Okay, its Sunday afternoon. We’ve gone to church, eaten lunch, shopped at Lowes for light bulbs and returned home. To continue where I left off. I was diagnosed with MCC back in February  2015 so the initial blogs here will be to fill the gaps between then and now. The exact dates early on are a little fuzzy because not knowing what I was dealing with didn’t bother me. It wasn’t until the diagnosis that timing the progress of this disease seemed to be more important to me. It was early January 2015 that I noticed a small red bump on the outside of my right forearm. It was at this time that I was watching 2 small growths on my cheeks and tracking them. I began to research skin cancer because at the rate they were growing it seemed there might be some connection. My researching led me to believe I was growing some of the basic skin cancers on my face. At the same time the red bump on my forearm appeared to be a pimple in progress so I didn’t worry about it. I am 100% VA certified disabled so I called the VA and asked for a dermatological appointment in New Orleans. They gave me a date of April 17, 2015 (remember this date!). I was photographing the growths on my face daily and watching the changes as they grew. I became concerned in late January about the rapid growth so I emailed the VA with photos of the growths and requested an earlier date. They were cooperative and made an appointment for me in early February to visit the Derm department at the NOLA VA.