National Family Caregiver Month
National Caregiver Month is observed every November to honor and appreciate the selfless individuals who dedicate their lives to caring…
Friends, Family, & Caregivers
10/31/2023
National Family Caregiver Month
National Caregiver Month is observed every November to honor and appreciate the selfless individuals who dedicate their lives to caring…
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05/17/2023
Turning Tragedy into Something Positive to Help Others
Erika Holt was compassionate, positive, and full of life. According to her sister, Bridget, she was also hysterically funny. She…
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09/06/2022
Survivor Spotlight: Erich & Jenn Djordjevic
By Mara Klecker Note: Erich passed away on September 28th, 2022, the same week his story ran in our newsletter.…
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07/12/2022
Parenting While Living With Melanoma
by Mara Klecker It’s natural and common to worry about how a parent’s cancer diagnosis and treatment is going to…
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05/24/2022
International Advocate Spotlight: Claudia Piazza Cidonio
by Mara Klecker Most of Claudia Piazza Cidonio’s family studied medicine and went on to become doctors – something she…
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03/21/2022
Life After Loss: Lisa Huntley’s Life Has Come Full Circle
by Mara Klecker Lisa Huntley remembers walking out of the hospital without her husband, Grant, in 1994 and thinking to…
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01/26/2022
Walking to Conquer Melanoma: Mike’s Miracle Workers
By Mara Klecker Even when the pandemic forced the KDB Melanoma 5k Walk/Run to go virtual in 2020, Mike’s Miracle…
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12/07/2021
In One Woman’s Memory, a Tradition Helps Create a Community of Support
by Mara Klecker The idea for a walk to raise funds and awareness for melanoma came to Tricia Edwards…
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09/24/2021
Making the Cut For Melanoma: A Mom’s Motivation
By Mara Klecker As a social service director working in long-term care, Traci Cunningham made a promise to her…
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05/12/2021
A Melanoma Story of Sisters, Love, and Healing
By Vallerie A. Malkin In her mind and heart, Alice Klunck’s sister will always be a teenager. Alice was just…
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