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MY JOURNEY
WITH CANCER
by LINDA PITTLicensed Master Esthetician
Master Aesthetician Linda Pit t leads the team of licensed aestheticians at Signature Medical Spa. She has worked under dermatologist Bonnie Straka, MD, since before the inception of Signature Medical Spa, contributing her decades of extensive skin care experience to helping build the award-winning practice. Linda has a reputation for excellence and specializes in facial and body rejuvenation through advanced treatments.
My interest in skincare goes back as long as I can
remember. As a child, I was always trying out a
variety of lotions and other skincare products on my
family and friends, so it came as no surprise when I
became a skincare specialist. During the past three
decades, I have worked with patients during their
most dif�cult health trials and have always
encouraged them to continue to keep up their
skincare routine during these dif�cult times to
maintain a sense of normalcy.
In the Spring of 2018, I was diagnosed with an
aggressive form of breast cancer. My prognosis was
good, but I had to undergo a series of aggressive
treatments, including 16 rounds of chemotherapy,
surgery, and radiation. During my treatment, my
oncologist informed me that I would need to undergo
a form of chemotherapy called “The Red Devil.”
I immediately thought of a few clients I had worked
with in the past who had seen permanent skin
damage due to this speci�c type of chemo and
immediately started to panic that I would have
similar results. It’s funny where our thoughts take us
during a time of crisis.
Thankfully during the past thirty years as a skincare
specialist, I have experimented with a wide variety of
skincare regimens and remembered that iS CLINICAL®
has a cancer skincare line that I had seen others have
success with. I quickly adopted this line into my routine
to help further prevent long term damage to my skin
during my battle with cancer. Thankfully I was able to
see a tremendous difference and to help keep my skin
strong and healthy.
After my second round of chemo, I lost my hair. As
a woman who has always taken pride in her 80’s
style “big hair” I was unsure how I would get
through this. Up until that moment, most people
couldn’t tell that I had cancer, and now suddenly, it
was now clear to everyone that I was sick. I was
determined to get my hair back quickly and started
to use my iS CLINICAL serums on my scalp. I
�gured I had nothing to lose.
During this time, I couldn’t believe the number of
compliments I received on my skin. Over the years, I
have always taken excellent care of my skin and am
a big advocate for using high-quality products. But
with no hair, it was much easier to notice my skin.
Even my oncologist noticed the difference and
encouraged me to continue my daily skincare
routine. I’m happy to report that my hair did grow
back healthy and strong, although I have learned to
embrace the grey and have kept it short.
As I went through my journey with cancer, I made
the decision to create a blog documenting my own
skincare regimen during my treatments in hopes of
helping others in a similar situation. I wanted the
blog to be a positive platform to help them regain
some control they felt they might have lost during a
dif�cult time. It was also a great way for me to keep
in touch with my patients. I was both surprised and
humbled by how well the blog was received and
have gotten so many messages, saying how
inspiring people have found it.
I have always believed, it is not what life throws at
you, but how you deal with it that matters most.
To this day, I continue to work, exercise, eat well,
and follow the iS CLINICAL cancer skincare to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. I am happy to say that
I am coming up on the �rst anniversary of having
�nished my cancer treatments. I know I still have a
long way to go to a full recovery, but I feel
con�dent that I will get there. In these days of
such uncertainty, it is nice to be able to rely on the
results of my iS CLINICAL products!