: About Me

I'm a late bloomer. I dreamed of being a writer, songwriter, and singer from my early youth... but I got sidetracked. After being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma at age 43, I decided to take my talents more seriously and spend my time doing things that I enjoyed.

I attended a local writers group, and I remember thinking that I shouldn't even bother with the craft, because it takes so long to write a book and get it published, and I'd probably be dead in a year anyway.

But God was merciful. I'm still here almost four years later. I've joined other writing groups, a songwriters group, and I'm taking guitar lessons to brush up on my self-taught skills. I'm performing in local coffee houses, and enjoying life.

Cancer was a wake-up call. Now I'm yawning, stretching and smelling the coffee.

I know too much about ...

cancer

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer, songwriter, musician, and singer

Why I write ...

because if I don't, I'll whither away.

Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Prevention of the spread of melanoma

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As a stage IV melanoma patient, I feel compelled to tell others about this disease, the deadliest of skin cancers. It's important that more people understand how their lives can be affected by melanoma, since in many cases, it can be prevented. Unfortunately, once you have it, you are in danger of losing your life to it. So, first I'll tell you about the disease. Of all cancers, it is the most unpredictable and the least treatable. While many cancers respond to chemotherapy and radiation, melanoma isn't so cooperative. When it is surgically removed, even if it was just a small existing mol...

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