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Partners
RESOURCES
SELF-ADVOCACY
Abridge - abridge.com
Why leave all the details behind when you leave the
doctor's office, or settle for a printed visit summary
that only tells half the story? With the Abridge app, you
record your health care as it happened, so you can take
your doctor's advice home with you. The app pulls out
medically relevant concepts from the appointments so it's
easy to go back and review the information or share with
your loved ones. We recommend it as a tool everyone
should use to help manage their care.
SUPPORT GROUPS
b-present Foundation - b-present.org/
No young adult should have to face cancer alone. The
b-present Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in
memory of 20-year-old Kirsten, who lost her battle with
leukemia in 2016. b-present is focused on improving the
experience of young adults with cancer by providing the
tools and information that empower the social support
network to be present. Our b-aware program improves
young adult empathy pre-diagnosis, and b-connected
ensures friends have the needed resources to stay
connected during treatment and beyond.
Cactus Cancer Society - cactuscancer.org/
The Cactus Cancer Society is the first and only virtual
community built by, and for young adults facing cancer
that provides age-appropriate support programs and
resources focused on coping through creative expression
and connection-all in the pursuit of making survivorship
support available and accessible to those who need it, no
matter who they are or where they are.
Cancer Dudes - cancerdudes.org
Our mission is empowering men to thrive after cancer.
With a scarcity of resources geared specifically to men's
unique needs, Cancer Dudes was created to provide
education and resources in order for men to successfully
move past their cancer experience.
The Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer
Foundation - cassiehinesshoescancer.org/
Our mission at The Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer
Foundation is to guide young adults managing a cancer
diagnosis to social support programs and services that
can help them manage their mental healing as well as
their physical battle.
Connecting Champions -
connectingchampions.org
Connecting Champions is a nonprofit that asks young
adults and kids with cancer, " What are you passionate
about? " and connects them with a local mentor for the
cancer journey and into survivorship. Through our virtual
and in-person programs, we have connected young
adults and kids across the country with mentors from
over 50 different career paths-robotics, social justice
law, baking, ballet, video game design, and everything in
between.
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Dan's House of Hope - danshouseofhope.org
Dan's House of Hope helps young adult cancer fighters
heal through community, supportive programming, and
home-away-from-home services that reduce isolation,
decrease financial burdens, and nourish hope. DHOH is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We offer a variety of virtual
and live programming activities as well as free B&B-style
temporary housing to young adult cancer patients during
treatment and follow-up care at Houston's renowned
Texas Medical Center hospitals.
Escape - escapeayac.org/
Escape is a grassroots organization working and learning
how to best serve adolescent and young adult (AYA)
cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Our goal is
to provide equitable resources and support to those
most overlooked in cancer care. We exist to highlight
the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/
questioning, intersex, asexual, plus (LGBTQIA+) folx, and
cultivate an environment that is safe for self expression
within the cancer community.
Gilda's Club - gildasclubmadison.org
Gilda's Club provides a broad range of services to support
those living with cancer. Members include adults and
children; those who have a diagnosis of cancer, their
loved ones, friends and co-workers; survivors of cancer
and family survivors.
GRYT - grythealth.com
GRYT Health is a digital oncology company that
empowers people to be in charge of their own health
through education, engagement, and support. We
offer a community free from judgment that focuses on
humanity and the value each person brings. Our mission
is to improve quality of life and increase survival for
people facing cancer through the relentless focus on
patient experience. We put patients first and work with
healthcare organizations that do the same. We use the
patient voice to enhance drug development and access;
and together, we are helping to move healthcare forward.
Visit grythealth.com to learn more.
Hearts Need Art - heartsneedart.org/
Hearts Need Art's mission is to create moments of joy, selfexpression,
and connection for those facing life-altering
health challenges through arts engagement, advocacy,
and innovation. We identify and train artists, musicians,
and writers in the community that desire to serve people
through their creativity. Our artists provide accessible arts
activities for patients in healthcare settings and virtually.
Virtual activities can be done one-on-one but patients are
encouraged to invite their family and friends to join using
the link provided after the activity is scheduled.
Humor Beats Cancer -
humorbeatscancer.com
Humor Beats Cancer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
for young adult cancer patients, survivors, and their
caregivers to share humorous and poignant stories from
their cancer journeys and to get support and joy during
this tough time. We also provide care packages to those
going through cancer treatment to brighten their days;
and host open mics and workshops in person as well as
virtually. We also give two $1,000 grants annually to help
cancer patients pay their cancer bills.
http://www.danshouseofhope.org http://www.abridge.com http://www.escapeayac.org/ http://www.b-present.org/ http://www.gildasclubmadison.org http://www.grythealth.com http://www.cactuscancer.org/ http://www.cancerdudes.org http://www.grythealth.com http://www.heartsneedart.org/ http://www.cassiehinesshoescancer.org/ http://www.connectingchampions.org http://www.humorbeatscancer.com http://www.ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM
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