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February 06, 2020Jenn reflects on life three years after her diagnosis
Jenn planned to make 2017 her year, until she woke up on January 1 and found a lump in her breast.
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January 30, 2020Loving someone with cancer
This post is all about my guy and how he views our long, tedious, pain-in-the-caboose dance with cancer because at the end of the end of the day, he now lives with cancer, too.
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January 23, 20205 ways YACC has your back
Being in this YACC community has meant showing up for myself, sharing life with others, and creating a thriving community. Why would you not want to be a part of that?
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January 16, 2020I was wildly unprepared for parenting with a cancer diagnosis
By my first chemo, I was completely winging it. And I’m not alone.
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January 09, 2020Vulnerability is sexy
By Alex Mandarino It’s rare that we as individuals hold the power to change the trajectory of somebody’s day just by sharing a piece of advice or kind words. Quite […]
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December 26, 2019Fear of not living
By Ashley Stead-Morine Fellow YACCtivist Shana Coulliard recently blogged about her experience at the “Writing Through Cancer” workshops during our training weekend. The workshop unexpectedly allowed me to dig deep […]
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December 19, 2019Overcoming my cancer-related depression
YACCtivist Andrea remembers what life was like before depression set in after her cancer diagnosis. Learn how she confronted it.
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December 13, 2019How I live life with low neutrophils
YACCtivist Blair writes about how his current treatment plan changed his life, and how he’s dealing with it.
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December 06, 2019To those diagnosed with cancer from a guy who beat it and is (and will be) there for you
“As someone who actively went through cancer, I have a perspective that most of your family and friends (thankfully) could not have. Below you will find a list of the top ten things I wish someone had told me before I started treatment.”
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December 05, 2019To all the doctors I’ve loved(?) before
YACCtivist Dani prepares her holiday cards for her medical team — six years later.
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November 28, 2019A story of how cancer helped save my life and get me sober
“Every day, a drink after work, a drink before bed. On the weekends, Baileys in my coffee or a glass of wine followed by a few gin and tonics. Why? Because it made the pain go away, and it made me feel temporarily ‘normal.'”
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November 21, 2019Puppies and purposes
Janelle had to figure out who else she was when her brain tumour disrupted her sense of identity of being “the smart girl.”
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