Just a Gen X girl in the world
Monday May 20th 2013

Still think that tan was a good idea

I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a sook.  Those labradors in the Kleenex ads make me cry.  Those mummy/baby cuddle ones–yep have me blubbering.  But this ad made me sad for a whole different reason.

See as a typical Aussie girl I am a walking advertisement for sun damage.  I have had and need to have BCC’s (basal cell carcinomas) cut out of me and I live in terror of getting a melanoma.  I live in the skin cancer capital of the world and I’m very fair so my odds aren’t good.

So have a look at this health message and next time you think having a good old bake on the sun, just this once, won’t kill you, think again.  I wish 16 year old me knew all this, but then again, who can tell a 16 year old anything.

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