Skin cancer melanoma symptoms: Husband of Aussie writer Natalie Fornasier who died after brave battle pens heartbreaking tribute

The husband of Sydney author Natalie Fornasier has shared a heartbreaking tribute following her death on January 14.

Fornasier was 28 years old when she died after a long battle with metastatic melanoma cancer.

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Fornasier first received her skin cancer diagnosis after noticing a large mole on her toe eight years ago.

The cancer became metastatic melanoma, which meant it had spread to other parts of her body.

Months before her death, the author married Alexander, whom she met in 2018 while traveling through Europe. He moved from Germany to Australia to be with her.

Alexander began the tribute by sharing that January 14 was the day that Fornasier “passed from this life”.

Alexander and Natalie Fornasier. Credit: Instagram

“I’m not sure if I have the right words yet, so let me share something that my beautiful wife put down on paper,” he said.

Quoting Fornasier, he wrote: “Be confident. Embrace your disability. Don’t hide it or minimize its existence.

“It’s one piece of your puzzle and every time you share it, it’s an opportunity to define yourself by your own standards.

“Because telling your story is powerful, and not only is it powerful for you, but also for others.” Alexander said that by telling her story, Fornasier “has had, continues to have, and always will have an immeasurable impact on countless people’s lives. .

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“‘Immeasurable’ and ‘countless’ – Those words don’t feel strong enough, do they?” he wrote.

“But you know what I mean… the feeling of something lasting, opportunity, to show the potential of yourself and who you can be.

“The feeling that she believes in you, even though you didn’t know her personally. The feeling of warmth and comfort. “As I struggle to find words, I can’t help but think of how Natalie would just laugh out loud at my clumsy composition,” Alexander continued.

“Look at me with this sparkle in her eyes, full of love and amusement. Words are her gift.

“How lucky we are to be touched by the magic she created. I know you’re watching now Nannie, please give me a hand, will you? x”

Sydney author Natalie Fornasier has died aged 28 after a long battle with metastatic melanoma cancer. Credit: Instagram

Alexander wrote that he referred to his wife as a “beautiful girl”. “And I didn’t even mention those big, emerald and hazel eyes. I haven’t even mentioned her flawless skin, perfected by a curated 12-step skincare routine.

“I didn’t even talk about the smile that lit up a room and made me feel at home. “I talked about her beautiful soul.

“The soul of a writer, a poet, someone who seems to have lived many lives. The beautiful soul I fell in love with. That I was so incredibly fortunate to have crossed paths with.”I love you Natalie, always, forever.”

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Alexander closed the post by thanking everyone for their support of Fornasier. “Natalie has been so incredibly touched not only by the generosity but by the love you have shown her over the past months,” he said.

“Thank you to each and every one of you who donated, sent a message, prayed for her and thought of her.”

He concluded the report with one of Fornasier’s sayings: “Love as much as you can”.

In a comment on the post, Alexander wrote from Fornasier’s Instagram account that his late wife requested that he “keep this community open as you all meant so much to her.

Natalie Fornasier. Credit: Instagram

“I will do my best to keep it inclusive, welcoming and a haven for all who struggle in the darkness. Let her words be the lighthouse to guide you,” he said.

Fornasier gained a new alliance of admirers after sharing a sobering farewell post in December, months after learning that her stage 4 cancer was terminal.

“It’s a word I’ve tossed around for years, a word that terrified me because I always knew it could be a possibility,” she wrote at the time.

Natalie Fornasier in the ICU in 2021. Credit: Instagram ‘Fear of death’

“But it’s also a state of mind I never expected I’d have to enter.

“When I descended into what it means to be terminal – I entered the deepest hole of depression I have ever experienced. I cried and screamed every day for the past four months.”

Fornasier touched on her husband Alexander and the “love I was going to leave” and the “life we ​​were supposed to have.”

“I cried myself hoarse because of the fear of death,” she continued.

“I screamed for the children I would never have, the ones growing old, my friends, the life I was supposed to live.”

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About her relationship with Alexander, she explained that her purpose in life was to live, and she experienced “an all-consuming love – something so deeply precious and powerful and soul-changing that I know that even when I leave this earth, that energy and love will never die.”

Fornasier added that the couple is “grieving together” privately and her husband has “found so many ways he will keep me in his life”.

The author said that at the age of 28 it “felt wrong” to “admit that I was dying,” detailing the “painful” conversations and plans she had to make.

She explained that “My doctors don’t know how long I have to be honest either – my organs could fail at any moment, or I could bleed out.

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“Life is so unpredictable; it really reminds you of how little to no control we have over our lives.

“But what I do know is that I am thankful and grateful for my life – even if it was a ‘struggle’, it was MY life. Mine. And I loved living it.

The Sydney-sider said she had “struggled to share this news” for four months. However, she chose to share the post with her 35,000 Instagram followers as a way to “take back control of my own agency”.

“I’m the one telling my story, like I always did. There are so many things in my life that I can’t control, but I can,” she said.

Natalie and Alexander married at a palliative care facility in Sydney, where Fornasier spent her final months. Credit: Instagram ‘Live Every Day’

Fornasier concluded the post by admitting that while “dying feels incredibly lonely, I’ve never felt more loved.”

The author described this “love” as “one of the only positive things about approaching the end”.

“Life and mortality are in our faces all the time – we just choose to ignore them because it’s in our nature.

“For me, and for the last four months, it has never been more real. Maybe because I’ve been staring down death every day for the last eight years – I had to know that life – every minute of it – is borrowed time.

“So I leave you with this: Live EVERY DAY. And be as loving as you can,” her post ended.

A GoFundMe to raise funds to cover funeral expenses can be seen here.

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