Although most of us have been touched in our families by a cancer diagnosis at one point or another, it is still devastating to find out that a loved one is ill.  This is exactly how we felt a few years ago when we found out that the mother of my son's godmother was diagnosed with Skin Cancer.     Finding out about her condition was especially shocking because this woman is especially health conscious and works very hard to take care of her body.  She told me that, as a woman of color, she never really worried about protecting her skin from the sun and was shocked to find out that the mark on her leg was actually malignant.     She recovered from this brush with cancer, however, it certainly made me more aware of the importance of wearing sunblock and shielding my skin from the sun's harmful rays.  Additionally, it made me become more proactive in protecting my children from the sun as well, especially during the warm summer months when we spend a lot of time outdoors.   … [Read more...]