MACON, Ga. — A Macon woman saved a stranger's life after seeing a video on a social media app. She says the video showed signs of cancer, and her personal experiences made her feel the need to take action.
A mom of two and a full-time medical student sometimes needs a good laugh. Lizzie Wells enjoys scrolling through videos on the social media app, TikTok.
One video in particular made her stop for a closer look. It showed an irregular mole on Alex Griswold's back.
Wells immediately messaged him to warn him it could be cancerous.
"This isn't just something like, 'Hey, how ya doing?' It was something he really needed to know," Wells said.
It turns out, it was.
"I wouldn't have gone to a dermatologist for years and years and years, so when I realized it was serious, I was just really happy that Lizzie reached out," Griswold said.
Wells is a melanoma survivor. She said, "If you can prevent some kind of trauma or a death or some kind of heartache like you really want to, you really want to be a part of that team that can make a difference, and while we're sitting here, we've saved someone's life, so I'm just really ecstatic."
Without TikTok, the mole could have turned into cancer.
Griswold said, "If the doctor hadn't told me that -- she said, 'The person who told you this probably saved your life.' I mean, it wasn't a for-sure thing, but if I had gone without getting it checked out and it did turn into skin cancer, then I probably wouldn't have had any idea."
Griswold has since had the mole removed after finding out it was heading towards melanoma.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the country.
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