I almost forgot it was a cancerversary
It was a busy morning. I had a lot on my mind.
I've been doing a month-long project about Parkinson’s Disease. Today was the final session. I needed to be at the location at 7:30 am. The alarm was set for 6. I woke up at 3. I spent the next few hours trying to get back to sleep. The last thing on my mind was Melanoma.
The session ended at 9:30 am. I headed for home and made a stop to pick up some roses and chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day. The last thing on my mind was Melanoma.
At 11 am, I was exhausted from a lack of sleep the night before. I needed a nap. I slept for more than two hours. The last thing on my mind was Melanoma.
When I awoke, I decided to check my phone. I looked at my Facebook feed. My memory section took me to eight years ago today. It was a post I wrote that day. “Happy Valentine’s Day. You Have Cancer.”
I began to think about Melanoma!
You see it was nine years ago today that I found a mole on my back. That mole was diagnosed as Melanoma. Luckily, I caught it early. After having it surgery removed, I was fine. Nine years later, it’s all good. No sign of Melanoma returning.
On this date, Melanoma is always the first thing on my mind. Even before Valentine’s Day. For the last eight years, I’ve written something to acknowledge the date. I’m not sure how it got past me this time. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not. But now that I remembered, I just have one thing to say and I’m privileged to say this because so many were not:
Happy Cancerversary #9! See you next year!