On Saturday 19th October we hosted our annual Support Contact Training Day online, inviting all Caring Matters Now volunteers to the morning session and having a focused afternoon for our Support Contacts to think about their next events.
My name is Steven Bouris. I am a Resilience and Self-Empowerment Motivational Speaker and Author. I was born in the 1980s with a large CMN on my forehead. My story is about the challenges I faced growing up with my birthmark, how I suppressed my emotions and felt shame which changed who I was as…
Joshua was born with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN) covering 40% of his trunk and has over 40 satellites throughout his entire body. Throughout the past year Joshua has been taking on a series of fundraisers to raise awareness and money for Caring Matters Now.
Hi, I’m Jack Bowie, and I’m 13 years old. I want to share my story about living with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN). When I was born, I had a large CMN on my scalp and some satellites on my legs. When I was just six weeks old, I had to go to Great Ormond Street…
This year we’ve had nothing but great feedback from our ‘fundraising families’ about the Inflatable 5k Challenge; so we wanted to encourage everyone to get involved in this fun fundraising event!
In light of the recent CMN research breakthrough, we now have lots of work to do as we continue to partner with Prof. Veronica Kinsler. As a charity we are aiming to raise £500,000 over the next 4 years. We are so close to finding a treatment for CMN; you can join us on our…
I was born in 1953, the youngest of four. My mother was two months from her 40th birthday. I was born with a CMN covering my neck, my shoulders, and the top half of my back. I also had a large mole on the inside of my thigh and a mole the size of a…
Just one week on from announcing the research breakthrough Prof. Veronica Kinsler has made, we have so much to celebrate; the impact, exposure and response from our community has been overwhelming…
Professor Veronica Kinsler and her researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have published an article in the Investigate Dermatology Medical Journal detailing a huge breakthrough in their CMN research work.
Professor Veronica Kinsler and her researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have published an article in the Investigate Dermatology Medical Journal detailing a huge breakthrough in their CMN research work.
