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Melanoma Warrior Holds 5K Fundraisers<\/h4>\n

Adam Degi believes in giving back. For a decade, the professional stand-up comedian participated in a comedy festival in his native Grand Rapids, MI to raise money for Gilda\u2019s Club, a cancer support organization started in honor of comedian, Gilda Radner.<\/p>\n

In 2019, when Adam was just 35, cancer became even more personal with a shocking diagnosis of stage III melanoma<\/a>. Adam had three surgeries to remove the cancer and nearby lymph nodes, along with immunotherapy treatments every three weeks for a year. He fought his battle with humor and a new determination to educate people about the dangers of skin cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to raise money and spread awareness for skin cancer specifically and do it in May, during the awareness month<\/a>,\u201d he explained. \u201cThere are a lot of misconceptions about skin cancer, and people aren\u2019t informed about what to look for and why they should get skin checks. I want people to avoid my situation, or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Pandemic Didn’t Stop Him<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Undeterred by the COVID-19<\/a> pandemic that isolated the entire country in May, 2020, Adam and his wife, Nicole, set up a virtual 5K fundraiser on SkinCancer.org and invited friends and family to join.<\/p>\n

\u201cGyms were closed and people stuck inside struggling to exercise. So we decided to do a socially distant 5K,\u201d Adam explained. \u201cWe said to our friends \u2018You have a whole weekend to do a 5K run, walk, bike or roller skate, whatever you want to do.\u2019 Then, we asked everyone to take a selfie and post it to social media with the hashtag #MoveforMelanoma.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam and Nicole also encouraged participants to donate to The Skin Cancer Foundation<\/a>. \u201cThe Foundation makes it easy for people to share and spread awareness, and that\u2019s exactly what we wanted to do. We set up a pretty reasonable fundraising goal of $500, and with the help of a lot of great people we ended up tripling that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were very pleased with the outcome. Many of my friends have had skin checks<\/a> after hearing about me and doing the 5K. So that\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An Eye-Opening Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n

From diagnosis to treatment, Adam\u2019s discovered first-hand that skin cancer is no laughing matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought melanoma was something that just showed up on your skin out of the blue,\u201d Adam explained. \u201cIn my case, I had this mole on my back since I was a kid, so I really didn\u2019t think it was a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then, the mole began to evolve.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife and I noticed that it was changing in shape, color and size. It got to the point where I couldn’t ignore it any longer and went to the dermatologist,\u201d Adam explained. \u201cThe biopsy came back; it was melanoma. Afterwards they also found cancer in my lymph nodes putting me at stage III.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharing the Facts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Adam’s education is something he\u2019s determined to share. \u201cI learned that if a mole is darker, that’s concerning. If it isn’t symmetrical, that’s also concerning. And if it starts changing, that\u2019s very concerning. I don’t mean to scare people but I really want everyone to know the facts<\/a>,\u201d he explained. \u201cPeople think they know how serious skin cancer is. But they don’t really know what to look for, and that it does happen to young people like me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Adam\u2019s main message is simple: if you see something new, changing or unusual on your skin, go get checked. \u201cI wish had mine looked at earlier<\/a>,\u201d he added. “Because\u00a0of the pandemic, less people are going to the doctor. But if you see something, get it looked at, the sooner the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spreading Awareness Every May<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In May 2021, the Degis held the second annual virtual 5K #MoveforMelanoma<\/a>\u00a0event. And in May 2022, they held an in-person event, with about 20 attendees, including a new addition to the family — their son! Since 2020, the Degis have raised nearly $3,000. Even more importantly, they are raising awareness.<\/p>\n

“Since I was diagnosed and started doing the 5Ks, I\u2019ve had over a dozen people tell me they\u2019ve gone to the dermatologist to have things on their skin checked,” he said. “It is definitely helping to spread awareness and educate people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam and his family are looking forward to another in-person event in May 2023. “We\u2019re looking forward to gathering together each year to keep raising skin cancer awareness.”<\/p>\n

Learn more about how to create a fundraiser<\/a> to support The Skin Cancer Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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