Nick’s Story
Nick Zeller
Husband - Filmmaker - Athlete
Letter from Nick…
“Hello friend...I imagine you’re busy, freaking weird times we live in, one consolation is I’m not likely to be around for the shit that is coming down, food shortages, riots, Covid, everyone with a gun, politics a mess and so on. Not gonna miss watching us all sink as we fight over scraps and the whole world melts down.
I’m good with this, got more time after the discovery of melanoma in 2014 than I ever expected; it’s been gravy for years with good health and a wonderful new partner, but I always expected I’d get to this stage eventually and now it’s here.
I’ve had more advantages than most, born white into a middle class family. I have always been aware of how hard life was for most folks. The real heroes are the people who go to work each day, pay their taxes, raise their kids, and contribute to the betterment of our communities despite all the obstacles society throws up to thwart them.
So no regrets, a few tears, some major losses, some incredible wins, a life well lived, can’t argue with that and can’t change anything, including my genes, which have led me to this point.... and now it’s the end game.
I hope to still be in good shape for months if not longer, feel fine, still riding my bike but slower, it’s all good these days, you’d never know this was growing inside me unless I told you.
Please feel free to share this if you like with folks who might know or remember me. I’d like folks to take melanoma and sun exposure seriously, use sunscreen or better, cover up; get checked at least yearly by a dermatologist and live your life a fully as you can.”
Nick