He thought he had a blister on his foot, he went to the doctor and it turned out that it was what he had never imagined

May 7, 2019

A man was sure to have a light bulb on his foot. But he went to the doctor for treatment and it turned out that it was something that he would never have suspected.

At first, Joshua Paschal did not pay much attention to the blister who came out in the foot For him, it was just a mark on his staff. But with time, he began to feel pain and itching. So he went to a specialist. They gave him one of the worst news.

"I was young, I was very good physically and physically, I never thought about cancer," said Joshua, who was diagnosed with skin cancer. Although he is a footballer and works with dozens of specialists, he has had to adapt his life to unexpected news.

"I am an African-American, so I never thought about skin cancer," said the 20-year-old in an interview on Today's show. "I really did not know what it was, so I had to learn more about it, just to find out what was going on."

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The life of a young man like the others

Joshua plays the defensive lineman for the team at the University of Kentucky in the United States. One of his dreams was to go to the NFL, the professional league. But with this panorama, this dream immediately collapsed.

"I never knew I had to put sunscreen on, I just thought that the pigment on my skin was enough … but in reality, you have to put a lot of protection, you have to go through these skin checks. annual because you never know what can appear on your skin, "said the player.

And he also talked about what he had in his foot: "It was as small as a point to be argued with a pen, I did not care too much because I thought that it would was a blister of blood. I kept playing football and exercising, and it was growing little by little. "

It was a very hard blow for the young man. He was able to recover and continue playing, he must continue his treatment. "I think that my faith is what makes everything stay together, it keeps me positive," Pascal concluded during the interview. And finally, he said something important for the entire population: "What you observe in your skin that looks irregular, you should examine it".

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