Just got the new that I'm cancer FREE

I am here to gloat, but not to rub it in the faces of anyone else dealing with cancer, either personally or as they care for a loved one. I lost my sister, my only sibling, due to brain cancer. I helped raise her when I was still a child and my parents were focused on their careers. I have seen the terrors of cancer up close, and I am elated today to receive the news that I'm cancer free. I must admit that I caught mine early. It has just been graded as a stage 2A melanoma. It has been full excised, my lymphnodes are clear, and no further treatment is recommended. I consider myself very fortunate to have caught it just in time. Many years ago, I was assaulted by my doctor, my urologist. After that, I had a debilitating fear of doctors. I did not want to see doctors, I didn't want them to see me, and I didn't want them to touch me. After having developed that fear, my sister was diagnosed with her cancer. I didn't really have to confront my fear in a meaningful way as she fought her cancer. I did, however, have to subject myself to being touched in private areas when my wife and I began struggling to conceive children. Now, we are just a few weeks away from having our second child (a second daughter). As the date of my daughter's birth approached, I started to become concerned about a mole. It was a mole that I had been concerned about before, had removed, had a biopsy performed, and found it to be completely benign. However, it had returned, and even though it didn't meet any of the typical criteria used to determine whether it is a concern, I fought through my fear of doctors once again and went to a dermatologist to have it checked. In my first appointment with my dermatologist, he didn't believe it to be cancerous. He tried to freeze it off, but it didn't go away. I asked him to remove it an run a new biopsy in my second visit, and he did. It turned out to be melanoma, and he referred me to a surgical oncologist. From there, I had surgery to remove some lymphnodes and a sizeable chunk of my skin. Then, that brings me to today. I'm cancer free, and I can focus on my soon-to-be-born daughter. I am just so relieved. My heart goes out to anyone currently struggling with cancer. Having seen my sister suffer with it, I can imagine how it feels, but I can't know exactly how you feel. Please, keep fighting and take care. My thoughts are with you. TL/DR: I had a Stage 2A melanoma removed and tested. Now I'm cancer free. And I'm expecting my second child to be born in a couple of weeks.