We Get It: A chat with Ashley Stead-Morine
YACCtivist, ocular melanoma survivor, and new New Zealand resident Ashley Stead-Morine chats with YACC’s program director, Karine.
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YACCtivist, ocular melanoma survivor, and new New Zealand resident Ashley Stead-Morine chats with YACC’s program director, Karine.
Read moreIt’s nearly been three years since December 28, 2017 — the day I was diagnosed with ocular melanoma
Read moreBy Ashley Stead-Morine My life took a 180 at 27; I’m not complaining. If you’ve followed my blog posts, listened to my story on Soar Above Cancer and Sickboy podcasts,…
Read moreAfter being diagnosed with ocular melanoma at 27, Ashley realized she needed to connect with others who knew what she was dealing with, a community she found online.
Read more“My role as a self activist began the day I experienced symptoms. I woke up with blurred vision in my left eye. I was 27; this wasn’t normal.”
Read moreBy Ashley Stead-Morine Fellow YACCtivist Shana Coulliard recently blogged about her experience at the “Writing Through Cancer” workshops during our training weekend. The workshop unexpectedly allowed me to dig deep…
Read more“My first interaction with YACC included spilling all of my fears on the Facebook group. The responses from YACCers — strangers to me at that point — brought more comfort than hearing ‘you’ll be OK’ from my mother.”
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