Sunday 10th May 

Don’t fry, don’t burn 
The warnings echo clear 
A simple choice 
Could save a life so dear 
Melanoma lurks 
Where sunlight touches skin
A silent thief 
That enters deep within 

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month 
Protect your skin

Saturday 9th May 

Melanoma kills 
When caution's thrown 
A price too steep 
A life to bemoan 

With every sunbeam 
Just take care 
For beauty's cost 
Can be unfair 

So cherish light 
But guard your skin 
A lesson learned 
There's hope within 

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month 
Protect your skin

Friday 8th May 

If I knew then 
What I know now 
I'd shout the truth 
I'd take a vow 

The sun that tanned 
My youthful skin 
Held secrets hidden 
Deep within 

A golden glow 
A lavish sheen 
Yet now I grasp  
What once had been 

If I had known 
The sun's fierce glare 
Could steal the years 
I wasn't aware 

Shoulda shielded arms 
And my face 
Then found shade 
In an open space 

Woulda slathered 
Sun lotion thick 
A daily, careful 
Sunscreen slick  

Coulda heeded warnings 
They were so clear 
Banished every 
Childhood fear 

The sun holds secrets 
In its gentle glow 
Melanoma waits 
The truth I didn’t know 

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month 

Thursday 7th May 

The mole on my toe 
Just started to grow 
And I did not know 
It would change me so 

Melanoma, Ohh! 
Spreading to and fro 
Lymph nodes, tallyho 
Recovery, slow 

No more suntan glow 
Seek shade, way to go 
Fight for tomorrow 
Challenge this foe 

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Melanoma Awareness 
Look after your skin 
It's your largest organ 

Wednesday 6th May 

In shadows cast by silent fears 
A tale unfolds dispelling tears 
It's Melanoma's ominous trace 
In CT scans a hopeful grace 

No Metastatic evidence found 
Normal echoes all around 
Colonoscopy results in too 
Polyps removed all's good, thank you 

Ten years in the clinical trial 
Grateful heart evokes a small smile 
Quietly high-fiving the uneasy unseen 
A dance with hope where fears have been 

No jinx is cast just caution's thread 
Vigilance lingers where worries tread 
Safe sun care an eternal oath 
Copious sunscreen prevents cancer growth 

Malignant Melanoma a sneaky beast 
The worry's still there but there's hope at least 
A healthy lifestyle common sense in the sun 
Enjoying this life the battle's near won 

Melanoma Awareness 

Ten years in a clinical trial, researching the adjuvant treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma, looking at survival rates and side effects.
The Combi-Ad Trial, combining Dabrafenib and Trametinib, reducing occurrence by as much as 50%, now approved by NICE and the NHS.


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Tuesday 5th May 

It's another year 
And scan time's here 
Clinical trial 
Different lifestyle

Nurse so caring
Always sharing
Fears to dispel
Inner thoughts dwell

Uncertainty 
Hangs heavily 
Settling in 
Mind tailspin

What works for one 
Not everyone 
Hope for the best 
With every test 

Waiting for results
Quickening pulse
Scary and tense
Worry's immense

So, vigilance 
And surveillance 
A sneaky beast 
Heed changes at least 

Melanoma 
Melanoia 
Scanxiety 
Anxiety

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Melanoma Awareness 
Regular scans were part of my treatment 
More than 30 of them 
Scanxiety..... emotional response to uncertainty.....fear of the cancer returning 

Monday 4th May 

Melanoma Monday 
A call to be aware 
Of dangers lurking 
In the sun's warm glare

A reminder to be vigilant 
In it's golden glow 
To protect our skin 
From harm we may not know 

Vigilance is key 
In the battle we face 
Against Melanoma 
Our lives to embrace 

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Sunday 3rd May 

Thoughts on a skin check appointment 
A few years ago 
Check your skin 
.
Skin check day 
A vigilant gaze 
Any abnormal moles 
Concerns to raise? 
Being observant 
In the sun's embrace 
Look after your skin 
In any case

That melanoma 
Is a silent foe 
Dermatology 
To appointments go 
Hospital visits 
For peace of mind 
Taking good care
No cancer to find
.
#Melanoma
#MetastaticMelanoma
#MalignantMelanoma
#MelanomaAwareness
#MelanomaAwarenessMonth
#SkinCancer
#NotJustSkinCancer
#ThisisSkinCancer 
#SkinCancerAwareness
#Cancer
#CancerSucks
#FuckCancer
#LoveTheSkinYoureIn
#WearSunscreen
#YourLargestOrgan
#ProtectYourLargestOrgan
#ProtectYourSkin
#GetNaked
#CheckYourSkin
.
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Saturday 2nd May


Thirteen years ago today......
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Surgery on dodgy looking mole
On my left foot
On the fourth toe
Melanoma
Stage 3c

.

The Alien Blob
The mole on my toe
Cancerous tumour
It just had to go

But those cancer cells
Decided to spread
Infected lymph nodes
At the top of my leg

So more surgery
And hospital stays
A clinical trial
Lots of pills for days

Yet, thirteen years later
And life is a breeze
No evidence of
That evil disease

Being vigilant
Is the key for me
That melanoma
Can be so sneaky

Protect your body
Look after your skin
Slap on the sunscreen
Don't let cancer win
.

#Melanoma
#MetastaticMelanoma
#MalignantMelanoma
#MelanomaAwareness
#MelanomaAwarenessMonth
#SkinCancer
#NotJustSkinCancer
#ThisisSkinCancer 
#SkinCancerAwareness
#Cancer
#CancerSucks
#FuckCancer
#LoveTheSkinYoureIn
#WearSunscreen
#YourLargestOrgan
#ProtectYourLargestOrgan
#ProtectYourSkin
#GetNaked
#CheckYourSkin



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Friday 1st May 

Melanoma May
Staying vigilant 
Sunscreen and big hats
Don't be ambivalent 

The sun can be fierce 
Its rays often burn 
A moment of care 
Is what we must learn 

Against unseen foes 
Stand firm with intent 
Protecting your skin 
Is a cause well spent 

From beach to park 
In each moment of play 
The words of prevention 
Guide through the day

So heed the call 
From skies of azure blue
Spread awareness 
Long life to pursue 

It's your largest organ
So protect your skin
Deadly serious 
Don't let melanoma win 

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