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July 05, 2016
Summertime, and the living is complicated by cancer
Summer looks a little different for young adults dealing with cancer than it does for their peers.
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June 17, 2016
Instagram takeover with @mallorycooper77
The YACC community is filled with talented, enthusiastic, interesting people who share great photos and messages on Instagram, so we decided to let someone “take over” our account once a […]
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June 03, 2016
Jody’s take on National Cancer Survivors Day
Well, about one year has passed since I spoke on National Cancer Survivors Day, and I’m still here. A lot has happened over the past year as I continued battling […]
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May 23, 2016
Instagram takeover with @deanaruston
Deana jumped right in to the YACC community a little over a year ago, and has since become a well-known member of our network, especially within the digital space. It just made sense for her to takeover our account!
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May 05, 2016
Nutrition, cancer, and me
YACCer Jody Mason writes about changes he made in his diet after his cancer diagnoses, and why.
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April 22, 2016
Instagram takeover with @kaddylynn
The YACC community is filled with talented, enthusiastic, interesting people who share great photos and messages on Instagram, so we decided to let someone “take over” our account once a […]
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March 18, 2016
5 year cancerversary
By Jody Mason “Wow, five years. One goal accomplished.” That was how I was going to start this post until Monday, March 14, 2016 when — on my birthday of […]
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March 17, 2016
Instagram takeover with @elisebonder
Our third guest ‘grammer is Elise Bonder (@elisebonder). Elise’s takeover showed what her life is like as she deals with metastatic colon cancer in her early 30s.
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February 19, 2016
Instagram takeover with @Jodz4life
Our second guest ‘grammer is Jody Mason (@jodz4life). Jody’s takeover showed how his life has changed in the five years since his diagnosis. Jody, take it away!
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December 17, 2015
Karalee Grant leaves lasting impression on YACC network
Kim and Keith Grant didn’t know anything about Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) when their daughter, Karalee, was diagnosed with olfactory neuroblastoma (cancer in the sinuses) in 2005 at the age of 19. They also didn’t know much about us two years later when Karalee travelled from Manitoba to Quebec for Retreat Yourself.
Once she went home, however, that all changed.
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November 02, 2015
Not if, but when
“Trying to explain how you feel in this situation is really hard to do with someone who has never experienced it before.”
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October 26, 2015
What’s a healthy diet, anyway?
I mean, I know carrots are better for you than ice cream. It’s meager, but this is the basis of my nutritional plan.
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