Our annual conference took place on Friday 7th May – Sunday 9th May. During the 3-day conference we hosted 16 online events via zoom, catering for 598 members. Every family and individual who registered to attend the conference received a welcome pack in the post, which include event goodies for the specific events they were…
Teens O2 Challenge Written by Hannah Cree, Support Pathway Practitioner Pretty soon into my role as Support Pathway Coordinator, I heard about the Teens Challenge at ‘Up at the o2.’ This sounded like a real challenge for our teens and one that would require courage! I knew I wanted to support our teens on the…
My name is Tracy, and I am the proud mother of Rey, the little beauty that’s on the cover of this edition of INSPIRE. Around 70% of Rey’s body has CMN ranging from small to large. Before I begin talking about Rey, it feels that my story wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t start with…
Organise your own Coffee & Cake Morning to help raise awareness & funds for Caring Matters Now. Our Coffee & Cake fundraiser is a flexible event which can be used both as a fun and easy way to help raise vital funds for Caring Matters Now as well as a great way to talk about…
As from July 2021 Caring Matters Now support literature will be available to pick up from the CMN clinic at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Thanks to all of our Young Ambassadors who attended our Communications and Social Media Training Workshop on Tuesday 31st August.
Although living with CMN can be challenging, it’s can also be positive for some young people too. Ella Guest, a researcher at the Centre for Appearance Research in Bristol, has been working with Caring Matters Now to find out more about the positive aspects of living with CMN by using photographs.
As I’m sure all parents of children with CMN feel, it was a shock when Arizona was born with a large birth mark on her back. Although our midwifery and paediatric teams were fantastic, they hadn’t seen CMN before and were unsure of what it was. We were eventually referred to Caring Matters Now and…
My name is Jamie, I am 15 years old, live in Croydon and am in year 10. I have a large CMN on my back and I have had 2 operations to remove CMN on my face. I have had a lot of experience Caring Matters Now, all positive, and I’m going to do the…
Hello, my name is Luke. I am 21 years old. I have been involved with Caring Matters Now since 9 months old when my parents reached out to try and find information about the birthmark I was birth with on the left side of my face, ear and scalp. One of my first ever procedures…
