Community Stories
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Ashley finds a way forward through the Recover Study
“Joining the Recover Study gave me the sense that I wasn’t just fighting for now and for myself but for everyone who comes after me.”
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“Always In My Heart”: Remembering Angie
“She was the only person in my life who understood.”
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What to say about Survivor Conference 2025: Ascend?!
Trying to explain the impact of something like the 2025 Survivor Conference is next to impossible, so maybe I won’t try.
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Survivor Profiles
Supporter Profiles
Geoff's Blog
YACCtivists
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Cancer doesn’t know age, so advocate
“Stand up, be assertive, don’t take no for an answer, and keep asking the questions until you get the answer that satisfies the symptoms.”
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Cancer, get out of my head!
Michalea writes about how therapy helped her cope with her mental health after she thought she was done with cancer. “Cancer, unlike a fire, does not merely disappear once extinguished.”
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Listen to your heart
“I didn’t know I had had two surgeries, a round of dialysis, and organs removed. I didn’t know that I was bleeding profusely from a bowel resection that didn’t hold, and I didn’t know that five days had passed. I didn’t know I had cancer.”
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YACC Private Facebook Group
Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) monitors a private Facebook group for over 1,000 young adults dealing with cancer in Canada. The group’s members share their trials and triumphs, as well as a few jokes now and then!
