Research. Educate. Advocate.

To support medical RESEARCH for finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma. To EDUCATE patients and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. To act as an ADVOCATE for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma.

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See What It’s All About!
My memoir, Pale Girl SPEAKS, is now available! Click the links below to purchase now or find it in your local bookstore.

“Fogelson renders her terrified, in-the-moment impressions as laugh-out-loud scenes. …The experience was certainly bracing, but Fogelson’s snappy account proves energetic and wonderfully accessible.” -Publisher’s Weekly

Jewelry for a Cause!
Designed by celebrity jewelry designer Maya Brenner, check out the Pale Girl Black Diamond Drop Necklace.

100% of the proceeds from this amazing necklace go to The Melanoma Research Foundation.

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“Sun protection doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive – it needs to be consistent. Small changes in your daily routine can make a big impact. So keep it simple, but do it forever!”

- PaleGirl

“I haven’t gotten sunburned once since I follow my Mom’s great genius.  Funny, right? Funny, but true.”


-Willa, age 7