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April 28, 2015Becky's blog: Three tips for weathering the winter
The winter blues tried to beat Becky down this winter, but she wasn’t having it. Even though the weather’s starting to warm up, her suggestions might still help some of us shake ’em off.
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April 26, 2015#YACCRemembers
“I accept challenge almost automatically; denial is just a river in Egypt for me. I knew my diagnosis could kill me, but processing Darryl’s death sparked another level of processing my own.”
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April 22, 2015
Cancer changed Jamie's career path
All Jamie ever wanted was to be a police officer. Since joining the RCMP, she’s been diagnosed with cancer three times. Watch this video to learn what her job looks like today, and where she hopes to go.
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April 21, 2015Photo diary: Retreat Yourself Ontario
Retreat Yourself Ontario 2015 wrapped up on Monday, April 20. There’s still a lot to say and we’ll do a formal recap later, but we wanted to capture some of our favourite moments from Karine’s social media accounts to give you a little of the inside scoop.
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Come to Retreat Yourself BC
Register for Retreat Yourself BC! We’re heading back to Abbotsford, BC from August 13-17 to tackle survivorship issues and talk about what’s bothering us about cancer, hang out, let […]
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Crystal Harper profile
Survivor profile Crystal has a history or thyroid-related issues in her family, so she wasn’t shocked to hear she had cancer. What she is surprised by is how little people […]
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April 20, 2015YACC remembers
For a while now, we have been looking for a simple way to allow the entire YACC family to take part in an “in memoriam” ritual across Canada. We want it to be something that is available to everyone, and not just for those who are able to attend the conference each year. It should be something we could all do at the same time, from wherever we are, and with whatever physical capacity we have to connect with the memory of those we love, and those we lost.
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April 16, 2015Are you taking chances with your health care?
We experience varying levels of risks in our everyday lives, but that doesn’t stop us from doing the things we love, or going about our daily routine. That’s because most of us take steps to manage or minimize these risks. For example, you probably wouldn’t ride in a car that didn’t have any seat belts. Or go for a bike ride without a helmet. So why do so many Canadians take risks with their future health care?
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April 15, 2015Gerrad's blog: Playing Whac-A-Mole with my brain
“I had surgery, I did a year of chemo, I did a year and a half of living a normal life, and then my tumor became active again.”
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April 14, 2015
Localife St. John's has a laugh
Localife St. John’s patrons woke up Sunday morning with sore ribs and permanent laugh lines after enjoying a hilarious evening at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club. Our group met early for some great chats over delicious appetizers before the show began.
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April 09, 2015
Survivor Conference 2015: uPOWer FAQs
We’re six weeks from Survivor Conference 2015: uPOWer which means we’re starting to get a lot of the same questions. Since we know there’s more than one person out there thinking these things, we wanted to post some FAQs that might be on your mind!
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April 08, 2015
Erasing cancer reminders
JP Thivierge got in touch to tell us about a new project he’s working on to help cancer survivors in the Ottawa area access free tattoo removal for radiation tattoos. We love seeing these sorts of survivor-driven initiatives, and wanted to make sure you knew about it in case it is helpful for you!
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