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September 30, 2014 By: Jamie Penner When you fly on an airplane the flight attendants faithfully conduct the safety demonstration prior to takeoff during which they announce: “Remember to put on [...]

September 2, 2014 By: Pat Taylor While attending the OMG2014 Cancer Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas last month, I sat in on a session full of parents talking about the challenges they were [...]

August 5, 2014 By: Pat Taylor As parents of young adults living with cancer, we strive to “get it right.” To say the right thing, do the right thing… but sometimes we just mess up. [...]

July 17, 2014 By: Pat Taylor Meeting the vivacious, intelligent and super talented Jennifer Merschdorf, the CEO of YSC (Young Survival Coalition) is like awakening to a sunny morning on the first [...]

April 24, 2014 By: Pat Taylor A question for caregivers: As we watch our loved ones navigate through the complexities of the cancer experience – from diagnosis, through treatment, remission, [...]

February 7, 2014 By: Amanda Nixon With November being National Family Caregiver Month, I am immediately reminded and in gratitude for all that my mom did to take care of me during my breast [...]

January 23, 2014 By: Lorna Larsen (Shanna’s Mother) A diagnosis of cancer in your child is devastating. You become caught up in a world of cancer treatment that is both foreign and frightening. [...]

January 21, 2014 By: Samantha Wexler Recently I was at the first ever retreat for people with advanced cancer hosted by CancerFightClub Montreal, and it was amazing to see how we all just cut [...]