic nevi, which aren’t cancerous, but are ones that could have become that way in time. Who knows if the tanning beds contributed to that, but I’m sure they didn’t help.
Basically, I just want to echo Tawny’s advice. Please, don’t take any chances with your skin…and definitely don’t use tanning beds.
Have a great day.
http://goo.gl/l8FAp7
Rockland County couple pays it forward across nation
http://goo.gl/QRI75c
Teen’s obsession with car lots brings unexpected gift
http://goo.gl/3JzAyU
Boy Battling Inoperable Brain Cancer Gets Very Own Superhero Theme Song
positively second 