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January 10, 2014Chasing Geoff Stirling
For some the chase is what drives them, but for me, catching Geoff Stirling was 100 times more incredible.
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December 18, 2013
Here for the holidays
It has been 15 years since Geoff’s first holiday season with cancer, and we wanted to share the moment with you via this blog post originally posted in December 2009.
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November 13, 2013
This is the start of something big
We want to congratulate Heather Bonynge, Gerrad Downs, and Becky MacLean for being selected as our first “YACCtivists.”
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November 01, 2013
I want to hook you up
“I have too many friends.” “Everyone around me totally gets what I’m going through; it really pisses me off.” “I love that I’m so isolated from people who relate to my challenges.”
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October 03, 2013
Flashback to the beginning
As I came out of my first cancer challenge, I had this desire to be open with a new group of people, specifically about my cancer experience. This desire was really the seed that grew into YACC. I knew that if I was open and shared my story with other young adults, they would respond with compassion and an emotional connection would be formed.
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July 17, 2013
Important news about the next Survivor Conference
After many considerations, consultations, and conversations, we have decided to move our annual Survivor Conference from the fall to the spring (i.e. June 2014). We know the Conference is THE time of year where young adult cancer survivors in Canada get to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. We did not make this decision lightly, and won’t leave you high and dry.
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June 19, 2013
6 things as you leave grade 6
Geoff’s graduating address to the grade 6 class of Mary Queen of Peace in St. John’s, NL. (June 19, 2013)
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February 19, 2013
From $1M to $4.4M?
“Even if we could raise $1M I wouldn’t want to put that in a $100M pot for cancer research.”
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October 17, 2012
7k for 7k
No one in my family had cancer in their twenties. None of my buddies had cancer. I heard about a few classmates from school but never really knew how much was rumour and how much was true.
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August 13, 2012
August 13, 13 years ago
The calendar is filled with dates that spark distinct memories for us all…
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July 06, 2012
How John Mellencamp almost killed me
Since I can remember, I’ve loved rock and roll.
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March 16, 2012
Driven by death
Thirteen years ago this month I lost my first cancer buddy.
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