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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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March 02, 2021International stem cell donation inspires long distance friendship
“Regardless of our differences, the two of us are a perfect genetic match. I still don’t fully understand the science behind that, but I find it fascinating!”
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February 25, 2021Grief expectations
“I grieve the world from before the masks, the distancing, and the perpetual existential worry, but I also recognize that grief and love can exist all at once. I’ll be patient for what comes next.”
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February 23, 2021Milestones
It has been five years since Anna finished her last cancer treatment. “I wasn’t sure I’d get here, so it’s a worthy place to take pause.”
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February 19, 2021How I felt better when everything felt bad
COVID-19 threw Charlene’s post-cancer care plan off track, causing heightened feelings of depression. One little moment helped lighten the load.
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February 18, 2021Finding purpose after cancer
Andrea’s career path was thrown off after her cancer diagnosis and treatment, but it led to an unexpected path to something even better.
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February 04, 2021A year to focus on mental health
Jenn writes about some of the helpful habits and tools that are helping her get through the pandemic.
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January 28, 2021I like big “buts” and I cannot lie
“I needed to start reframing my life and I began by reframing negative thoughts using a ‘but,’ a big round ‘but’ can have a profound impact on the way we view an idea if we place it in a useful position within a sentence. “
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January 21, 2021Here’s to a new way of life
“When I first came home from my initial three weeks of induction treatment, my proud moment was shuffling from my bedroom to the bathroom and back. Now it’s making a new lemon chicken pasta recipe!”
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January 14, 2021YACCers recommend: Music
Blair asked the YACC community for song recommendations and created the official “YACC Music Bops” Spotify playlist!
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