Birth Wes and I had only been married for 9 months when we found out I was pregnant. We were overjoyed at the thought of having a little one, it was like the icing on the cake. Anna-Grace made her appearance a week early. When Anna was born the midwife’s wrapped her in a towel and…
Check out the documentary on Dider, a small boy with extensive CMN. It features a Caring Matters Now Family Day and many of our CMN kids as well as Dr Kinsler and Mr Bulstrode from Great Ormond Street Hospital.
To all the great team at Caring Matters Now, Well as you can see from the photos we finally did it, Harvey’s hair has been cut short. It’s something we always said we would do just before he started school. May 25th was quite an emotional day for us as a family as Harvey has…
As a result of Jodi coming into the exciting post of Chief Executive for Caring Matters Now Support Group, she is now unable to continue being Chair of Trustees, which is the position Jodi has fulfilled since the support group was established. As I’m sure you are aware, the Chair of Trustees has the responsibility…
As you are probably already aware, Jodi Unsworth is the original founder of Caring Matters Now back in 1996. Jodi, who was only 15 at the time and her parent’s took on the role of supporting other families affected by CMN. Since then the support group has developed immensely and today has over 350 families…
As Caring Matters Now continues to grow from strength to strength, it is vital that we have a strong team of trustees who are dedicated to developing the charity, enabling our members to receive the best possible support. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our most recent trustee to join the team, Andy Selwood.…
Yes, you read the title correctly… Caring Matters Now is planning to conquer 7 challenges on 7 continents! Since 2011 we have been conquering 7 challenges on 7 continents and here is what we have achieved to date… Africa The first of the 7 challenges in 7 continents, a team of 20 people hit Africa…
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Blog have recently published a post on their website entitled ‘Speaking to the experts on congenital melanocytic nevus‘. You can read the post by CLICKING HERE.
Research carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the UCL Institute of Child Health has identified that the gene causing red hair – melanocortin-1-receptor (MC1R) – is more common in children with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN), a rare form of birthmark. CMN are rare brown or black birthmarks which cover up to 80% of…
I am VERY pleased to announce that Mount Kilimanjaro is done and dusted! How amazing the experience was! It is very difficult to summarize this incredible journey, so instead I have decided to include the daily blog updates in the newsletter, along with some photographs. I do hope you enjoy reading all about our adventure!…
