Just as I was recovering, my husband and I embarked on having a family. Having had skin cancer, it became important to take this newfound knowledge and apply it to my children. Skin Cancer Awareness Month is in May so we make it our family business to go and get our skin checked every year. As a result, my husband has had a couple of basal cell skin cancers removed from his arms. Some studies say that 25% to 50% of UV exposure up until age 60 occurs in childhood. That’s significant. We have to teach our children the responsibility of learning good sun care habits because we don’t know how that sun damage will manifest in later years. For some, it’s freckles, sun spots or wrinkles — if they’re lucky. For the rest, it’s actual skin cancer. Sun protection shouldn’t feel like a burden. It’s a privilege to have this kind of knowledge.