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Guest Post by Susan Hayes: Mother of Jillian Hayes, her Daughter who Died from Melanoma

January 27, 2014 by Dr. Eeks

I’m honored to post a guest blog written by Susan Hayes, the incredible mom of Jillian Hayes. Jillian was a beautiful girl and avid soccer player who was diagnosed  with Stage IV Melanoma in 2010, when she was just a teenager.  When I first started talking to Susan, I said to her, “Your daughter looks …

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My Undercover Experiment: Visit to a Public Health Nightmare, The Tanning Salon

January 20, 2014 by Dr. Eeks

 In this blog, I pretend I’m going to purchase a tanning package for my 15 year old very-pale niece. Here’s what happened: Wearing jogging pants, a sweat shirt and bundled up in a warm winter coat, I nonchalantly walked into a tanning salon in a small rural town in Pennsylvania.  It was a Friday, late …

Read moreMy Undercover Experiment: Visit to a Public Health Nightmare, The Tanning Salon

Dr. Eeks

Dr. Eeks runs bloomingwellness.com and writes most of the blogs. She is a public health consultant & contractor, wrote the book Manic Kingdom, and hosts the Causes or Cures Podcast.

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