The Skin I'm In-Shining The Light On Melanoma: Don't be Pink Envy~Be Pink Inspired!

Hello friends, I had an amazing time at the Path to the cure breast cancer race in Huntington WV. It was an awesome turnout with over 1,500 runners and walkers. I didn't get my best race time today as it was difficult to navigate through the masses of people...what an awesome problem to have:-) My time was 28:08 with a pace of 9:04 per mile. I placed 8 out of 131 women in my age group, 53 out of 1,075 women and 155 out of a total of 1,527 people. I'm so thankful for God giving me the ability to run for such an amazing cause. Our breast cancer fighting sisters sure know how to party and bring about awareness! They raised a ton of money ($72,218) to help under/uninsured patients get mammograms in our area. We could all learn a lot from our pink sisters. Let us not forget that we cancer fighting people are all in this together. Cancer sucks no matter what type you are diagnosed with. Cancer is Cancer regardless if you have breast, melanoma, colon, brain, cervical, pancreatic, bone, prostate, childhood, lung, lymphoma, leukemia, stomach or a rare type you have never heard of. We are all in the fight for our lives when we hear the words "You have cancer". The important thing is getting the word out there about your cancer so others don't have to walk in our shoes! We are all in this fight together and that cancer kills no matter what type you have. Let us not become envious of the pink that is everywhere but let it inspire us to share and get out there to promote awareness for the type of cancer we each have. If you aren't seeing enough awareness out there about your type of cancer don't sit back and complain about it waiting for someone else to take the stand. Get out there and promote awareness cause you never know whose life you might save. I have learned a lot from my pink wearing cancer fighting friends! It only takes one person to stand up and share their story that could save a ton of lives. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and spread some awareness for your cancer! I hope that soon with all the awareness and money raised for research that cancer in itself is a rare word! With tomorrow being the first of October and Breast Cancer awareness month don't forget to do your monthly breast exam and while your at it check your skin for any unusual moles or lesions. As always share the love and spread the lotion to all those around you! Much love and God bless each of you!