What a week it's been! I am so grateful for everything in my life and for my life itself. It's a shame it took something so extreme to give me a wake-up call and remind me to appreciate all the wonderful gifts I have been given. I have come to the realization that all the little things don't matter and the never-ending search for perfection only lies within. If I sparkle on the inside, it doesn't matter what is going on on the outside.




We have all heard how important it is to wear sunscreen and eat well and take care of our bodies. I know I didn't listen and it was more important to look good than to really do what was best for my body. I never in a million days would have thought I would get diagnosed with skin cancer, of all things. That just happens to someone else. I think we all think the same thing. I hope that you can read about my experience and maybe think twice before going out in the sun unprotected. It is a scary realization that getting your skin and tissue and fat cut out piece
by piece is a possibility and it really can happen.



I am so thankful that I was given this opportunity for growth and a profound experience. I am so blessed that it hadn't spread any further and I didn't literally have to learn this lesson the hard way. Having scars and healing from this surgery is simple compared to what I may have had to go through.

I hope all of you, my loved ones, will think a little more, try a little harder, so you don't have to question your mortality. Maybe take a minute right now and think about your life and all the things you are grateful for, without having to. Act as if this was your wake-up call too and keep yourself protected.


Thank you all for all your prayers and for being in my world. I am truly so blessed!!