Stacey’s Story

Hi, I’m Stacey and I was born with a large bathing trunk nevus and multiple satellites all over my face and body. Despite being different to other kids I had a really good childhood and I owe so much of this to my parents. Mum and dad never treated me any different. We went on…

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CMN Conference 2019 Review

In July we held our first residential support conference at Liddington PGL Conference Centre with 112 attendees. The crammed packed 3-day programme catered for all ages, including fun outdoor pursuit activities for the children and teens, off-site activities for our adult members, psycho-social presentations and workshops for parents, adults and teens affected by CMN, plus…

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A message from Ronnie!

Hi everyone! My name is Ronnie, and I’m the new Caring Matters Now mascot! I’ve been given a mission, and I’m so excited to start! My mission has two aims; first, to raise global awareness of Congenital Melanocytic Naevus. I’m going to do this by travelling all over the world, and posting pictures of my…

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Eve’s Story

Our Warrior Princess Written by Eve’s mum – Sabrina After a perfectly normal pregnancy, our second daughter Eve was born on the 8th August 2018 with a very rare skin condition called Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN). This condition is caused by a gene mutation resulting in more than half of Eve’s body being covered in…

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New T-shirt Launch

Be the first to get your hands on our brand new ‘how do you C Me Now™’ tees! To celebrate the huge success of our global awareness campaign #howdoyouCMeNow, we have produced branded clothing for all ages. We want to continue raising positive awareness of CMN, giving a clear message to the world; to love…

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Introducing the Trekkers

This Friday our three brave and rather crazy challengers are departing for the ultimate challenge; Stok Kangri Summit Trek, reaching 6,114 metres – which is 219 metres HIGHER than Mount Kilimanjaro! Meet the men taking on this tough challenge….. Nick Inspired by his son James who was born with CMN, Nick achieved his goal of…

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CMN Challenge – Stok Kangri 2019

So, on Friday 14th June Nick, Norman and Phil will be departing to kick start the Stok Kangri challenge to summit India’s highest trekkable peak at over 6,000m. They will start in Leh the regional capital in Ladakh one of the most exciting Indian mountain regions. This challenge is part of our 7 challenges on 7…

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