October 31, 2002

Uh Oh...

My sister just called with some, not so good, news.... Turns out my brother had a sore, on his back, that wouldn't heal. So, he went and had it checked out. They did a biopsy to have it checked out. He hasn't got the results yet, but the doctor is pretty sure it's BASAL CELL CARCINOMA. If you read through the link, I provided, you will see that it's the most common form of skin cancer affecting 800,000 Americans each year. The doctor told my brother that usually when they see these things, they are the size of pencil erasers. The one on my brother's back was much larger. I'm going to call him tonight, to get more information. He is the fourth member of my immediately family to get one of these things. My dad, who made an art form out of getting suntans. My mother, and my older sister, who smokes. We are all fair skinned with light colored eyes, which makes us perfect candidates.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Posted by Valkyre at October 31, 2002 02:28 PM
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