HOW PERKATORY WORKS: Join the Elephants and Tea Herd and hear the stories of the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community with the digital series Perkatory: Brewing Tough Conversations to Help Each Other Face Cancer. In 2022, we will host seven Perkatory events via Zoom meetings at 7:00pm Eastern Time inviting anyone that would like to hear stories from the AYA cancer community. HERE IS THE UPCOMING PERKATORY SCHEDULE AND TOPICS * February 24th, 2022 - Finding Solace in Nature - Featuring First Descents * March 31st, 2022 - Faith and Spirituality- Featuring Young Adult Survivors United (YASU) * May 26th, 2022 - Letters to My Younger Self- Featuring Hearts Need Art * June 30th, 2022 - Dear Cancer Letters- Featuring Cactus Cancer Society * August 25th, 2022 - Healthcare Professionals' Stories- Featuring Teen Cancer America * September 29th, 2022 - Mental Health- Featuring Escape * November 17th, 2022 - Stage IV- Featuring Imerman Angels VISIT ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM/PERKATORY/ TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEXT PERKATORY Thank you to our 2022 Herd Supporters Each Perkatory session we will invite writers that will be featured throughout the month on a specific topic to read their writing out loud to the community. We will then invite an organization to come and present briefly about who they are and what they do so people attending can learn more about other awesome organizations. We will then open it up to Q&A and a discussion on the topic of the month and the writers' stories. THE GOAL OF PERKATORY IS: * To encourage individuals to use their voice * Learn more about a specific topic that might be difficult for some cancer patients to bring up themselves * Bring each other out of " perkatory " to help live your best lifehttp://www.ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM/PERKATORY/