Love, bubs and life on our little farm

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A bit of a serious post. Less than 2 years ago, Jases uncle - a Masters Games medal winning swimmer discovered that a small skin tag on his forehead was in fact a malignant melanoma. Less than 6 months later, he passed away from secondary cancers in his brain. A total tragedy and a complete waste, he was a lovely man. I think sadly about him often.

Both Jase and I spend a lot of time outside - we both always have. Both having grown up near the beach and me being a horserider competing from a young age. We are now older and wiser and much more careful with sun protection. In fact a large pump pack of sunblock stays outside on our verandah and we use it everytime we head outside to do things around the farm.

However, Australians should have mole checks at least every two years by a professional. We opt for yearly as Jase is prone to large moles. That is where we were today. I had one mole photographed and poor Jase had upwards of twenty. We both had moles removed for biopsy at our last check.

The Dr also explained to me that my skin type is more likely to suffer the colourless skin tag type lesions. Basically, it looks likes some raised skin that you cannot scratch off. This is what killed Jase's uncle - so hard to see and so harmless looking.

Pregnancy also caused me to form a number of new moles - these were all OK but it was nice to have them checked. Our check-ups done by a professional Dr and using a dermal imaging device cost a grand $20 - very worth it to me and my peace of mind.

When was your last check?