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    • March 9, 2018 at 4:01 pm
    tedtell1
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    Dear Friends;

    I am a teacher and I have the first week of April off. The family and I are going to San Diego in between my bi monthly Nivo treatments. I am new to this but know I must be protected when in the sun but I still want to be on the beach! Any cheap/reasonable suggestions for clothing for the beach would be appreciated! As my wife is also going through breast cancer treatments (her last chemo is next week) this will be a hugely needed getaway for us.

    Thanks in advance for any help,

    Ted

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      • March 9, 2018 at 4:15 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Hey Ted!

      Teachers rock!!!  Glad you are going to get to take a vacay!!!  There are many nifty clothing lines that are great, but pretty costly.  I've never stopped hiking or running or going to the beach (when I get the chance).  I tend to wear old long sleeved shirts over well sunscreened body parts!  I do have a hat with a wide brim all the way round.  I have vitiligo (induced by nivo…which is a good thing) so I have to be careful, but with good basic sunscreen, wearing sleeves and a hat, and being out in the am and evening – oh, and yes, I am the weirdo walking around parks and boatanical gardens under an umbrella on a sunny day – I've never gotten burned or even tan.  Folks on BRAF/MEK sometimes require greater protection due to the photosensitivity those drugs can induce.  I'm sure others will chime in with more tips.  

      Anyhow, ENJOY!!  Live large!  celeste

      • March 9, 2018 at 5:33 pm
      iskitwo
      Participant

      Get a good rashgard shirt, a great bottle of sun screen and a hat and enjoy your time at the beach!!

      • March 10, 2018 at 10:33 pm
      CancerSpouse
      Participant

      Have a wonderful and richly deserved vacation! Don't forget to put sunscreen on your feet! ~ Carol

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