Anne

Anne’s Story

Anne tells us about her experience of living with CMN. Her journey has taken her a long way from her challenging early years in Tipperary. What was it like for you growing up with CMN? I grew up in the countryside in County Tipperary in the 60’s with my parents, my brother Jim and sister…

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Emily

Emily’s Story

Hello, my name is Emily and I am one of many who share the skin condition ‘Congenital Melanocytic Nevus’. It’s been a couple of years since I started my self-love journey after struggling with self-doubt and personal insecurity. What I can tell you is that it has been the most valuable journey yet. I was…

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Evie’s Story

Evie’s mum kindly wrote to us to tell us about their experience of attending the 25th anniversary outing to Alton Towers. It is heartwarming to know that both Evie and her family enjoyed the opportunity to connect with other CMN families. We look forward to seeing them at future events.

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Street comes together for CMN

Street comes together for CMN

Frankie and Mark’s daughter Sofia was born with CMN. They have been active members of Caring Matters Now, with Frankie fulfilling the role of Support contact for our North West Region and the whole family have been getting stuck in to both raising awareness and raising funds. Last year their whole street came together to…

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Caring Matters Now Teens’ Support

Centre for Appearance Research (CAR)

Throughout 2021, researchers from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) have been working in partnership with Caring Matters Now to produce an online support resource for our teenage members. Our teenage members supported the development of the Teens Resource by sharing their insights and thoughts about the content they would find most important and helpful,…

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Mia

Mia’s Story

Meet our Lovely Young Ambassador Mia I’ve always been consciously aware of my birthmark, but I can’t say that it’s ever really bothered me. I’ve been blessed with kind family and friends that never made me feel singled out or weird because of my birthmark. People either would act like it was completely normal or…

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Orla

Orla’s Story

Introducing our Young Ambassador Orla. This Air Cadet with CMN has successfully navigated her way through tricky times building inner strength. Finding peace with her birthmarks will help her soar through life. My name is Orla, I am 14 and I was born with CMN. I had a CMN on my lower back removed when…

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