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September 08, 2020
The hardest part about being a YACCer
“The worst part of YACC is when we lose our friends, but the best part of YACC is they always got your back.”
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September 03, 2020
Six month check in: Living with cancer in a pandemic
“I accepted a job days before the world changed. What if I would be redeployed to a COVID+ unit? Would I be safe? Was my body more vulnerable than others as the scars littered across my chest and abdomen might suggest? After almost six years out of treatment, I was angry that my vulnerable health might once again threaten what I had planned for my life. COVID-19 changed all the rules.”
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August 20, 2020
My emotional roller coaster
With a surplus of alone time during the COVID-19 quarantine, Jennifer found herself learning to cope with past traumas and emotions.
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August 13, 2020
Planning for the future when the future is uncertain
“For a really long time, the thought of making plans for the future or looking forward to things was a very scary thought.”
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August 07, 2020Waiting on scan results
YACCtivist Jennifer Ryan writes about what she’s doing while she waits for the results from her yearly whole body scan.
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July 30, 2020
Flattening COVID-19 one kilometre at a time
“Inspired by my rekindled love for rollerblading, we are pumped and ready to roll out Roller Brave — a cross-Canada, virtual, simultaneous relay aimed at raising funds to support YACC’s support programs.”
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July 24, 2020Life’s lessons
“Life has taught me over and over again that my plans and goals and timelines can be disrupted or erased at a moment’s notice. I struggle to let go of the illusion of control.”
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July 16, 2020Cancer and COVID-19: An update
“The time to tell your story is now. No more waiting. No one person can ever be loud enough to be heard over the multitudes. But it doesn’t matter; you deserve to be heard and to be listened to.”
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July 09, 2020
The changing waters of my infertility and grief
“I was convinced I could pack away the pain of my infertility and lock it away. But grief is not so easily contained.”
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July 02, 2020
Truly recognizing support after your cancer journey
“In order to figure out my future, I think it’s important I recognize my wonderful past, and the people that make me smile today.”
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June 25, 2020Menopause & hormone therapy as a young adult
I surveyed to my fellow YACCers to get some tips, tricks, and advice to hopefully help others who are dealing with cancer-related menopause.
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June 23, 2020Stronger together: How YACC Web: Chats have helped me move forward with my life after cancer
“Knowing that I have a group of people who will be there every week to listen and who can relate to what I am going through not only brings to me a sense of security and confidence that I am not alone, but also validation that the struggles we all face are real, but yet manageable when we have the courage to face them head-on.”
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