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Loving someone with cancer
This post is all about my guy and how he views our long, tedious, pain-in-the-caboose dance with cancer because at the end of the end of the day, he now lives with cancer, too.
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Leanna McKay
A little bit about you: Name: Leanna McKay Age: 36 City: Calgary, AB What was/is your diagnosis? Stage 3b colorectal cancer with ovarian mets What year was it? What was…
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5 ways YACC has your back
Being in this YACC community has meant showing up for myself, sharing life with others, and creating a thriving community. Why would you not want to be a part of that?
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I was wildly unprepared for parenting with a cancer diagnosis
By my first chemo, I was completely winging it. And I’m not alone.
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Mitchell Ciulla
A little bit about you: Name: Mitchell Ciulla Age: 21 City: Oshawa, ON What was/is your diagnosis? Acute lymphoblastic leukemia What year was it? What was your age at the…
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Vulnerability is sexy
By Alex Mandarino It’s rare that we as individuals hold the power to change the trajectory of somebody’s day just by sharing a piece of advice or kind words. Quite…
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Fear of not living
By Ashley 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…
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Overcoming my cancer-related depression
YACCtivist Andrea remembers what life was like before depression set in after her cancer diagnosis. Learn how she confronted it.
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How I live life with low neutrophils
YACCtivist Blair writes about how his current treatment plan changed his life, and how he’s dealing with it.
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To those diagnosed with cancer from a guy who beat it and is (and will be) there for you
“As someone who actively went through cancer, I have a perspective that most of your family and friends (thankfully) could not have. Below you will find a list of the top ten things I wish someone had told me before I started treatment.”
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To all the doctors I’ve loved(?) before
YACCtivist Dani prepares her holiday cards for her medical team — six years later.
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Survivor Profile
Naeem Budhwani
A little bit about you: Name: Naeem Budhwani Age: 23 City: Toronto What was/is your diagnosis? Hodgkin’s lymphoma What was your age at the time? 22 What is something you’ve…
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A story of how cancer helped save my life and get me sober
“Every day, a drink after work, a drink before bed. On the weekends, Baileys in my coffee or a glass of wine followed by a few gin and tonics. Why? Because it made the pain go away, and it made me feel temporarily ‘normal.'”
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Puppies and purposes
Janelle had to figure out who else she was when her brain tumour disrupted her sense of identity of being “the smart girl.”
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