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May 11, 2015More enticing (and likely effective) than a tablespoon of wasabi
It was late March when I remembered YACC and reached out. I was sitting in a crowded Starbucks, avoiding some impending academic outline, plugging in answers to the Retreat Yourself application on my phone with my neuropathically unsteady fingers. I figured I was late applying and probably wouldn’t be eligible, or that I hadn’t found the hidden fee that wouldn’t fit into my strict ODSP budget.
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Heather’s blog: What to expect before your first Conference
My original mission, when I signed up for the conference in Ottawa in 2011, was to find other cervical cancer survivors. I wanted to connect with them, and hopefully grasp a better understanding of my own treatments and the effects I was dealing with afterwards as a result.
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May 07, 2015Localife Edmonton gets “board”
On May 2, 2015 Localife Edmonton had a small gathering at The Table Top Café. Amidst great snacks and hundreds of amazing board game options, we chose to play the most nostalgic games — Sorry! and Candyland.
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May 06, 2015Online support group for caregivers
CancerChatCanada still has a few spaces left in their upcoming online support group for those caring for a loved one with cancer.
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New service pairs women up with exercise partners in GTA
We were contacted by the team behind ActiveMatch, a new site aimed to pair up women in the GTA who are looking for exercise buddies to keep them accountable, and we thought some of you might be interested in learning more!
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May 05, 2015Localife Calgary lets loose at the Moose
New connections were made, comedians stayed unharmed, and nachos were consumed. Another successful Localife event!
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Localife Toronto: Superkick’d Cancer — YACC edition
With spring around the corner and fresh beginnings all around us, Localife Toronto explored a new event for our survivors with a live wrestling night, highlighting wrestler/survivor and new Localifer Ashley Priest (A.K.A. “Ashley Sixx”).
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May 01, 2015May’s topic is huge
This is going to be a big month around here. We’re talking fertility and all that comes along with it: parenting with and after cancer, fertility options, and infertility.
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April 30, 2015
Donate your Shoppers Optimum points to us!
Did you know Shoppers Drug Mart allows you to donate your Shoppers Optimum points to charities like Young Adult Cancer Canada?
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6 tips for dealing with survivor's guilt
“It is rare in our grown up lives that we get to experience new and unusual feelings, and at that moment at the age of 24, I was experiencing what I knew to be survivor’s guilt for the first time.”
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April 28, 2015
Becky's blog: Three tips for weathering the winter
The winter blues tried to beat Becky down this winter, but she wasn’t having it. Even though the weather’s starting to warm up, her suggestions might still help some of us shake ’em off.
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Free event for women with ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer Canada and Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre are holding an event for women with ovarian cancer and their supporters on May 9, 2015.
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