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April 08, 2021YACCtivists weigh in on AYA Cancer Awareness Week
We asked our YACCtivist team to answer the question: “What do you want others to better understand about the AYA cancer experience?” Here are a few of their answers.
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April 01, 2021Blair reflects on living through a year of COVID-19
YACCtivist Blair follows up on his initial COVID-19 blog post from spring 2020 with a vlog about what’s changed, what he’s still working on, and more.
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March 31, 2021We Get It: Accessibility
Ashley and Shiva discuss how they navigated ableism, racism, and relationship dynamics throughout Ashley’s cancer experience.
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March 25, 2021The tough and the beautiful about single parenting after cancer
Ryan’s life “after cancer” now includes being a single parent to three kids. Read her latest post to learn the challenges (and rewards) that come with this latest change.
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March 22, 2021
We Get It: Finding hope through the struggle
In this week’s episode of We Get It, Karine speaks with Joe Bakhmoutski of Simplify Cancer about hope.
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March 18, 2021The other day
“I went to my doctor and asked for help the other day. I tried to be self sufficient, but sometimes I can’t self-help my way out of the darkness.”
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March 17, 2021My first cancerversary
“I have learned more about myself in the last year than I have in the last 33 years on this earth.”
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March 15, 2021
We Get It: Balls of Shit
The BST illustrates the importance of letting go of actions, thoughts, and feelings that no longer serve us.
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March 09, 2021Localife transitions: New leaders, new events!
By Lesley Morrissey What a year Localife has seen! Since March 2020, we have seen a shift to virtual events, more engagement happening within Localife city Facebook groups, and participants […]
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We Get It: Community support for caregivers and self-managed patients
Karine speaks with Tom Masterson of Blue, an “assistant that enables community support for the everyday challenges that come with a health problem.”
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March 04, 2021Language barriers in my cancer experience
Gabrielle writes about being Franco Ontarian who experienced most of her healthcare in English. “It was especially difficult to engage with my care team and my experience in the medical world when the conversations I had to have became emotional.”
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