May 15, 2013 By: Justine Mallah BASIC INFO: Name: Justine Mallah Age: 23 Hometown: I grew up in Brampton, but now I’m living in Ottawa. Occupation: Master’s student Diagnosis: [...]
May 13, 2013 By: Damla Onol Saturday, May 4th, marked the date of the much-awaited event: CancerFightClub Knockout!!! This event was aimed at financing our web site, that we have all come to [...]
May 11, 2013 By: Naaz Ali I was definitely that little girl. The one who played dress up and pretended to get married to Prince Charming (an upside down mop), who reenacted scenes from fairy [...]
May 8, 2013 By: Robin Harry (Year in Review) “Congratulations, you’re in remission! Go on, live your life!” These are the words that every young adult cancer patient longs to hear when they’re [...]
April 24, 2013 By: Miriam Sultan When you first meet me, I hope you’ll notice my smile. A sense of peace in my eyes. My genuine interest in your story. But if you look closely, you’ll see them. [...]
April 8, 2013 By: Scott Adams Getting cancer as a young adult is beyond inconvenient and can slow you down in almost every aspect of your life. However, life (as the saying goes) slows for no [...]
March 27, 2013 By: Dominique Bragoli It was in June 2012 that I received my breast cancer diagnosis. Being told at 26 years of age that you have cancer and that you’ll have to undergo [...]
March 25, 2013 By: Jeb Ong As a McGill University Medicine graduate, I have been trained to practice holistic medicine – that is, to attend to a patient’s medical as well as psychological needs [...]
March 11, 2013 By: Tracey-Ann Curtis I used to work in a cemetery. Yeah, it’s a conversation killer, no pun intended. My answer to “So, what do you do?” inevitably elicited raised eyebrows, [...]
February 27, 2013 By: Steph Lindsay BASIC INFO: Name: Steph Lindsay Age: 32 Hometown: Chatham, ON Occupation: Respiratory Therapist Diagnosis: Stage 3 Malignant Melanoma If you were a [...]
