As a writer, Ron Sparks has a cathartic need to express himself when he is in trouble – so it’s no surprise that he blogs profusely about his cancer and his recovery. Here is a date-indexed list of his cancer and recovery blogs.
Ashlee was 19 years old, and she was diagnosed with skin cancer in November, 2009. Thankfully it was at the first stages so she has surgery and they removed it.
Diagnosis: Skin Cancer – Beth’s Blog
Beth was recently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (June 2012) and this blog is filled with updates of the treatments and procedures that she is receiving.
Michelle lives in Georgia and have been married to her high school sweetheart for 26 years. They have two great boys aged 18 & 21. She was diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer in 2011. She was 42 at the time and has had 7 surgeries for basal and squamous cell skin cancer since then. This blog is her journey since being diagnosed with skin cancer. She’s made changes all while trying to maintain her quality of life.
Greg Johnston has been treated for two forms of cancer. In August 2007, he was diagnosed with Head and Neck cancer–Metastatic Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma cancer. He was also diagnosed with skin cancer–Squamous Cell Carcinoma–and had the first spot removed in May 2008. He does want to end cancer in his lifetime. By sharing his experiences, thoughts and relationships he hopes in some small way that others may benefit.
Pam was diagnosed with pre-skin cancers and especially with her mom’s skin cancer history (most recently 2 Mohs surgeries on her face) and her sun-rich lifestyle, her dermatologist recommended a round of skin chemotherapy with the drug Efudex 5%. Pam shows the pictures of treatment progress.
Save Your Skin Foundation – blog
The Save Your Skin Foundation was created by North Vancouver, BC, Canada resident Kathy Barnard and her friends, family, and colleagues. Kathy was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma in 2003. Save Your Skin’s immediate goals are to raise awareness of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, to provide melanoma patients with access to information about trial drugs, emotional and financial support, and to provide support to the new wave of melanoma survivors that is beginning to emerge due to the success of trial treatments.