Dreaming of a Brighter Future

Nevus Outreach / 2024 A-Team

Together, we can offer hope and support to families navigating the challenges of CMN. Your contribution will help ease their burden and bring us one step closer to a world where no child suffers.

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About Dreaming of a Brighter Future

My name is Kimberly

I'm a 10-year-old full of life, creativity, and determination. I love art, hanging out with friends, and showing off my sticker collection. I have every kind, from glittery to glow-in-the-dark. 

​But every night, when it's time to go to sleep, I struggle. I suffer from relentless itching caused by my condition, congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN). 

I wake up scratching until I bleed, desperate for relief that never comes.  My parents have spent 10 exhausting years trying everything—cooling rags, a fan by my bed, even a vibrating mattress—but nothing stops the unbearable itching.

My parents were so sad to watch me suffer like that and not know how to help.

That is what brought me and my parents to Nevus Outreach.  At one of our events earlier this year, they found something they had been missing for years: hope.

For the first time, they met others who understood exactly what they were going through.

And something amazing happened at the conference in July. I was  surrounded by kids just like me, I found confidence. I told my story and made new friends, and this fall, I felt so inspired that I even ran for class president!

But my struggle isn’t over.  I still fight every day with overwhelming discomfort. And the worst part? We don’t yet know why some people with CMN suffer so much more than others—or how to help.

Will you help Nevus Outreach learn more? 

Your support will mean so much. 

Love, 

Kimberly

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