And here are the kids after they begged not to have to wear their long sleeve swim suits again. Ryan didn't get a say in it though.
We still thoroughly enjoyed our vacation...all those water ions are so, so good for the soul, even if you are completely covered in clothes while you swim.
So I decided to take my worries and my slides up to the city to have the smarties up at UCSF let me know what I needed to be doing to best take care of myself and they told me I was doing it: skin checks, minimize sun exposure blah, blah...AND they also told me the one thing that I most wanted to hear...the chance of the big m word that was honestly the most crippling fear was very little! As a matter of fact, their analysis is that it is very close to melanoma cytologically, but bottom line...IT IS NOT! I am blessed. Both to have had this twisted experience and really know what it feels like to really think about one's mortality, and to now have a not so scary diagnosis.
