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February 16, 2023Considering the privilege of going grey
“I had never considered what going grey could mean until the opportunity to do so was so narrowly almost taken away from me.”
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Cancer can be puzzling; connection doesn’t have to be
In this episode of Localife Edmonton, the group heads out to the local board game café and competes in a biweekly Puzzle Battle.
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February 15, 2023Cancer is different for young adults: Falling into a CPP gap
After coming to terms with her terminal breast cancer diagnosis, Jess found herself falling into a gap which prevented her from accessing financial aid she says she should have access to.
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February 13, 2023
YACC is hiring: Program coordinator/Coordonnateur de programme
As a program coordinator, you’ll be one of the main points of contact for our YACCers, owning the relationship and working with our internal team to help support them, connect them to their peers, and bridge them out of isolation.
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February 10, 2023Scars fade on their own time
“I wanted to protect my skin but also protect myself from having to discuss why I had such a noticeable scar. It was easier for me to pretend the scar wasn’t there and that I hadn’t ever had cancer.”
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February 08, 2023
YACC is hiring: Fund Development Coordinator
Applications due by February 19, 2023!
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February 03, 2023Insight team: January meeting recap
Joseph Neale recaps the latest Insight team meeting and tells us his thoughts on how to better the young adult cancer experience.
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February 02, 2023What does my future hold?
“I wonder about what my life would have been like if I didn’t have cancer. I think about the dreams that have been taken from me. I wonder about the person I would have been if my life wasn’t derailed from the path that I was on.”
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January 26, 2023YACC values our volunteers: Let’s raise a glass to them!
Community engagement manager Lesley Morrissey writes about the impact program volunteers had on the YACC community in 2022.
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January 25, 2023
BOARD MEMBER RECRUITMENT: Young adult cancer survivor
YACC is recruiting for a director who was diagnosed with cancer as a young adult to be the voice of the 22 young adults who are diagnosed with cancer in Canada each day.
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January 17, 2023How I got through more than two years of chemo
Katie Jeffries writes about five things she did to keep her spirits up throughout treatment.
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January 09, 2023Changes on the YACC team
The YACC team would like to send our love to our teammate, Gabrielle Fecteau, who is moving on to other opportunities as her maternity leave wraps up.
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