John Moore 9/12/1960 – 2/4/2017
It is with a heavy (and sometimes angry) heart that I share my husband's passing on the board. After 3+ years of battling Stage IV, his fight is over. He held on to his fighting spirit to the very end. He died with me holding his hand, playing his Eagles World Tour DVD and with me telling him it was ok to go, I would be fine, and how I dearly loved him and the time we had been able to spend together.
Melanoma is a horrible disease. I watched it break down his body but never his spirit. I watched it over 3+ years take from me my lifetime companion little by little. But what it can never take from me are my memories. Mountain biking, ATV racing, Jeep exploring, walking our Great Dane, moving cross country because it was my dream to "live in the west".
When diagnosed Stage IV, his goal became to raise awareness. He participated in news interviews. I made awareness packets every year and distributed them at the cancer center where I worked and with friends and neighbors. He was interviewed for a documentary about genomic sequencing that was made into a DVD by the students at Dixie State Univeristy in St. George, Utah.
So…I will continue his fight. I will continue to participate in 5K's. I will continue with my information packets. I will volunteer for skin cancer checks at the dermatologist's office. Melanoma may have taken the love of my life physically from me but it cannot take his fighting spirit and our determination to educate others about it's silent deadliness.
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