Beydler: The Arizona sun can kill you
Jon Beydler
Jon Beydler is a 32-year Valley resident and the former mayor of Fountain Hills who now lives in Chandler.
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Cerulean posted at 11:43 am on Sun, Jun 10, 2012.
It is good to hear that you are well!
You don’t have to run a marathon to inspire others. Sometimes a good word, a personal story in the local paper is enough to inspire, even save the life of another.
Thank you, Jon Beydler, for all of your good words.
Erica posted at 12:03 pm on Sun, Jun 10, 2012.
Thank you for writing this article. I am a 32 year old female living in Chandler. I too have had to hear those very scary words from my doctor about having Melanoma. Here I was, 5 weeks from my wedding with a cancer diagnosis. I had surgery, and two lymph nodes removed, recovered and got married! This past March I had my second Melanoma diagnosis, another surgery, as well as a basil cell surgery a few months before that. The only thing that has saved my life (besides all the wonderful doctors) has been that little voice in my head that wouldn't let my doctors walk away without taking biopsies. It is so true that only YOU know your body, listen to what it is telling you, and don't put off seeing a doctor. Early detection is the only way to save lives. Good luck to you Jon, and thanks for telling your story.
chatmandu002 posted at 10:02 pm on Sun, Jun 10, 2012.
Good luck Jon, hope your recovery goes well.
Slabside posted at 12:28 am on Mon, Jun 11, 2012.
Jon, while you and I seldom agree politically, I wish you well and a speedy recovery my friend.
Tigere posted at 10:33 am on Mon, Jun 11, 2012.
I wish you the best in your upcoming journey ....
Now - the picture - a well worn 32/34 indeeed and a bio line(s) which says 32 and another that says 34 ... (TIC) so AZ journalism - nothing's quite what it seems and seldom complete or accurate ....
samkat posted at 8:26 pm on Mon, Jun 11, 2012.
Jon: I can certainly relate with you. Although I have dodged the melanoma bullet thus far, many years in the sun has taken its toll on me as well. I have had literally hundreds of basal cell and squamous cell cancers removed. The most frightening was the one on my nose that had it gone undetected a few more more months could have cost me my entire nose and left eye. The doctors had missed it for years and only my insistence on another biopsy saved the day. Fortunately, my dermatologist who is one of the best in the valley sent me to the Mayo Clinic. It was an all day affair just two days before Christmas. My wife was ready to swear off Christmas after having to endure 10 hours of nonstop canned Christmas music while the staff dermatologist did his thing and followed up by an entire afternoon of reconstructive plastic surgery to make me look presentable after losing the entire left side of my nose.
About three months ago, my dermatologist cut me from my left eye to my chin. While he was at it, I asked him to remove what he considered to be a cyst behind my right ear. You guessed it. It turned out to be cancerous.
This is a long winded way to reinforce the need for sun screen, broad brimmed hats and long sleeve shirts as Jon mentioned. ALWAYS get anything suspicious checked out.