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Tomorrow, you’re invited to join the AYA Social Support Learning Community – Session 2, a new national series focused on...
09/17/2026

Tomorrow, you’re invited to join the AYA Social Support Learning Community – Session 2, a new national series focused on strengthening social support in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer care.

In this second learning community session, we’ll take a deeper look at how AYA oncology programs currently assess patients’ social support needs, and where assessment may not be occurring consistently.

Julie Germann, PhD, ABPP, Pediatric Psychologist/Associate Professor at Children’s Health Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center, will lead the discussion.

Building on findings shared by research team lead, Nick Iannarino, in Session 1, we’ll discuss the specific approaches clinicians and administrators use to understand patients’ support systems, identify support needs, and determine when intervention may be helpful.

The discussion will focus on Research Question 2 from our national qualitative study of 34 oncology professionals across 23 U.S. hospitals and AYA programs:

💭 How are clinicians and administrators currently assessing AYA cancer patients’ social support needs within clinical practice (or not)?

Together, we’ll examine:
✅ Formal and informal assessment approaches currently being used
✅ Screening tools, workflows, and documentation practices
✅ Differences across institutions, disciplines, and care settings

What to Expect
This is a working session. You’ll engage with study findings, practical tools, and peer discussion.

Who Should Attend
💛 AYA program leaders and coordinators
💛 Oncologists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, navigators, counselors
💛 Researchers studying AYA or psychosocial care
💛 Advocates and nonprofit leaders

We hope you can join us! Register now: https://b-present.org/aya-social-support-learning-community/

We're live. đŸ’Ș💛 Every $500 raised funds one complete Support Starter Kit subscription for a young adult with cancer and u...
09/17/2026

We're live. đŸ’Ș💛

Every $500 raised funds one complete Support Starter Kit subscription for a young adult with cancer and up to three supporters they invite.

It begins with a Welcome Kit for everyone. Then, every other month, the young adult and one selected supporter each receive a themed kit with practical tools, shared activities, and encouragement designed to make connection easier.

Gifts of all sizes add up, so one subscription can be funded by one donor or by many people giving together.

The first $2,500 donated today will be matched dollar for dollar while matching funds remain. Our goal is to fund 20 subscriptions, and we’ll share our progress throughout the day.

Give now: https://admin.spotlight.xyz/web/sticker/b-present-foundation

Tomorrow. 💛Our goal is to fund 20 complete Support Starter Kit subscriptions for young adults with cancer and the suppor...
09/17/2026

Tomorrow. 💛

Our goal is to fund 20 complete Support Starter Kit subscriptions for young adults with cancer and the supporters they invite.

Each subscription creates four guided opportunities over six months to open something, share an activity, and connect without having to figure it all out alone.

Gifts of all sizes add up. Every $500 raised funds one complete subscription, and the first $2,500 donated tomorrow will be matched dollar for dollar.

Help more friends be the ones who stay.

Check the first comment for the link so you’re ready to give. đŸ’Ș

Support can have a shelf life. Not because people stop caring, but because they can run out of ways to help.🎁 So we crea...
09/16/2026

Support can have a shelf life. Not because people stop caring, but because they can run out of ways to help.

🎁 So we created something that keeps arriving.

A Support Starter Kit subscription provides four connection-focused experiences over six months. It begins with a Welcome Kit for a young adult with cancer and up to three supporters they invite.

Then, every other month, the young adult and one selected supporter each receive a themed kit, giving them something to experience together instead of something to figure out alone.

Every $500 raised funds one complete subscription. It can be funded by one donor or by many people giving together, so every amount counts.

Tomorrow is San Diego Gives. Our goal is to fund 20 subscriptions, and the first $2,500 donated tomorrow will be matched dollar for dollar.

Check the first comment for the donation link so you’re ready to give. 💛

We talk about the friends who stayed like they had some kind of instinct for it.They didn't. They were guessing. They se...
09/15/2026

We talk about the friends who stayed like they had some kind of instinct for it.

They didn't. They were guessing. They sent texts they weren't sure about and showed up when they felt awkward and kept coming back after the visits that went badly.

The only thing that separated them from everyone else who cared just as much is that they had something to do.

That's what the Support Starter Kit is for. Four kits over six months, to a young adult with cancer and up to three people they choose, built to be opened together.

$500 sends one complete six-month subscription. The page is live now, and every gift, big or small, counts toward our goal of funding 20 subscriptions.

On September 17, through San Diego Gives, the first $2,500 is matched.

🎁 Give now at https://bit.ly/sdgives26

Cancer can change the way someone feels about their body.They may not recognize themselves. They may miss how their body...
09/13/2026

Cancer can change the way someone feels about their body.

They may not recognize themselves. They may miss how their body looked, felt, or worked before cancer. And they may be grieving those changes even while feeling grateful to be alive.

If you’re supporting them, don’t make their body a topic unless they do first. Skip the comments about weight, hair, scars, or how “healthy” they look.

Let them bring it up. Then listen.

You don’t need to fix how they feel. You just need to make it safe for them to say it.

Check the first comment for a link to download our free Supporter Roadmap. 💛

When cancer changes the future you thought you could count on, fear doesn’t necessarily end when treatment does.For many...
09/12/2026

When cancer changes the future you thought you could count on, fear doesn’t necessarily end when treatment does.

For many young adults, that fear can become louder once treatment is over and there’s finally space to process everything that happened.

As a supporter, you don’t need to convince them everything will be okay. You don’t need to fix the fear. Keep showing up. Make plans. Give them something to look forward to. Be someone who stays.

Check out the first comment for a link to our free Supporter Roadmap filled with more practical ways to support a young adult with cancer. 💛

Childhood cancer survivors grow up. And support gets to grow with them. 💛For Juanita, feeling included by friends who ha...
09/11/2026

Childhood cancer survivors grow up. And support gets to grow with them. 💛

For Juanita, feeling included by friends who hadn’t experienced cancer helped her feel accepted, secure, and simply like herself.

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’re remembering that showing up doesn’t require having all the right answers. Sometimes it’s an invitation, a check-in, a celebration, or simply making sure someone knows they still belong.

Be someone who stays.

Knowing what to say to someone with cancer can be difficult, especially when you’re trying to be supportive without over...
09/04/2026

Knowing what to say to someone with cancer can be difficult, especially when you’re trying to be supportive without overstepping.

A few small changes in how you communicate can make a big difference.

Be specific when you offer help. Keep checking in, even when they need space. Let them decide when they want to talk about cancer. And remember that support doesn’t require having the perfect thing to say.

Save this for the next time you’re unsure what to say, or share it with someone supporting a young adult with cancer.

For more practical support tools, head to the link in our bio to download the free Supporter Roadmap. 💛

09/01/2026

Before you send them that article, read this.

Oncology dietitian Dr. Krystle Zuniga and Chiara Riga got into how much nutrition misinformation is out there, and how confidently it gets delivered.

đŸš© Fear is the first red flag. Someone trying to scare you knows fear holds attention. Someone trying to educate you doesn't need it.

đŸš© Absolutes are the second. Science has nuance. If a post has none, that's a choice.

Then ask the last question: are they here to help you, or to sell you the fix for the problem they just told you that you have?

Nobody reviewed it before it showed up on your screen. Pause and look deeper before you accept it as fact.

Supporters, this matters for you too. You're often the one sending the link. Pause and look a little deeper before you pass it on.

For guidance specific to you, always loop in your care team.

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