Heather Brown Archives

June 16, 2022 Community story

Music for all feelings

“When I find it hard to explain how I felt, I could use songs and lyrics to help me express the feeling I was trying to convey.”

April 14, 2022 Community story

“I was expecting that the call would let me know that the biopsy results came back normal. I remember hearing the person on the phone say I had two thyroid nodules; one was cancerous and the other one was suspected to be cancerous.”

March 21, 2022 YACC News

We Get It: Parenting and advocacy with Heather Brown (season 3, episode 8)

Alex chats with fellow YACCtivist Heather Brown about her role advocating for the cancer community’s resources, sharing her story, and how a cancer diagnosis is brought to light to children from a parent’s perspective.

December 23, 2021 Community story

How cancer impacted my holiday season

“The kids won’t remember if I don’t bake everything that I had planned or if we don’t always go to see the Holiday Train or Santa Claus parade. The gingerbread houses didn’t need to turn out perfectly. I looked for the parts of the traditional activities and gatherings that I could adjust to make it a bit more manageable.”