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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 [...]

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 [...]

August 26, 2014 By: Bonnie Lang Hi! I’m Bonnie Lang, a personal trainer in Calgary, Alberta and one half of the 2-person nonprofit my husband and I run, Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs, [...]

July 31, 2014 By: Erin Havel As a young adult cancer survivor, I personally believe we need to hear as many triumph stories as we can find. It helps to know others have made it through difficulty [...]

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 [...]

May 13, 2014 By: Amanda Nixon When I entered my first yoga class a few years ago, I never thought in my wildest dreams that one day I would aspire to be a yoga instructor. I distinctly remember [...]

April 10, 2014 By: Benjamin Rubenstein Press play on “workout” playlist: energetic pop hits, hard rock and rap, songs from cancer treatment that trigger flashbulb memories. Grab [...]

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 [...]

July 2, 2012 By: Scott Adams To keep it simple, the one thing you need to take away from this post is that exercise can simultaneously and positively affect more of our body systems than any [...]

May 14, 2012 By: Scott Adams For years we have been told that, in order to get fit we need to set goals for ourselves. Annoying or not, goal setting is especially important for everyone [...]