Wicklow mum urges people to check their skin after terrifying brush with Melanoma
Rebecca Martin was all set for a relaxing Sunday evening, deciding on a home manicure and pedicure after a busy week in January this year. But as the mum of one began to take off the nail polish that was on her toes, she realised that something was gravely wrong.
‘I hadn’t changed my varnish in about three months, as it was winter,’ she says. ‘As I removed the red polish on the big toe of my right foot, my blood ran cold. There was a prominent black shape under the nail like a squashed mole.’