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Light Skinned Mother: August 2013
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013. In June, I had CT scans of my head, neck, chest, etc. And I waited for the results. I spent 2 hours in the waiting room at the office of my former surgeon. In that time, I looked around and starting feeling sorry for myself. Here I was, this youngish woman with two young kids, sitting there in a waiting room with people who are all over 70, discussing their experiences and treatments with cancer. Why me? After all, life is more than melanoma. Passed away. There I was, a teac...
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Light Skinned Mother: April 2013
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Monday, April 1, 2013. When Life Hands You Scars. That was me, a year ago from last night. I was in New York City- my favorite place in the entire world. That was before my diagnosis and the after effects of realizing that death may be closer than I expected. Wow, I am always amazed at how big my nostrils are. My husband and I both like Tony Robbins and, of course, who DOESN’T like Oprah? He values money over looks. Guess he wasn’t very focused when he chose me. ;). Of course, it is totally worth the sac...
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Attitude of Gratitude: March 2014
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When I first started this blog I was melanoma stage 3b, now I'm stage 4. Though I blog about melanoma often, this is not a melanoma specific blog. Do a blog site search and see if I tackle what you're interested in. And remember: I'm one of the grateful people on the planet that God created and that's what you'll find here. Blessings! Tuesday, March 25, 2014. So I posted this graphic on Melanoma Prayer Center a couple of days ago:. And Rich McDonald, the proprietor of Hotel Melanoma. There's too many can...
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Pretty in Pale: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Getting survivors involved in the design of melanoma research: Our PCORI project advances to Tier 2. Great news to share! The project I've been working on in collaboration with Oregon Health and Science University and SolSurvivors has been selected to advance to Tier 2 of PCORI's Pipeline to Proposals Program. Pipeline to Proposal Awards enable individuals and groups that are not typically involved in research (like me! Send me a note at info@solsurvivorsusa.org. PCORI is an inde...
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Respect the Rays: Children Are Brilliant. Their Questions Are Remarkable.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Children Are Brilliant. Their Questions Are Remarkable. I had one of those experiences recently. On December 29th, I was sitting on a beach, under an umbrella, with a big hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a long sleeve UPF shirt, watching my daughter play in the ocean. She looked so carefree, smiling, finding joy in simplest acts- jumping, running, splashing. My whole family "knows" Jillian. My kids walked "with Jillian" at the AIM at Melanoma. Now there's a whole topic that can...
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Pretty in Pale: January 2015
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Monday, January 19, 2015. Oh, the places you'll go. Last week, I was sitting in my office, reading through a proposal for a grant, when I looked up at my calendar and realized it's been exactly five years since I was diagnosed with melanoma. How funny it is to think back five years. In some ways, I feel like I'm the same person, but in so many other ways, I feel like I'm not. I watched a TED Talk over Christmas break called, " The psychology of your future self. Sounds simple enough, right? I booked my f...
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Light Skinned Mother: June 2013
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Sunday, June 16, 2013. It's Not Always Dad's Fault (not about melanoma). My dad was livid. He was yelling. I was yelling. I had just broken the antenna on our brand new cordless phone. I couldn’t believe this was happening, not on this night, not over a stupid phone. I stormed into my bedroom. How long had I been embarrassed to be seen with him? Did I think because he’s a man, he wouldn’t open up? Or was it because I felt I would disappoint him if he knew too much about me? My high school graduation.
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Light Skinned Mother: Love Your Skin Link Up
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Love Your Skin Link Up. So my beautiful friend, Katie, over at Pretty in Pale. Invited me to join the LOVE YOUR SKIN link up. She collaborated with Erin from Shades of Gray and a Pinch of Pink. 1 What's your daily skincare routine? I was introduced to the Vivite line early last year when I bought a Groupon for some photofacial sessions (in a desperate desire to get rid of some of my sun damage.) These have been helpful in my neverending fight against sun damage. Everyone should...
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Light Skinned Mother: Getting Naked
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Thursday, May 1, 2014. As I was looking through my phone last night, trying to find a specific picture I took of one of my kids, I realized Man…do I have a LOT of naked selfies on my phone! Just add in a bunch of scars, stitches, moles, marks, bumps, and anything else I find on my body. Hmmm I just realized that maybe if I flipped through my photo gallery. Really fast, it would all come together like an old school, flip page cartoon. And I’d have a dirty movie on my hands! Note to self: Delete all these.
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