Post #636737 by Zaya on Wed, May 16, 2012 8:29 AM

On 2012-05-15 21:20, bamalamalu wrote:
Yikes. So glad you're doing well, Zaya!

Thank you Bamalamalu! I'm definitely surrounded by guardian angels. I'm also blessed with so many amazing people that have helped me through it all. Especially my boyfriend Buzzy, my sister, mom, son, and the most incredible family and friends. Even friends of friends, and people I don't even know were praying for me. It might sound funny, but I experienced so many beautiful positive things through all this from the love and prayers that I received that it by far outweighed any of the negative things I was going through.

I'll always remember one night when my mom took my sister, son and I out to a "Celebration dinner" a couple of days after I got the good news that my biopsy results came back clear. When I thanked her for the beautiful dinner she said to me, "It's something worth celebrating!" I'll never forget that.

Now, like Mike, it's my mission to spread the word about Melanoma, and the dangers of the sun. It makes me so happy to think we can bring awareness through our own experiences, and help other people so they don't have to go through it.