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January 15, 2015 By: Vanessa Laven My fingers flew as I rushed to finish knitting a hat. The winter white yarn, smooth with a hint of sparkle was just the perfect shade to create a warm, cozy [...]

January 13, 2015 By: Soraya Liu At last, the moment has finally come for me to sit myself down, and to think over what I’ve been through in the past year. It’s a long debriefing [...]

January 1, 2015 By: Emily Drake Whether you have been a part of CancerFightClub for a while or are just learning about us now, you may be unaware that it is a program of Hope & Cope, a [...]

December 18, 2014 By: Sandy Lipkus The holiday season is traditionally a time of joy and celebration, however, for a young adult with cancer, it can be a time of apprehension and uncertainty. [...]

December 16, 2014 By: Julie Szasz Last summer was my first young adult cancer retreat. Oh, what a treat! It was organized in collaboration by Cedars CanSupport, Hope & Cope and VOBOC. Having [...]

December 4, 2014 By: Chad Hammond How do we tell our stories of being ill? As it turns out in my narrative research with young adults living with cancer, there is seemingly no end to the many [...]

November 25, 2014 By: Julie Szasz As I was walking my puppy this morning, thoughts came to my mind: I started wondering what has kept me going in the last 5 years. Yes, soon it will be 5 years [...]

November 13, 2014 By: Noémie Robidoux A little over a year ago, I was just finishing my chemotherapy treatments and was about to undertake the longest journey of my life. At the hospital, we are [...]

November 11, 2014 By: Terri Wingham “It’s the possibility of a dream coming true that makes life interesting,he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun and hurried his pace.” Paulo [...]

October 30, 2014 By: Benjamin Rubenstein I have become desensitized to the annual ritual where my dad hands me an envelope he’s received in the mail addressed to me and that has no return [...]