Real Housewife of Orange County Tamra Judge Has Skin Cancer

I know not everyone here loves the Real Housewives, but the message here is very important, no matter who delivers it. Page Six reports that Real Housewife of Orange County Tamra Judge, 49, recently revealed to her Instagram followers that she has melanoma. Here's what she had to say:

"Im showing you this picture because this is what melanoma looks like. I don't want sympathy, I want you to save YOUR ASS and get your skin checked . This was just a small black flat freckle.... I had no idea! Ill be fine because my faith is strong and my Ass ain't bad either"

Moral of the story: check your moles!

I work out 🏋 hard for this Booty. I was planning on competing again in November at 50 years old, but I'm not sure that's happening 😩 now. it looks like God has a different plan for me. Im showing you this picture because this is what melanoma looks like. I don't want sympathy, I want you to save YOUR ASS and get your skin checked . This was just a small black flat freckle.... I had no idea! Ill be fine because my faith is strong and my Ass ain't bad either😂 Thank you @cacoastalderm ❤️. I've been a little sad , worried and pissed off. But we caught it early and that makes me happy 😊 Happy birthday to me. #saveyourass birthday party in Cabo not sounding like a good idea now 😡 #awareness.#skincheck

A post shared by Tamra Judge (@tamrajudge) on Aug 27, 2017 at 6:48pm PDT