by Katie | Sep 10, 2022 | Melahomies
The words “your child has cancer” are not something you ever expect as parents, let alone skin cancer in a 4.5-year-old. Our sweet, sassy, beautiful Millie was diagnosed in January 2021 with a rare form of pediatric skin cancer called spitzoid melanoma. A mole that...
by Katie | May 1, 2022 | Melahomies
Anna Hennessey was diagnosed in June of 2020, her original Melanoma mole, was on her scalp. Plus dealing with others on her spine and hip. She went through 4 rounds ipi/nivo and 2 nivo treatments for maintenance. She endured radiation: cyber knife to spine (3x)...
by Katie | Jul 21, 2021 | Melahomies
HERE’S WHY: ?Losing someone?Melanoma took Emily on July 6th 2021, she was a young, vibrant and full of life- FIGHTER! She was strong, beautiful and wanted to beat stage IV Melanoma. The worst part of this, she left a broken hearted family. Destroyed her friends,...
by Katie | Jun 10, 2021 | Melahomies
Caregiver is defined as a person who provides direct care. I am certain that definition, does not describe it adequately. There is so much more that goes into this full-time job, just ask Misti. Her husband has metastatic melanoma, she now takes care of him, her...
by Katie | May 8, 2021 | Melahomies
My name is Sally. I’m 47 years ago. My journey began in, December of 2014 when I had a mole removed from my thigh which came back as melanoma. I had a wide excision and sentinel node biopsy which came back clear. I thought I was out of the woods but in September of...
by Katie | May 8, 2021 | Melahomies
I am a Floridian, born and raised! I live for playing outside in the summer, especially beach, pool, and lake days! I spent my summers in college as a camp counselor and continued my love for camping and the outdoors when I began my family. I am a mom of two, a boy...
