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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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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 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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January 08, 2021Transforming from survival to growth
“I have sat with accumulative fear, fatigue, and feelings of failure since my lymphoma diagnosis in 2017. I’ve chosen now to start growing instead of merely surviving.”
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January 04, 2021We Get It: A chat with Ashley Stead-Morine
YACCtivist, ocular melanoma survivor, and new New Zealand resident Ashley Stead-Morine chats with YACC’s program director, Karine.
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December 24, 2020
Holiday reflections
“This year has taught me how to get back to the basics. It was a year of reflection on what I need to be happy.”
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December 18, 2020
My 3-year cancerversary
It’s nearly been three years since December 28, 2017 — the day I was diagnosed with ocular melanoma
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