Valeria’s Story With Melanoma
Valeria is a mother of three and her journey with melanoma spanned the globe and is riddled with misdiagnoses, delays, and conflicts.
Listen to her story below.
Windshields, Shovels, and UV Rays
We have all been on one of those summer road trips where the sun is shining so hard you need to pull down the visor.
埃德神父與黑色素瘤分享他的旅程
在我所在的安大略省南部農村地區，皮膚科醫生/整形外科醫生稀缺，所以當我意識到我左太陽穴上有一個快速增長、外觀難看的病變時，我開始在互聯網上尋找皮膚專家——這是我在那裡發現了你和你的團隊。
Maria’s Story – Part 7: The Epilogue
這個故事並不意味著要對加拿大醫療體系提出起訴。
Maria’s Story – Part 6: Heavenly Choir
Call it Karma. Call it Divine Intervention. Call it what you will, but on December 15th Maria’s luck kicked into hyperdrive.
Maria’s Story – Part 5: Plan B
For months she let the system control her health, but now that she knew the stakes, she decided to take control of her health.
Maria’s Story – Part 4: Bureaucracy
December 3 finally arrived, and Maria is bracing herself to hear the results of her biopsy.
Maria’s Story – Part 3: Delays
A small sore appeared on the bump. It was dry and featured a crusty gap in the middle. Slowly, alarm bells began to ring.
Maria’s Story – Part 1: The Bump
任何皮膚癌診斷的起源故事通常是這樣開始的：
“ Hmph。我想知道那是什麼嗎？”通常後面跟著“您認為我應該將其檢出嗎？”
Maria’s Story – Timeline of Events
In 2020, Maria was met with a life altering medical diagnosis.
Skin cancer.