The news is not good for Depot Dad, I’m afraid. In fact the news is very serious.

I have been diagnosed with melanoma, skin cancer (I refuse to honor it by capitalizing the words) . It has been in my scalp, so I have not noticed it.

It has travelled to my lymph nodes which is very bad indeed. Tomorrow I will see a cancer specialist who will let me know if the situation is either very bad or hopelessly bad.

I intend to keep this blog updated every step of the way. I know my blogging family will not mind if I turn my attention from single parenting to cancer for a while.

I am spending the day calling friends and family and letting them know what is going on.

I am very scared.

But now I have some facts, at least. And my treatments will likely begin tomorrow. If I am one of the lucky few who can beat this, than this will be the darkest day. And it will only get better from here.

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