Tomorrow is the big day. I'm going under the knife. If you follow me on Instagram then you probably already know about the surgery but I'll fill you in just in case you missed it. I'm having a double hernia repair. Having babies is wonderful and I love my kids very much... However, pregnancy can sometimes cause hernias and I'm the unlucky recipient of both an umbilical and an inguinal hernia. Now View Post
Skin Cancer Selfie: Day 10
This day's skin cancer selfie brings about another one week milestone. One week ago today I was able to remove this glorious bandaging: Wasn't it lovely? I had my husband remove it and remember asking him what it looked like. I didnt dare look in the mirror first. I was so nervous. So very nervous. Was it going to look horrible? Was it going to be everything that I imagined? When I View Post
Skin Cancer Selfie: Day 5 Feeling Yellow
I'm feeling yellow on this Day 5 skin care selfie. Day 5. I can't believe I'm already here and yet still not ready to face the world. Believe me when I say that it's so much easier to share my new look from behind the computer. I didn't go to church today. Just not ready to brave the crowds without makeup. Makeup allows a woman to hide. I'll use it to eventually cover the scarring but for View Post
Skin Cancer Selfie: Day 4
I decided to come back today with another skin cancer selfie. I know I said that I would but believe me when I say that it's hard to do. I didn't realize that it would be this difficult. To not only see what I look like in this moment but to show others at the same time. My goal is to prevent someone else from making my mistakes. I thought it was okay to be tan. I thought it was healthy. I View Post
One Week From The Mohs
I'm feeling nervous about this Mohs thing. It's only a week away. When I was first diagnosed with skin cancer I didn't think too much into it. Don't get my wrong. At first I was devastated and scared out of my mind. Then I was okay with it. Then I was stressed by the words "disfiguring" and "reconstruction". Then I was relieved that it wasn't melanoma. I was going to be just fine. Nothing View Post