As
the US-American Jade Thrasher discovered at the age of 13 years, the tanning
bed for herself, she has no idea what a catastrophic effect it will have on
them.
Although
it is then already a very pretty young girl, she developed a real addiction to
artificial tan. The reason lies in their environment. So Jade tells about her
homeland Nashville: "There was a huge pressure to always be browned. Blass
was just as unattractive. "
It
fits the beauty trend and goes three times a week for 20 minutes each on the
sunbed. When, in 2010, pending their wedding, Jade intensified its meetings
even further - up to six days in a row it is now sunbathe.
For
11 years it went well - until 2014. Then she noticed at once a bright, painful
spot on her nose. First, it considers it an inflamed pimples ...
But
the truth is much worse. As the wound again and again breaks out and does not
heal, but is increasing, Jade eventually goes to the doctor. There, a terrible
diagnosis.
Jade
has skin cancer - with just 24 years! To save Jades face, the doctors have to
cut in a painful operation a piece the size of a 5-cent piece out of her nose.
To
fill the gap and thus Jade remains not completely disfigured, a 15 cm piece of
skin is removed from her breast and implanted at the nose. That leaves a big
scar, but Jade and her family are pleased that it manages without radiation and
chemotherapy. But they like to take the pain and the scars in purchasing.
In
addition to the scars Jade retains above all the memory of the shock. For this
purpose it gains a whole new awareness of the dangers of excessive sunbathing.
Therefore shares and publish it the images of their wounds: She wants other
young people learn from their experience.
Today
she says: "Of course I regret today to have abused my skin so long. But I
was lucky that the cancer broke out so early, because now I can save my skin. I
used a tanning bed at home, but that's gone now. "Now Jade enjoys even
skin her pale.
Today
Jade is 29 years old and enjoying together with her husband Matt again the sun,
but only in moderation and using sunscreen.
It
was later learned that the tumor probably already up to five years was in her
nose and was only discovered very late. Thus you that does not happen always,
out only with sunscreen, avoid tanning beds. Then you have even in old age
still happy skin. Jade had it on the painful way to learn, but others can learn
from their experiences.