Young Adult Cancer Canada, 18 Argyle Street, Suite 201, St. John's, NL, A1A 1V3
Email [email protected] | Phone 709.579.7325 | Fax 709.579.7326 | Toll-free 1.877.571.7325
Young Adult Cancer Canada, 18 Argyle Street, Suite 201, St. John's, NL, A1A 1V3
Email [email protected] | Phone 709.579.7325 | Fax 709.579.7326 | Toll-free 1.877.571.7325
Filter by: All Types Community Stories Survivor profiles Supporter profiles Geoff's Blog
Katie Jeffries writes about five things she did to keep her spirits up throughout treatment.
Read moreNicole writes about being diagnosed with PTSD after cancer, and some of the things that have help her through it.
Read moreJay writes about how Man Up to Cancer helped build another part of the peer community he is looking for after a colon cancer diagnosis.
Read more“I was eight months postpartum when I was diagnosed with cancer. That sentence stops me in my tracks.”
Read more“I experienced a major shift in how I viewed my life, a life I shouldn’t have if it were based on statistics. A new gratitude, a new perspective, a new push.”
Read more“We just want to be treated the same way you treated us before we were diagnosed with cancer.”
Read more“As we finished the walk, I was grateful for my team and daughter. It wasn’t easy, but I think that it was something I needed to do as I work to define myself post-cancer.”
Read moreCancer is shit, but there can be moments that are humorous, moments that give us pleasure in the darkest of days, and moments we can do nothing more than shake our heads and laugh at. Read on to hear your YACCtivists share their funny stories!
Read more“Life isn’t designed to be a straightforward path; it’s designed to have twists, bumps, and forks where we choose what happens, and every once in a while, you’re thrown for a complete loop and your path hits a complete road block.”
Read moreYACCtivist Charlene recaps ten life-changing moments she has experienced because of her connection to YACC.
Read moreIn this collaborative blog post, four YACCtivists examine parenting through cancer from the patient’s and the partner’s perspectives.
Read moreYACCtivist Nicole writes about different ways she felt “knocked down” throughout her cancer experience.
Read moreYACCtivist Lindsay describes the moment she felt like she shifted into and accepted her “new” life.
Read moreA YACCtivist writes about how cancer affected their feelings about their body, their independence, and their future.
Read more