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April 08, 2021
YACCtivists weigh in on AYA Cancer Awareness Week
We asked our YACCtivist team to answer the question: “What do you want others to better understand about the AYA cancer experience?” Here are a few of their answers.
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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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July 24, 2020
Life’s lessons
“Life has taught me over and over again that my plans and goals and timelines can be disrupted or erased at a moment’s notice. I struggle to let go of the illusion of control.”
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February 27, 2020
Overcoming my prognosis
“I was the perfectly optimistic cancer patient in public. At night, alone, I was laying awake for hours picking out the songs I wanted played at my funeral or the poems I wanted read.”
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November 21, 2019
Puppies and purposes
Janelle had to figure out who else she was when her brain tumour disrupted her sense of identity of being “the smart girl.”
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September 04, 2019
YACCtivist: Janelle Lamontagne
“I’m hopeful the medical community will join in the mission of ensuring that all young adults with cancer receive the psychosocial and emotional support they deserve.”
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