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August 20, 2014Localife Ottawa's last event was hilarious
Localife Ottawa left their most recent event full of nachos and belly laughs.
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August 15, 2014
Annual memorial walk biggest to date!
After a loss in the family pushed the annual Darryl Gorman Memorial Walk back until August in 2013, the organizers were delighted to host it in June again this year.
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August 04, 2014
Localife Toronto: Painting the town "YACC"
For our final event of the Localife year, we decided to paint the town “YACC”!
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August 01, 2014
How has cancer affected your relationships?
This month, we’re going to explore some ways to have great listening skills, respect boundaries and changes in existing relationships, build new ones, and celebrate those we have.
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July 22, 2014
Karine is hosting a young adult cancer workshop
YACC’s own Karine Chalifour is hosting a Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada webinar for young adults who have been diagnosed with brain tumours, and the health professionals who work with them.
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July 08, 2014
Becky's blog: Becky's dos and don'ts for peer support
At some point in our lives we will need support, or be asked for ours. Every person is individual and their needs will vary. Keeping that in mind, the following lists are things that I’ve found helpful.
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July 02, 2014
Localife Ottawa: Movie night
On June 15, Localife Ottawa went to watch one of the most anticipated young adult movies of the year: The Fault in our Stars. The movie is based off the novel of the same name by author John Green.
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July 01, 2014
We get by with help from our friends
We know you know how cool the YACC community is, but we wanted to take the month of July to talk about why having peer support in a community like […]
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June 30, 2014
Caregivers: Because you need support, too! (SC14Ignite recap)
For those of you who wanted a refresher on the Survivor Conference 2014 caregivers workshop, or for those of you who couldn’t be there, here are some notes to keep in your back pocket.
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June 26, 2014
Journalling: The power of the pen (SC14Ignite recap)
Shali compiled some research on why journalling is worth a shot, and some tips to make it a successful activity.
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June 23, 2014
Supporting children when someone they care about has cancer (SC14Ignite recap)
Andrea Warnick’s workshop, “Supporting children when someone they care about has cancer,” was a big hit at Survivor Conference 2014: Ignite with parents, siblings, and people who have young children in their lives who are trying to understand cancer.
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June 21, 2014
How understanding your brain can empower your life (SC14Ignite recap)
Dr. Rob Rutledge’s Survivor Conference 2014 keynote gave us a lot to think about, from the history of our brains as biological matter, to learned evolutionary behaviours, to ways to calm down and the science that supports it.
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