Sharing Stories

Feb 29

Rare Disease Day: Sean Wachter’s Story

RARE DISEASE DAY IS ON FEBRUARY 29TH AND IS A DAY DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CARERS AROUND THE WORLD THAT...

Feb 29

World Cancer Day: Harjeet Kaur’s Story

World Cancer Day is on February 4th and is a day to spread awareness of cancer as a whole and to encourage its prevention, detection and...

Aug 31, 2023

Daria’s Story

Just before the summer of 2015, I noticed a dark mole on my left calf. At first, I thought that something was stuck to my leg and tried to r

Dec 5, 2018

Her experience fighting for access to a specific medicine motivated her to find a way to improve the odds for other melanoma patients National Post

In 2006, Barnard established the Save Your Skin Foundation, a non-profit charity that works with the Canadian government and...

Nov 7, 2018

Surviving Melanoma – Our New Video

Click here to watch our new patient-led awareness video: Surviving Melanoma Launched last week at our Giving Hope Gala in Toronto, this...

May 15, 2018

Melanoma Survivorship

“I have mixed emotions on a regular basis. On one hand, I’m so happy and grateful because I found a treatment that is working, but on the...