At the start of 2021 we were all living in lockdown, with very little knowledge of what the next 12 months would hold. For the first half of the year, we continued to be impacted by the pandemic with the ongoing cancellation of all our face-to-face support events and fundraising events. During this time, we…
Teachers Testimonial In late August 2021 a little 6-year-old boy who has Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN) started in my class. CMN is a skin condition that can be life-threatening, presenting itself in large, dark brown birthmarks which can cover up to 80% of the body. I had read several articles about CMN in preparation for…
This year, the North West and North Wales gathering was at Formby National Trust, where we got to have a picnic lunch, walk around the famous pinewoods- den building and completing a nature scavenger hunt, and to top a fantastic day off, we had had an ice cream from the van at the end! Thankfully, the…
I remember as if it had happened only yesterday… My husband phoned me very excited when he saw a big poster in the City advertising ‘’How do you C Me Now” exhibition. I couldn’t believe what he was telling me! Until that day I have never seen or met anyone with a birthmark like mine!…
In 2022, as we celebrate our 25th year of Caring Matters Now, we would love to see as many people as possible helping us to raise the essential funds that we need to be able to continue to provide support to families affected by CMN for another 25 years, and more. Could you join us in STEPPING UP FOR CMN by taking on a ’25’ Challenge?
Following the huge success of our HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? photographic exhibition in 2019 and the release of our HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? photographic book in 2020, this year we are continuing to build upon the momentum of raising global awareness of CMN by launching our first HOW DO YOU C ME NOW? professional film, featuring the life story of an adult member living with CMN, Cheryl Shaw.
After a challenging couple of years, with large events being cancelled and postponed, we were so excited to finally see the London Marathon going ahead, and on 3rd October 2021, we had 13 people take part in the London Marathon & Virtual London Marathon in support of Caring Matters Now.
“My wonderful sister Rachel has done so much fundraising for Caring Matters Now. She’s ran the Belfast Marathan, the London marathon, she’s jumped out of the sky… she’s much more brave than me! Where she has run two whole marathons, I have ran a leg! Whenever the London to Paris cycle was announced as a…
We met for our Support Contact Annual Training Day on Sunday 26th September; this was the first time we had been able to meet as a team since November 2019. It was exciting to be able to see each other face to face again, and welcoming new support contacts too! Our Support Contact Team is…
