Welcome to MelaNoMore
As patients living with melanoma, we understand that receiving the diagnosis can be a frightening, confusing and isolating experience. That’s why, with assistance of St Luke’s Skin Cancer Team and Macmillan Cancer Support, we’ve joined forces to create our local support group MelaNoMore.
MelaNoMore and this website has been created to help anyone affected by Melanoma who is or have been treated at the following NHS Trusts: Royal Surrey County Hospital, Ashford & St Peters, East Surrey Hospital, and Frimley Park Hospital. This includes patients, their family members/friends or carers.
Our Aims are Simple:
We provide a safe place for people to help each other, when they have been affected by Melanoma, both people who have first-hand experience of the disease as well as family members and friends who have also been affected along with their loved ones.
- We hold social events of various types on a regular basis to provide peer support in the local community.
- We also invite group members to Wellbeing Webinars throughout the year, on topics relevant to the Group members. Cancer affects all sorts of areas of our life, not just the physical but mental, spiritual, financial and social, to name but a few. We are here to help support each other to learn how to thrive and live well beyond cancer.
- We provide lots of information through this website and our facebook page to help link you up with other organisations that can provide help.
- We provide information through our monthly Newsletter.
- Our Buddy System has been running since Oct20 (see Buddies Page) so that if you’d like, you will have one to one peer support to help you through challenging times together and to celebrate every step you take forwards.
About MelaNoMore
MelaNoMore is your local support group, so if you have ideas or think there is something you need, please let us know and we will work with you to develop the group in that direction.
To join the Group all you have to do is complete the Membership Form below or click here. We look forward to seeing you.
A Social and Support Group
We are a Social and Support Group who can help put you in touch with other people who have been through or are going through what you are facing now. We can also point you in the direction of help or advice. We have all been there in different ways and talking often helps. You are not alone!
Talk More
Through social & virtual events, such as our Wellbeing Webinars, where everyone can meet, chat and seek advice. We have now returned to “real” social gatherings.
Click here for ~ Newsletters
Learn More
As well as running educational events, we have a website where lots of information about Melanoma, will be easily accessible and pooled into one simple point of access.
Click here for ~ Useful Contacts
Support More
We have set up the MelaNoMore Buddies, who team up on a one-to-one basis with Friends going through similar experiences, providing friendship and a listening ear.
Click here for ~ MelaNoMore Buddies
Latest Updates from MelaNoMore
Seasons best wishes to you all MelaNoMore
Latest MelaNoMore News
Our annual Christmas Dinner is being held on 4th December
For more details see our November Newsletter. Please contact us before 10th November.
Our Newsletter for November
In this issue:
• November Fizzling Firework facts
• New Ways November
• MelaNoMore Fundraiser
• MelaNoMore Christmas Party
• Immunotherapy Saved my life
• King Charles visits Melanoma
Institute in Sydney
• Buddies report
• Giant Melanoma on Sydney
beach.
• And more………..this issue:
MelaNoMore Fundraiser 18th October at Electric Theatre
Tickets from Electric Theatre www.electric.theatre
Buddies & Friends 1000 Contacts Milestone
The MelaNoMore Buddies system continues to offer support via the Buddy / Friend one to one pairing. A Buddy, who perhaps has had more experience of the melanoma path and process, is paired with a Friend, who is possibly newer and in need of support and a listening ear.
Our Newsletter for October
In this issue:
.MelaNoMore Fund Raiser
•Optimistic October
•MelaNoMore Christmas Party
• 50% of advanced melanoma
patients live for 10 years
• Melanoma Biomarker gets safety
award
• Buddies report – 1,000 contacts
• And more………..
Wellbeing Webinar by Joanna Ogrodniczuk, CNS Surgical with "Ask the Nurse" held on Wed 17 July 7-8pm
Held Wed 17th July
Wellbeing Webinar by Liz Clayton (Melanoma & Breast Consultant Surgeon @ RSCH) was held on Tue 25 June
Topic is “The Training of a Surgeon”
MelaNoMore Support Group is here for you ...........
Thinking of Joining MelaNoMore
Please complete this Membership Form to join MelaNoMore and we will contact you asap by email or telephone. All your details will be kept secure and not shared with a 3rd party without your permission.
Skin Cancer Coordinator
Kelly Smith on 01483 571122 ext 4831 or kelly.smith11@nhs.net
Our Email
Email MelaNoMore Support Group on group@melanomore.net for non-clinical issues
Our Website
Visit us on www.melanomore.net for Events, Support & Contact Details
Our Facebook Group
To Join our Facebook private group ‘MelaNoMore Support Group’ contact group@melanomore.net
Talk More
Through social & virtual events, such as our Wellbeing Webinars, where everyone can meet, chat and seek advice. We have now returned to "real" social gatherings.
Click here for ~ Newsletters
Learn More
As well as running educational events, we have a website where lots of information about Melanoma, will be easily accessible and pooled into one simple point of access.
Click here for ~ Useful Contacts
Support More
We have set up the MelaNoMore Buddies, who team up on a one-to-one basis with Friends going through similar experiences, providing friendship and a listening ear.