In a heartfelt celebration of bravery, compassion, and determination, Doug Newman has been named the winner of the prestigious 2024 Jessica Ma Award (JMA).
Ada was born with CMN in 2020, and just a few weeks later I spoke to another parent of a child with CMN and they told me about Caring Matters Now. We have been involved ever since. In 2022 I took on being one of the regional contacts for the charity and I am so proud to help many over the East Anglia region.
In 1999, we had a daughter, Holly, born with CMN. Very sadly for us all, complications related to her condition proved to be terminal and she passed away aged 10 months. 25 years on, we are still very much in touch with the charity and who’d have thought that the seeds sown all those years ago would have grown into such a strong and beneficial entity.
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.
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…
We recently heard from one of our members, Kathy, who shared with us a recent event she held with her friends to share with them all about her CMN and Caring Matters Now. Take a read to find out what she got upto.
This year we want to provide all our members with brilliant NEW opportunities to challenge yourself and raise funds for Caring Matters Now. We have 800 events across the UK you can choose from!
A total of 10 online Community events were hosted between October 2023 and March 2024, this included 5 Combined Baby & Toddler and Stay & Play Infant Group events, 1 Stay & Play Infant Group event and 1 Baby & Toddler Group event!
In December 2014, one of our founding trustees, Jessica Ma, sadly lost her battle with cancer. In memory of Jessica’s dedication and contribution to Caring Matters Now, the Board of Trustees along with Jessica’s family introduced the Jessica Ma Award.
