Thursday 19 May 2022 10:19 PM Woman finds out she is suffering from skin cancer after life-saving chance ... trends now
A woman may have had her life saved by a stranger she met at the park, and informed her that a mole she had was likely malignant.
Melissa Albin, a teacher who is also a mother of two, had taken her children to a playground during a warm day last year.
While there, she was approached by a woman who notified her that a mole on her arm was 'alarming' and that she should get it checked.
Once she did, Albin found out that it was malignant, and that if she had waited any longer for it to be checked her risk of death may have greatly increased.
Melissa Albin (pictured) was told by a dermatologist she ran into at a park to get a mole on her arm checked, she later found out it was malignant
Dr Philip Bernard (pictured) said that if Albin had let the mole go unchecked longer, it would have reduced her chance of survival
'Mom and teacher came before me,' Albin said, noting that her personal health had taken a backseat in her life to her career and her role as a mother.
Albin said that she was wearing a tank top, and noticed that there was another woman over to the side that had looked at her a few times.
While she had noticed the woman, she was unsure what had caught her attention and what to think of it.
Then, the woman finally approached her, and told her something that ended up changing her life.
'She approached me and she said I am really sorry if this is
