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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 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, [...]

August 14, 2014 By: Marianne Stephan Menopause, sexual intimacy issues, scars, bodies that have betrayed… these are some of the many things you’ll hear out of the mouths of the women at [...]

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 [...]

June 12, 2014 By: Emily Drake In April I had the opportunity to attend my first OMG! Cancer Summit in Las Vegas. Before I went, I wasn’t sure what to expect and had a few questions in mind: [...]

May 1, 2014 By: Jennifer Finestone As anyone reading this blog can attest to, cancer brings with it a lot of changes. Changes in relationships and sexuality. Changes in body image. Changes in [...]

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 14, 2014 By: Miriam Sultan-Laine When people think about cancer, They think of chemotherapy and hospital visits. They think of pain. They think of fear. But I don’t know if they think [...]

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 [...]