Save the date for Young Adult Cancer Gabfest 2023, which will be held this year from December 4 – 8! Our theme this year is “Building the Young Adult Cancer Roadtrip: Your Map for Survivorship.” YA Cancer Gabfest is an experience like no other, presented by Cactus Cancer Society and Elephants and Tea Magazine.
Continue readingBook Club: Under the Whispering Door, Chapters 15-16
Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This week, we’re reading Chapters 15-16, pages 224-260. Read our participants’ reactions in the comments section below!
Continue readingReady to live dangerously? Join a Jurassic-Sized Builders Workshop!
Summer is a time for blockbuster movies and our next Builders Workshop reflects that. Join us as we build the Jeep from Jurassic Park! What’s a builder’s workshop, you might ask? It’s an art workshop with a LEGO kit, with the same conversation and community from other Cactus Cancer Society that you’ve come to love!
Continue readingBook Club: Under the Whispering Door, Chapters 13-14
Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This week, we’re reading Chapters 13-14, pages 192-223. Read our participants’ reactions in the comments section below!
Continue readingBook Club: Under the Whispering Door, Chapters 11-12
Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This week, we’re reading Chapters 11-12, pages 151-192. Read our participants’ reactions in the comments section below!
Continue readingPaint Some Kindness Into the World!
A little kindness goes a long way – and so does a little reminder of the good in the world, too! Join us for an art workshop where we will create a Kindness Rock Garden starter set. You’ll receive all the supplies you need to participate. Before you know it, you’ll send a little spark of sunshine from our digital community into your local one!
Continue readingFYI: It’s Our Program Break!
Just dropping in to let you know that Cactus Cancer Society is taking our annual program break over the month of July! So what exactly do we plan on doing for the next 31 days? Trust us, it’s not a vacation… It’ll be business as usual over here as we strategically plan, grant write, map out programs, evaluate, and make sure we’re doing everything we can to encourage resilience and creativity in the young adult cancer community!
Continue readingBook Club: Under the Whispering Door, Chapters 9-10
Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This week, we’re reading Chapters 9-10, pages 111-150. Read our participants’ reactions in the comments section below!
Continue readingSign Up For Survivorship Series 2.0!
It’s the Survivorship Series you know and love – only better than ever! In our Survivorship Series 2.0, you’ll participate in the best that Cactus Cancer Society has to offer. For the first four weeks, you’ll attend a Game Night, a Journaling Workshop, an Art Workshop, and a Young Adult Cancer Hangout, all with the same crew of young adults facing cancer. For the next four weeks, you’ll complete activities and share your finished products in a dedicated Facebook group. We send you everything you need to participate. With supplies and projects taken care of, it’s a guaranteed good time!
Continue readingBook Club: Under the Whispering Door, Chapters 7-8
Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This week, we’re reading Chapters 7-8, pages 75-110. Read our participants’ reactions in the comments section below!
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