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Stage4 melanoma warrior 💪🏼🖤
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Summer
It brings sunshine, vacations, pool days and memories but it also brings bad decisions of tanning, which isn’t a sign of healthy skin. It’s your body’s response to UV damage. That “base tan” doesn’t protect you from skin, tanning beds aren’t a safe alternative either. UV damage builds over time, even if you don’t burn. Melanoma doesn’t care about your age, your skin tone, or how much you love being outside. The best summer glow is the one that doesn’t come at the expense of your health.

Love to the Melahomies who shared their own summer truths and personal experiences for this post. Your honesty and willingness to help educate others through your advocacy, will help someone make a different choice this summer. So thank you so very much for sharing with me!

Protect your skin, wear your SPF, seek shade when you can and don’t skip your yearly skin check. Your future self will thank you.

StayShady
#summer #mymelanomaworld #reality .

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I have absolutely no words. Today I hosted Par for a Purpose, a golf outing fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, and as of right now, we have raised over $5,000 JUST TODAY. I am beyond grateful for everyone who helped, sponsored, donated, and played! This is absolutely unreal. I’m a truly shocked by how smoothly everything went, and I’m so appreciative for the amazing turnout with both the outing and the dinner. We were completely full on the course with 72 golfers and 18 teams. The dinner was packed with many people, especially with my family and friends.

I honored Mr. Dominic Tocco at my outing due to his passing in the fall as a result of cancer. Because I was raising money for this cause, I thought it was only right to honor and remember him.

I would like to thank my amazing friends for helping me ALL DAY, everyone who sponsored and donated 32 amazing raffle baskets, Mr. Cocca for the delicious food, Stacy Howlett for being my number one donor, and lastly, my amazing mom and dad for believing in me and sticking with me as I planned this whole thing in exactly 3 months!!

I really appreciate all of the support, and I hope I was able to make a difference with the American Cancer Society. 💚🤍🎗️

If you would like to donate one last time, DM me or here’s the link!!

https://donate.stripe.com/eVq4gy2VPh0KcK61Z8a3u0p

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Besides a small lump in her groin, Jenn had no symptoms when she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma.

She was scheduled for a hysterectomy, and during that surgery, they removed multiple lymph nodes in her groin and leg. Jenn was shocked to find out she had stage 4 melanoma.

#melanoma #stage4melanoma #skincancer #stage4cancer #thepatientstory

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A year of A LOT of movement, milestones, meaning, and moments I’ll never take for granted. 🤍

From getting married to my best friend @jeff_kretschmar, having a huge party with family & friends to celebrate our wedding, to raising critical money for @melanoma to being featured on @dailymail, @usatoday, @wsj this summer, to running my FIRST ultramarathon, traveling to different states to tell my melanoma story as a patient ambassador with @castlebiosciences and @ddxmelanoma, to volunteering with @skincancerorg for another year with Destination Healthy Skin, to doing another Miles for Melanoma & advocating on Capitol Hill with @curemelanoma this year was TOP TIER! 😮‍💨

2025 reminded me that every mile, every adventure, every opportunity & every breath is a blessing & a true gift. 🥰

2025 you were SO good to me with endless smiles, happy tears & incredible moments, I’m a little sad to see it come to an end. 🥹🥲

I hope 2026 is just as amazing, if not better. 🫶🏻♥️✨

#newyear #newyearseve #2025 #yearrecap #recap2025

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2025 - The year for patience and growth ⛳️☀️➡️

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Let's Go Steelers!🖤💛🔥@jfreds28
#SteelersNation #GoSteelers #steelersfam #steelernationunite #SteelersRock #Steelersfans #terribletowel #stairwaytoseven #sixburgh #SteelersGear #blackandyellow #steelersloyalty #SteelersFan #steelerspride #steelersfaithful #steelersforlife #steelerscountry #steelcurtain #steelersfootball #steelersforever #steelergang

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This deserved a permanent spot on the feed because these photos take me back to the moment where @jfreds28 shared her incredible melanoma story at the Cleveland Miles for Melanoma @curemelanoma event last Sunday.

Jennifer & I connected on Instagram awhile ago & we quickly realized we had so much in common with our melanoma journeys. Her melanoma story is almost identical to my dad’s. Seeing her on that stage, telling her story with bravery & courage truly was something to watch. I am SO proud of you girly for your strength, advocacy & your kindness you give to others.

It’s so inspiring when I get to see people find the courage to tell their melanoma story for so many to hear. Jennifer’s story moved so many people that day.

Grateful that we finally met in person that day after so long of connecting on social media. Love you lots & can’t wait to squeeze you again soon & hopefully with less tears next time! 🥹🫶🏻🥲🖤🥰

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Year 5 of @curemelanoma Miles for Melanoma in Cleveland with Team Adams is officially in the books & it just keeps getting better.

This year, Cleveland showed up big, raising over $163,000.00 (and counting!) for melanoma research.

None of this would be possible without the unwavering dedication of @pattypoph, the heart and soul behind the Cleveland committee.

Although I may have gotten married this year, I will always be Team Adams, honoring the bond I’ll forever share with my dad through our melanoma connection.

It was such a full-circle moment to see my @clevelandclinic dermatologist Dr. Joshua Arbesman talk about the importance of research and his amazing nurse Melissa there, along with finally meeting some of my social media friends in real life like @jfreds28 & @dcahl440!

What a powerful reminder that when community, passion, and purpose come together, beautiful things happen. 🫶🏻🖤🥰
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#melanoma #melanomaawareness #melanomasurvivor #melanomawarrior #skincancer #getnaked #milesformelanoma #skincancerawareness #skincancersurvivor #melanomafighter #metastaticmelanoma #melanomaresearch #melanomasucks #cancer #effcancer #cancerawareness #findacureforcancer #findacure #cancerresearch #cancerprevention

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*GRABS A TISSUE*

A friend of mine @koriguzzi , came to me with a vision and said “Do you think we can we make my aunt Jenn something for her birthday?”

Of course I replied: “YES”.

When creating something EXTREMELY custom, I wanna know ALLLLLLL the details. So Kori sent me a link to read all about her Beautiful Aunt Jenn. The article left me feeling a mix of heartache and awe... Reading Jennifer’s story honestly shook me. One minute she was healthy, in the best shape of her life… and the next, she was facing stage 4 melanoma that had spread to her brain and lungs. It all happened so fast. But what got me the most was how she handled it. She never let cancer take who she was. She held onto her strength, her faith, and her motto: “I have cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me.” It made me realize: we don’t get to choose what we face, but we do get to choose how we face it…

So How can we make it bigger? Better? Something that wraps Aunt Jenn in more than fabric… something that carries her through?

That’s how this sweatshirt was born.

Kori gathered handwritten messages from Jennifer’s closest family and friends. I read every one of them slowly. Some made me smile. Some made me cry. Every word was heavy with love, fear, hope, and fierce belief.

This sweatshirt carries the voices of those who refused to let her fight alone…her husband, her mother, her siblings, her family. Each message, embroidered, word by word, tear by tear. They whispered strength into her when her body ached. They reminded her of who she was when fear tried to make her forget.

And now, Jennifer is still here. Still healing. Still mentoring others who are standing where she once stood. Still choosing life with fierce grace. Her words became her anthem: “I have cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me.”

This piece is for Jennifer and for every soul who wakes up and chooses to fight one more day.

Thank you @koriguzzi for letting Me create something that turned all the love from her loved ones, into something she can wear like armor.

Because survivors don’t just need treatments.
They need reminders That they’re seen.
That they’re held.
That they are NEVER fighting alone.❤️

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Stop Melanoma!
• Name: Jennifer
• Stage: IV Warrior
• Treatment: skin checks, Opdivo/Yervoy. My goal was to complete 4/4 treatments but unfortunately I could only complete 3/4 because I got every side effect there was. Due to the severity of Colitis. After 2 months off I was able to resume just Opdivo every 4 weeks and to this day I am still on treatment and responding really well!!
• Radiation: 1 round of gamma knife radiation on Jan 7,2024
•Surgeries: Craniotomy 9/2023
• Words to live by: “I may have cancer but cancer does not have me”

#melanoma #melanomaawareness #stopmelanomamovement #mmwstopmelanoma .

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Let's talk about your accomplishments. We overcome so much, and we should be proud of our daily efforts.

Share your thoughts: What's something you're proud of in your journey?

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