For as long as she could remember, Dana Patterson had cared for people.

She was a single mother caring for three children and a nurse aide at the local hospital. After experiencing a serious bout with skin cancer, Dana found a new way to care for people. She enrolled in the esthetics program at Blue Ridge Community College.

After graduation she began an exciting new career in skin care and spa treatment. She is now able to provide a better income for her family as well as talk to her clients about her personal experience with skin cancer and how good skin care is important for overall health.