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I am from San Diego CA. I joined the army in 2006 and was deployed 3 times to Iraq and Afghanistan. I am married to my wife Jenna and we have 2 children ages 5 and 3. I separated from the military in March of 2014 and was diagnosed with Stage 3B melanoma the same year. This year, 2019, I was diagnosed with Stage IV.
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Initial Diagnosis Month

October
Initial Diagnosis Year

2014
Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 3
Current Stage

Stage 4
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