Central Texas mom's photo diary gives an unfiltered look at her battle with aggressive skin cancer
http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/Photos-Central-Texas-mom-documents-melanoma-11296754.phpUpdated 4:53 pm, Tuesday, July 18, 2017
An Austin mother of two has taken to social media to show the gruesome consequences of sun exposure. And people have been taking notice.
Bethany Gambardella-Greenway, 39, began to document her journey with melanoma via a Facebook photo album last year.
The album entitled, "Melenoma photo diary," gives her followers an inside look into her experiences with surgeries, infusions and radiation.
Greenway told mySA.com she started the diary as a way to avoid constant conversation about her skin cancer.
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"People are always asking 'how are you doing,' 'are you alright,'" Greenway said. "I just want to be able to be present. Enjoy the life that I have instead of constantly rehashing the crap that I've had to go through."
The public album is there for her friends and family to see what's happening, instead of having to ask. Plus, it's a way for her to cope, she said.
"It's really strange to have your face change so much," Greenway said.
But as of late the public album has been drawing attention from others too.
The Austin mother was diagnosed with skin cancer August of last year after investigating what looked like a "big liver spot" on her forehead following her second pregnancy.
Her dermatologist initially dismissed the spot, but fear crept back into Greenway's mind after developing a mole in that area nine months later.
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