Finding out that my daughter has skin cancer

You never want to hear the words Malignant Melanoma, especially when they are talking about your child. Allie is 19 year old pre-med major at University of Michigan. Now she is about to go for her first visit (on June 10th) to the Cancer Center at the University of Michigan Hospital. She is my baby. I look at other little girls and remember when she was small. I am a successful woman who gets through anything. I am having a tuff time with this. There is a 99% cure rate if we caught it all and I really hope we did! So here I am - a beginner blogger getting it all out. I thought maybe just maybe I can make a difference in this area. I intend to speak out about tanning and the effects it has on your body. I now follow my Allie around with sunblock and drive her crazy about putting it on! I look at Allie differently now. Every second counts. We had a girls' day today where we shopped and got our nails done. We took the dogs to the dog park. Every day counts... So if you are a parent, go over to your child and give them a big hug and kiss...