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I'm Living Proof

HAND IN HAND WE FIGHT MELANOMA TOGETHER

JOIN US AND CONNECT WITH OTHER MELANOMA SURVIVORS AND SUPPORTERS

When Save Your Skin Founder Kathy Barnard was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma in 2003, the first thing she did was look to the internet for anything that would inspire optimism for her prognosis: hopeful news, survivors, or treatment options. She didn’t find much.

Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF) is a patient-led organization dedicated to the fight against non-melanoma skin cancers, mela

The I’m Living Proof initiative is a program intended to provide a wealth of information, resources, and support to those touched by the disease, while also connecting you to a community of survivors who have shared their stories. This initiative is borne from Kathy’s desire to ensure that those diagnosed with melanoma know that surviving melanoma is possible –“I’m Living Proof”.

To share your story or to connect with other melanoma patients or survivors, please check out the menu items above, click the stars on the map, or click here:

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34

Erica's Story

Milville

Pierre's Story

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-lac

Julie's Story

South Shore

Genevieve's Story

Montreal

France's Story

Quebec City

Danika's Story

Montreal

Claude's Story

Trois-Rivières

Ashley's Story

Karen's Story

Guelph

Joan's Story

Daria's Story

Toronto

Courtney's Story

Winnipeg

Lana's Story

Prince Albert

Heather's Story

Saskatoon

Dora's Story

Cando

Gord's Story

Edmonton

Rob's Story

Whitecourt

Tanya's Story

St. Albert

Violetta's Story

Edmonton

Sean's Story

Long Island

Mike’s Story

Prince George

Martin’s Story

West Vancouver

Lyall’s Story

Lantzville

Laurence's Story

Vancouver

Kathy's Story

North Vancouver

Devorah's Story

Vancouver

Christian's Story

Abbotsford

Chris B's Story

Kamloops

Chris's Story

Abbotsford

Nigel’s Story

Victoria

Bob’s Story

North Vancouver

Marcel’s Story

Prince George

Sue's Story

North Vancouver

Ani's Story

Chilliwack

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