In late June of last year, Rick Ortenburger sat in the same chair getting his haircut as he’d been doing for the previous 10 years. On that Monday, however, his longtime hairstylist noticed something different about an age spot on his face.
The hairstylist mentioned it to him, and within two hours, Ortenburger was seeing a dermatologist. The doctor told him it appeared his age spot had been scraped, but they’d take a sample just to be certain there was nothing more seriously wrong.
Ortengurger, 70, and his wife, Elfi, 66, were scheduled to fly to Germany that weekend.