Sydney writer Natalie Fornasier dies after battle with melanoma

Popular Australian writer Natalie Fornasier has died at the age of 28 after battling melanoma.

Ms. Fornasier, from Sydney, passed away on January 14th.

She was diagnosed with stage III metastatic melanoma at the age of 20 and in recent years had dedicated her life to raising awareness about the dangers of skin cancer.

Her skin cancer diagnosis came after she noticed a mole on her toe had changed shape.

In December, he told his 35,000 Instagram followers that his cancer had become terminal.

“The last four months have been brutal. At the end of July I received the news that my cancer was already terminal and I had months to live,’ she wrote.

I have cried myself hoarse from the fear of death. I have screamed for the children I would never have, growing old, my friends, the life I was supposed to live.

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