Neil’s Story
Neil Evans was 44 years old and in the prime of his life when he was diagnosed with an aggressive Stage III melanoma. For the next three and a half years he received the best possible treatments available, some costing as much as AU$20,000 per month.
Being at the top of his career and able to afford all the options available to him, he questioned how he would feel knowing that treatments were available but not being able to pay for them.
Sadly, Neil lost his three-and-a-half year battle in June 2021 and in his final days often spoke of his desire to set up a foundation to enable people with less financial means than himself to have access to the latest treatment options.
The Neil Evans Melanoma Foundation (NEMF) is the manifestation of this wish, and by the first anniversary of Neil’s passing, NEMF had already provided financial support, in association with Melanoma Institute Australia, to a number of patients.
Your generous donation will assist these patients, and many more into the future, to access potentially life-saving treatments, trials, and other support, helping to relieve some of the burden during what is likely one of the most harrowing times of their lives.
It was Neil’s final wish that every Australian, regardless of their financial position, should have an equal chance of beating this potentially life-threatening cancer, without financial barriers.