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June 02, 2015YACC’s 15th birthday
It’s our 15th birthday! YACC is turning 15 and we’re going to ramp up the rebellion like a true teenager should: changing our appearance, standing up for what we believe […]
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June 01, 2015Getting ready for our sweet 15
YACC is turning 15, and we’re celebrating all month long!
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May 26, 2015Gerrad’s blog: Post-treatment support is crucial
Even though cancer treatment often upends our lives, I enjoyed the structure and predictability of it, and of going through the same routine for weeks, or even months. As the […]
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May 12, 2015
Parenting post-cancer
How do you parent post-diagnosis when you’re in a hospital a couple of hours away from your kids, husband, and home?
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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 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, 2015
May’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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