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Susans Story

HI! THIS IS MY STORY 2007 STARTED. FEB DIAGNOSED WITH ENDOMETRIAL C,9 HOUR OPP IT ALL REMOVED WAITING ON RESULT WOW GREAT NEWS NO CANCER. I AM ON THE MEND .10 MONTHS LATER MOLE CHANGED ON CALF ON LEG STRAIGHT TO DOCS,BIOPSY NOT GOOD NEWS THIS TIME MY HUSBAND AND I MAKE THE TRACK TO R.P.A MELANOMA UNIT.

IT WAS CLOSE TO XMAS SO AFTER THAT I HAD MY OPP IN 2008,WOW WHAT A CHANGE TO MY LIFE, TWO YEARS ON AND STILL GOING,ANOTHER THREE TO GO FOR THE ALL CLEAR VISITING THE NEW MELANOMA CENTRE AT NORTH SYDNEY ON MONDAY THE 19TH APRIL, HOPEFULLY ANOTHER GOOD RESULT FOR MYSELF IN 2010.

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT MY FAMILY ! IN 1975 MOTHER HAD MELANOMA NOT MUCH ABOUT IT IN THOSE DAYS WASN'T KIND BACK THEN EITHER. MY MUM LIVED 7 YEARS WICH WAS A BLESSING.

TO THIS DAY I MISS HER VERY MUCH,SHE HAS MISSED SO MUCH AS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE.I WAS A ONLY CHILD AS WELL,MY DAD HAS PASSED ON AND MY INLAWS BUT I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND PAUL 3 LOVELY CHILDREN LIBBY 24,BRENNAN 21,JAY 18,AND GREAT FREINDS. SO GLAD TO READ SURVIVOR

STORIES ON MELANOMA MPA,I LEAVE IN THE ILLAWARRA AREA SEA,SAND,SUN,SPOKE TO JAY ALLEN AND I AM GOING TO A SUPPORT GROUP MEETING.YES SOMETHING IN THE ILLAWARRA NOW.GOD BLESS U ALL AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS EVERYONE.THIS HAS HELPED ME TO BE ABLE TO RIGHT THIS DOWN I THINK IVE DONE OK ON COMPUTORFOR THE FIRST TIME AT 52 YEARSOLD.                                                  

 REGARDS  SUSAN