Geoff Eaton, the founder and executive director of Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC), who is also a two-time cancer survivor, shared with The Cascade that he believes the biggest misunderstanding surrounding AYA with cancer is simply that we get cancer, stating that he believes people usually associate cancer with either children or seniors. Young Adult Cancer CanadaAfter confiding my emotional turmoil to my counsellor at BC Cancer, she suggested that I check out Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC), a non-profit for cancer survivors aged between 15-39. With free digital copies on their website, the magazine Elephants and Tea contains articles written by AYA cancer survivors. There is sometimes this mindset that cancer survivors are these brave and inspirational warriors who never cry or lose hope. Going through cancer treatment, watching someone go through treatment, coping with survivorship, losing someone to cancer, and dying of cancer — it all sucks.