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Yesterday, I went to the dermatologist. I came home and made this Facebook post: "The intense heat and sun of today takes me back to a high school time, similar weather, when high school Kristin said, "Hey, if I start now, maybe I'll have a good tan by the time we go back to school" -- which is why later life Kristin had to have another spot biopsied today. Happily, it's on my shoulder, not my face, so even if it needs more cutting, it's bearable."I am supposed to go to the dermatologist every 3 months because of my melanoma diagnosis in December. Because of that diagnosis, because we missed the significance of that spot for 18 months when we thought it was a weird bug bite, my dermatologist PA now biopsies more than she might otherwise, a mindset that I encourage.She's a very kind PA. I apologized for being sweaty. She told me about the people who ride their bikes to the dermatologist and thus, are more sweaty than I will ever be. I apologized for being fat, and she said, "You're in…

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