Cancer Sharks

Cancer Sharks

So, Take It With You

(or, doing it scared)

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Amanda Goodwin
Jan 14, 2026
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Typically, I am no longer scared of going to the hospital. Being a Cancer Shark has become its own kind of work, and like most jobs I have held, I have learned how to do this one well.

But today was different.

Today was my first dermatology skin check, and I was far more nervous than I expected to be. I knew exactly why.

In my head, I was running a familia…

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