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Survivor Profile May 2021

Jason Abramovitch

A little bit about you: Name: Jason Abramovitch Age: 36 City: South Mountain, ON What was/is your diagnosis? Stage 3 colon cancer What year was it? What was your age…

Community Story May 2021

Alex talks about exercise and cancer

“Exercise and cancer” has been a concept that has been important to Alex throughout his life after diagnosis. He said, “I’ve found it’s taken up different ranking of priorities over…

Community Story Apr 2021

Living with a fear of recurrence

In her latest blog post, YACCtivist Ashley writes about the balance of following her dreams with her fear of recurrence.

Community Story Apr 2021

I hate you, but I’m grateful

Marley previously wrote about reframing negative thoughts. Her latest post looks at the practice in a different way.

Survivor Profile Apr 2021

Lori Chen

A little bit about you: Name: Lori Chen Age: 36 City: Mississauga, Ontario What was/is your diagnosis? What year was it? What was your age at the time? My first…

Community Story Apr 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.

Community Story Apr 2021

Blair reflects on living through a year of COVID-19

YACCtivist Blair follows up on his initial COVID-19 blog post from spring 2020 with a vlog about what’s changed, what he’s still working on, and more.

Community Story Mar 2021

The tough and the beautiful about single parenting after cancer

Ryan’s life “after cancer” now includes being a single parent to three kids. Read her latest post to learn the challenges (and rewards) that come with this latest change.

Community Story Mar 2021

The other day

“I went to my doctor and asked for help the other day. I tried to be self sufficient, but sometimes I can’t self-help my way out of the darkness.”

Community Story Mar 2021

My first cancerversary

“I have learned more about myself in the last year than I have in the last 33 years on this earth.”

Community Story Mar 2021

“Calling it a scare is actually ridiculously understated”

By Jennifer Ryan I tend to lean into the positive with my blog posts and I certainly consider myself to be an optimistic person most days. However, I wanted to…

Community Story Mar 2021

Language barriers in my cancer experience

Gabrielle writes about being Franco Ontarian who experienced most of her healthcare in English. “It was especially difficult to engage with my care team and my experience in the medical world when the conversations I had to have became emotional.”

Community Story Mar 2021

International stem cell donation inspires long distance friendship

“Regardless of our differences, the two of us are a perfect genetic match. I still don’t fully understand the science behind that, but I find it fascinating!”

Community Story Feb 2021

Grief expectations

“I grieve the world from before the masks, the distancing, and the perpetual existential worry, but I also recognize that grief and love can exist all at once. I’ll be patient for what comes next.”

Community Story Feb 2021