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 […]
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We are pleased to announce that the Morgan Mansell Fund recently ticked over the $10,000 mark in grants made towards MS research, including the fantastic research being undertaken by Prof Helmut Butzkueven’s team at Monash. Their ground breaking research into why MS symptoms decline for most women during pregnancy has far wider implications as it […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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. Available in paperback or on kindle. Morgan first noticed multiple sclerosis symptoms when she was just 17. As the […]
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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 […]
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After Morgan passed away from melanoma in 2018, the Morgan Mansell Fund was established with the aim of carrying on her mission to provide support for, and to generate funds for research focussing on cures for melanoma, multiple sclerosis and CTLA4 haploinsufficiency. As of 2026, and thanks to everyone’s support, the MMF has raised over […]
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Dear world. It’s Morgan’s mum and dad here. If you have been following her on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/dontmswithmorgs/ you will be aware that despite her selfless courage over these past few years fighting multiple sclerosis and CTLA4 deficiency, she succumbed to melanoma cancer in October 2018. She was just
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So where was I the last time I blogged? Had just had a modified radical neck dissection and was waiting on pathology results Was planning for an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant And what was the outcome of these? Modified radical neck dissection: unsuccessful Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant: didn’t happen Sigh. After I woke […]
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