I am frequently asked how so much has happened to one person, and when it all happened! I thought it might be easier to give a quick snapshot with a timeline. I have hyperlinked where there is a corresponding blog entry, if you are so inclined. 0-16 1993-2009: HAPPY AS LARRY. Besides childhood asthma, honestly […]
The 2025 Morgan Mansell Prize for the ‘Young Victorian Melanoma Researcher of the Year’ has just been awarded. Adjudicated upon by leading oncologists and dermatologists from the Alfred and Peter Mac Hospitals, the Olivia Newton John Cancer and Research Centre, and others – a big congratulations to the winner Siyuan Yan. Siyuan’s research focussed on […]
Check4Spots Day 2025 Check4Spots Day continues to build each year and we are grateful that the vital message from the latest one (Jan 30, 2025) continues to reach further and wider into the community. We are particularly grateful to all the organisations who continue to support us and who have helped share and spread our […]
We were recently scratching our heads as to what we could do to raise funds for melanoma research as well as increasing awareness of the critical need to get regular skin checks. And then bingo, a ‘light bulb moment’ flashed in front of our eyes and we designed and manufactured these very attractive stainless steel, […]
Many thanks to all those who have purchased a copy of Don’t MS With Me (When Nothing Goes To Plan). We are now thrilled to announce that $5000 has been raised already and that the Morgan Mansell Fund has just been able to donate the full amount to support the fantastic research that the Monash […]
To donate to the Morgan Mansell Fund (a sub-fund of the Australian Community Foundation) and help support the amazing research that is being undertaken towards finding a cure for melanoma, please visit: https://australiacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?funit_id=1265 Every donation, no matter how small, can make a difference towards finding that cure. All donations are tax deductible, and 100% of […]
DON’T MS WITH ME (When nothing goes to plan) Available in paperback or on Kindle We are excited to announce Morgan’s book Don’t MS With Me (When Nothing Goes To Plan) has now been published on the world wide market. Morgan first noticed multiple sclerosis symptoms when she was just 17. As the disease progressed, […]
Purchase your copy of Don’t MS With Me (When Nothing Goes To Plan) via the link below. All proceeds from sales of this book will be donated via the Morgan Mansell Fund towards a cure for MS. Morgan first noticed multiple sclerosis symptoms when she was just 17. As the disease progressed, the challenges continued […]
The Morgan Mansell Fund (established in early 2019) aims to carry on Morgan’s mission to provide support for and to generate funds for research into a cure for melanoma and MS (multiple sclerosis). The Morgan Mansell Fund is so very proud to announce that as of February 2022, almost $50,000 has been raised and grants […]
Melanoma is the third most common cancer and the most common cancer in young Aussies (20–39-year-olds). An Australian is diagnosed with melanoma every half an hour; and one dies from the disease every five hours. Check4SpotsDay (every 30 January, happy birthday Morgan) is a reminder to do just that. Although skin checks should be done […]
The Morgan Mansell Fund has been established to carry on Morgan’s mission to do what she could to support research into finding a cure for the diseases that not only afflicted her but many others throughout the world. The MMF aims to hold at least one major fundraiser each year; please like the Facebook page […]