Are you between the ages of 18 and 25?! Join us for our next Survivorship Series! In case you haven’t heard of it yet, the Survivorship Series is essentially our favorite programs all wrapped up into one!
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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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Join a one-night version of the Unspoken Ink Young Adult Cancer Creative Writing Workshop!
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Cactus Cancer Society is pleased to announce our very first scavenger hunt! No matter where you are you can join this completely online hunt.
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Register for Gabfest 2021 today! Throughout the week of December 6th, we invite you to share, explore, and learn as we interact together.
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We’re in a time where things are changing daily. Go on vacation or stay home? Venture again to the grocery store or have meals delivered? Let’s invite some middle ground.
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Are you a young adult cancer survivor? Ever had a question about relationships or sex that you just can’t ask your oncology care provider? Ever felt too shy to ask a nurse or doctor a question but really need the answer?
Continue readingLacuna Loft has officially changed its name and look to Cactus Cancer Society! We know this transformation has been a few months in the making but we’re really excited to finally unveil our new look and identity.
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We’ve got some exciting news! Have you heard about our newest program initiative, The Guys Discussion Group?
Led by LCSW Dennis Heffern, each month we’ll hear from a different community member on a certain topic with a chance for open discussion at the end. In this guys-only program, we’ll shoot the breeze with men of all young adult cancer experiences. Nothing is off the table. You won’t want to miss it!
The first one starts on August 23rd! Sign up to be on our email list (more on that below) and we’ll send you the Zoom link when it’s time! This group is for any guy facing cancer, whether that means patient, survivor, or caregiver.
For more details check out the program page here, and for questions, feel free to reach out to aerial@lacunaloft.org!
Sign up on our program list using the link below, choosing ‘Guys’ Discussion Group’ as one of the programs for which you’d like notifications. Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat. ***You’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam.***
It’s officially time for the young adult cancer book club video chat book club discussion! We’ll be hopping on Zoom, Monday, June 28th at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT to chat all things The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde! We’ve been reading your blog submissions and we love how much you have loved this book! Join our online Zoom discussion and chat with us IRL (sorta 🙂 ).
Make sure you’re on the Book Club email list (check your preferences here!) to snag the Zoom link! Questions on how to get on the list? You can reach out to aerial@lacunaloft.org!
Happy reading!
P.S. Want to read along with other participants? Check out reactions from Week 1, Week 2, Week 3.
