Who was this imposter who had taken over my body? My friends tried to understand, but with nothing in their health repertoire even close to cancer, there were things they just couldn’t connect with. I tried to find support but there wasn’t any nearby…
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Our friends over at the Coleman Supportive Oncology Collaborative and UChicago Medicine want to improve the support and care they offer to adolescents and young adults, and they’d love to hear from you!
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A special post where Jean Rowe weighs in on what might be helpful guidance in finding a therapist.
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We know Valentine’s Day is coming up, so we thought it would be the perfect time to remind you of some of the Awkward Auntie’s advice! Here are 5 of our favorite pieces of advice about improving your sexual desire and pleasure from the Awkward Auntie.
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It’s time for another round of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club!
Our next book club pick is Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. Here at Cactus Cancer Society, we’re really excited to read this book together!
The books are packed and ready to go and that means that it’s time for you to sign up to receive one of the 32 free books that we’re send out to young adult cancer patients and survivors in exchange for sharing your commentary on one of the book’s chapters.  Click here to sign up for your free book!
We’ll be sending the books out in mid-February. The reading assignments (for what chapter we’d love your commentary on) will go out then too, and we’ll start sharing your commentary in early March.
Once this round of book club officially starts, there are several ways for you to be involved in the book club:
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Come Write Now with Jean Rowe this month as she explores Everyday Saints. Who are the saints in your life? Who might say the same of you?
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Join the Between Two Kingdoms round of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club. Join in Chapter 17-23! Read along each week and join in.
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Join Cactus Cancer Society (formerly Lacuna Loft) for a Drag Bingo Extravaganza with the infamous Miss Redd!
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The Guys Discussion Group? It’s back for another month! This month, we’ll hear from Bryan Walker, a badass Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor!
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Lacuna Loft’s very own Mallory Casperson is an investigator in a new study with researchers at Kaiser Permanente to improve the health and healthcare of adolescent and young adults (AYAs) who may have had cancer. We need to hear about cancer experiences like yours to help shape our research. Topics will include your experiences with medical care, your life experience, and your thoughts on research participation.
We would like to recruit 30 AYAs to participate in a sixty-minute telephone interview. We will talk about cancer experiences and what researchers should know.
People who complete an interview will receive a $40 Target, Amazon, or Starbucks gift card for their participation.
If you are interested in participating, please click on the following link to answer a few questions to see if you are eligible. If you are eligible and selected, a member of the study team will follow up with you to schedule your interview.
Click here if you’re interested: https://bit.ly/2SU9aU8
With sincere thanks,
Marlaine Figueroa Gray, PhD – Kaiser Permanente Washington
Mallory Casperson – Lacuna Loft
