I’m Nellie.

I was diagnosed with cancer at age 40.

Key challenges I faced included not returning to work due to side effects from treatment as well as the isolation and uncertainty that followed.

The work of Anew is important to me because I want young adults who go through cancer treatment in the future to have a better experience than I did.

I’m Duncan.

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 24. I felt terrified, isolated, overwhelmed and broken. I needed greater support as a young adult at a specific stage of life that could help with the side effects of treatment and with my mental and emotional wellbeing.

The work of Anew is important to me because it is helping build a better system of cancer care in BC/Yukon so that young adults diagnosed in the years to come have support that meets all their needs.