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4x Melanoma Survivor
The Ultraviolet Tide Podcast
ACS CAN MN Vice State Lead Ambassador
Patient Advocate: Melanoma Research Alliance, Melanoma Research Foundation, American Academy of Dermatology, Melanoma Action Coalition

my mom posted earlier for the end of melanoma awareness month, but left out the most important thing!she had her first p...
06/01/2026

my mom posted earlier for the end of melanoma awareness month, but left out the most important thing!

she had her first post-radiation scans last week, and the tumor is shrinking 🎉

her doctor said he was all prepared to have the conversation with her that it didn’t mean treatment wasn’t working if they couldn’t see any difference yet

so he was surprised to see her responding to the radiation so well. they feel very encouraged and her other scans were still all clear!

i’m really proud of for starting to share about melanoma and sun safety and how she has embraced the melahomie community

this year is probably the quietest i’ve been on social media for melanoma awareness month. i struggled with it a ton this year and found it bringing up a lot for me

in all honesty, i kind of posted and ghosted

i saw so many of my friends posting great content, but i could only handle a few minutes of scrolling before it felt like too much for me

losing friends, my mom’s diagnosis, and a really unhealthy situation in my personal life added to the overwhelm, significantly impacting my mental health

i really appreciate those who stood by me and supported me these last few months while i was not even close to the best version of myself

i can’t wait to see who i become after a few months of prioritizing my mental and physical health (hopefully me but happier and healthier)

just a reminder to anyone who isn’t ready to talk about their diagnosis, felt like they didn’t share as much as they wanted, or struggled with the emotions of skin cancer and melanoma awareness month - community is the point and you don’t have to earn it

we advocate for awareness, we speak up for those who aren’t ready yet, and we share to connect with those who need to hear from people who make them feel understood

and because this is a community, it’s the friendships, awareness, and impact we build collectively that matters

my bestie is going to kindergarten (and dental school)! 🎓
05/27/2026

my bestie is going to kindergarten (and dental school)! 🎓

a pisces is always happiest by water
05/26/2026

a pisces is always happiest by water

“the men and women we honor today gave us their tomorrows so we could live our todays.”this is just one of the many line...
05/26/2026

“the men and women we honor today gave us their tomorrows so we could live our todays.”

this is just one of the many lines my second cousin Dr. Bill Browne, a retired Army colonel and military physician, shared at the Memorial Day service near our cabin today

here are a few other moments that resonated with me:

“true heroism is often quiet

it is found in ordinary people doing extraordinary things for one another.

the men and women we remember today came from every corner of America. they represented every race, religion, and background. what united them was not politics. what united them was service.”

“freedom is fragile.

it requires vigilance. it requires courage. and sometimes it requires sacrifice.”

“as someone who spent a lifetime in military service, i can tell you this with certainty: the strength of America has never rested solely in weapons or technology.

it rests in the character of its people.

it rests in ordinary citizens willing to do extraordinary things when their country needs them.

it rests in courage, sacrifice, compassion, and duty.

and it rests in the enduring belief that freedom is worth defending.”

Bill is truly one of the most humble, caring, empathetic, and selfless people i know. which means he often deflects recognition.

but he’s done so much for me, my family, and our country so i had to share his words - even if he hates the attention.

(but he also gave me his speech so he had to know i was up to something!)

pov: you throw out the first pitch at the cancer awareness gameif i could bottle up the feeling from that day, i would!...
05/24/2026

pov: you throw out the first pitch at the cancer awareness game

if i could bottle up the feeling from that day, i would!

i grew up watching my older cousins play baseball: traveling to spring training with my grandparents over school breaks, camping out for summer tournaments, and ending my school year at the college world series

whether carson park or wakanda, the ballpark has always felt like home to me

when i moved to minnesota, i adopted the twins as my team, and i was fortunate to spend a summer interning at target field while i finished my master’s degree in sport management

i’ve been on that field many times and seen many first pitches (good, bad, and everything in between), but i never dreamed it would be me throwing it one day

when told me the was looking for someone to throw the first pitch for cancer awareness day and she thought of me, i was in disbelief

after the initial shock wore off, my first thought was, “don’t embarrass yourself”

but when offered the chance to throw out a first pitch, you can’t turn it down!

i joked about crashing CSP’s baseball practice but i didn’t end up throwing a single practice pitch until i arrived at target field station the day of the game

luckily, it was only a liiiittle high but made it to the plate!

so as promised, here are more photos and videos of that day so this feeling has a permanent place on my feed

i manifested these photos and .radford while flirted with everyone and although you’ll never catch me chanting SKOL, th...
05/19/2026

i manifested these photos and .radford

while flirted with everyone

and although you’ll never catch me chanting SKOL, the performing at ASE was pretty cool

my mom always said i throw like a girlbut guess who got the call up first?!don’t worry, i let her come with 😉stay tuned ...
05/18/2026

my mom always said i throw like a girl

but guess who got the call up first?!

don’t worry, i let her come with 😉

stay tuned for part 2…because you know i have way more photos and videos than this!

four days in portlanda month ago today, my mom and i hopped a flight to portland, oregon for ’s spring leadership summit...
05/17/2026

four days in portland

a month ago today, my mom and i hopped a flight to portland, oregon for ’s spring leadership summit

my first impression was mt. hood, when i looked out the plane window and thought we might hit it! (hence, the cover photo)

as always, i got to see old friends and make new connections at summit, and i even got to be part of the photo shoot!

it’s always an honor to represent and learn from other state leads, volunteers, and acs can partners

when you travel for a conference, you don’t always have the opportunity to see much of the city, so we flew in a day early and flew home on the redeye

from powell’s books (obviously) and pizza to three gardens, a haunted underground tour, and a celebratory dinner above the city, i don’t think we could have fit much more in

i definitely couldn’t fit more in my suitcase!

i even had a tarot card reading that might have changed my life, but that’s a story for another day

while there’s so much more i’d love to see, the one thing i feel i truly missed out on was the coast

so portland, i will be back! but xena says not for a while…

nobody tell her i’m going out of town next weekend 🤫

the end of an erahow do you put 9 years into words, pictures, or an instagram caption? the simple answer is: you can’twh...
05/17/2026

the end of an era

how do you put 9 years into words, pictures, or an instagram caption? the simple answer is: you can’t

when i first started with the timberwolves, would always tell me about this mysterious other job he had where he always forgot to submit his time card. he did, in fact, still get paid, but what stood out to me was that he loved it so much, he said he’d do it for free

when i started looking for a part-time job, i asked him what he loved so much he would be willing to donate his time and he told me about

as luck (fate?) would have it, they were bringing the students to the wolves office for a field trip and i would first meet zong, who did our hiring at the time

little did i know, ACES would become a core part of (almost) the next decade of my life

while yesterday was my last official day as an employee of ACES, i will carry the people i met and the relationships i built for the rest of my life

it was with ACES that i became a teacher and i credit site coordinators like , and .alison.s for making me the educator i am today

i met one of my best friends (except when we’re playing the spurs in the playoffs) because we worked at the same site and quickly bonded over a love of basketball and a dislike of getting up early

eventually, i joined the associate board and met an entirely new group of people i’m lucky enough to call friends

last summer, i attended the graduation parties of three students who i had known since they were 4th graders

in a few weeks, the 5th graders from my first ever class will be graduating high school. it’s such a gift to have grown along with these kids, develop friendships with their families, and watch them become young adults!

it came full circle last spring, when i bumped into an ACES student from my former school on the college campus where i now teach. he’s now a student there, and i love when i see him in the CSP halls.

so while this caption and the ~120 photos i managed to fit into this post can’t come close to capturing 9 years of my life, they don’t have to

because while my time as an employee has ended, those relationships will last for years to come

i’ve been thinking a lot about mental health latelytw: su***de, suicidal thoughts, suicidal ideation probably because mi...
05/10/2026

i’ve been thinking a lot about mental health lately
tw: su***de, suicidal thoughts, suicidal ideation

probably because mine hasn’t been so great lately

but may is also mental health awareness month (in addition to melanoma awareness month)

and the worst thing we can do is not talk about it

a few days ago, my mom read to me a post i shared three years ago where i said my advice is to treat mental health as much as we treat our physical health

in that post and in chapter 2 of my book, i wrote about the time i sat at a red light and wished i was no longer here

i sat at that same red light today (although with a lot more construction cones) and reflected on how far i’ve come

i know myself on a much deeper level than i did that day and have so much awareness around my emotions

i have a stronger support system, a deeper toolkit for managing anxiety and depression, and more resources to rely on when i can’t manage it on my own

i lost someone i love a few months ago and it haunts me that i had no idea she was hurting so much (or feeling so little that life didn’t seem like something to fight for)

it’s hard to explain to others outside the cancer community how you can fight to live, then not want to be here anymore once you’re on the other side

what scares me most is not just that i related to how my friend was feeling but that i’ve felt it too, many times

i would give anything to be able to call her, to see her in our next advocacy committee call, to meet up with her in denver this summer, to go to capitol hill together again

i want to tell her she’s not alone but i’ve felt alone, even surrounded by others

i’ve recognized a bit of my own light dimming the last few months as i’ve managed burnout, injury, and health issues with myself and my parents

i realized i can’t remember the last time i truly took care of my physical and mental health and i feel it

this summer, i’m investing in and focusing on me

i owe it to my family, to my friends, to those i’ve lost, to my students, but most importantly, i owe it to ME

we only get one life and we owe it to ourselves to relentlessly chase life every day, even when it’s hard.

especially when it’s hard

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