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February 24, 2016
Big Cancer Hook-up special guest: Matt Ralph
The 3rd Big Cancer Hook-up will air on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.! These profiles will help you learn a little more about the guests who will join us this year, like Matt!
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Big Cancer Hook-up special guest: Emily Ager
The 3rd Big Cancer Hook-up will air on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.! These profiles will help you learn a little more about the guests who will join us this year, like Emily!
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May 11, 2015
More enticing (and likely effective) than a tablespoon of wasabi
It was late March when I remembered YACC and reached out. I was sitting in a crowded Starbucks, avoiding some impending academic outline, plugging in answers to the Retreat Yourself application on my phone with my neuropathically unsteady fingers. I figured I was late applying and probably wouldn’t be eligible, or that I hadn’t found the hidden fee that wouldn’t fit into my strict ODSP budget.
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Heather’s blog: What to expect before your first Conference
My original mission, when I signed up for the conference in Ottawa in 2011, was to find other cervical cancer survivors. I wanted to connect with them, and hopefully grasp a better understanding of my own treatments and the effects I was dealing with afterwards as a result.
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April 21, 2015
Photo diary: Retreat Yourself Ontario
Retreat Yourself Ontario 2015 wrapped up on Monday, April 20. There’s still a lot to say and we’ll do a formal recap later, but we wanted to capture some of our favourite moments from Karine’s social media accounts to give you a little of the inside scoop.
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December 26, 2014
Laura's Retreat Yourself Ontario recap
As a group we enjoyed a bonfire, ate fantastic meals, laughed, made art, and took amazing walks along tree-lined trails. We talked about cancer and so much more because we are so much more than our diagnoses. We have lives that are full and terrifying and uniquely our own.
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October 01, 2014
Annette's Retreat Yourself BC recap
I sat in the opening circle, filled with nerves. It was about to start. This weekend of talking about the worst part of my life. I was shifty, tired, unfocused. I didn’t want to be in that seat… I couldn’t help thinking as I looked around the room, “This weekend will be an amazing journey.”
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May 01, 2014
Meet some of the newest members of the YACC family
Kathy and Jason Stock tried to use every excuse in the book to avoid coming to Retreat Yourself Ontario 2014: They didn’t have childcare, Jason might not be able to get the time off work, Kathy’s MCP card was all the way across the room when she started the application form one night, etc. Geoff didn’t give up on them, though, and after a series of fortunate events, they found themselves in downtown Toronto on their way to Northumberland Heights with the rest of the group.
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April 29, 2014
Kathy's Retreat Yourself Ontario 2014 recap
Since the beginning of my cancer journey 15 months ago, I have never felt has safe to speak my mind and be my real, authentic self as I did in that group. It was so, unbelievably safe, and they got “it,” they “got me,” and I “got them.”
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Jason's Retreat Yourself Ontario 2014 recap
I realized that part of my coping mechanism in “life after cancer” has been to be closed-minded to the possibility of it ever coming back. In doing so, I was withholding support that my wife needed while she single-handedly navigated the stress of being in remission.
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December 02, 2013
Save the dates for the 2014 program schedule!
We have narrowed down the dates and locations for our 2014 program calendar, and we wanted you to be among the first to know about them! Have a look, check your calendars, and start counting down the days! We can’t wait to see you!
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August 30, 2013
Dyanna found "family" outside her comfort zone
My name is Dyanna and I am 18-years-old. I’m hoping this recap of my experience at Retreat Yourself Nova Scotia 2013 will inspire people in the future to take part—it is truly life-changing.
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