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b-present We're a 501(c)3 nonprofit improving the young adult support network because no one with cancer shoul

04/25/2026

Nobody warned us about ALL of this 😭😂

We see you. Drop a 🙋 if any of these hit too close to home.
b-present.org — because no one should go through this alone.

Your story has the power to change cancer care for young adults 💛 B-present is proud to support the PECAN study, a resea...
04/24/2026

Your story has the power to change cancer care for young adults 💛

B-present is proud to support the PECAN study, a research initiative led by Joey Tan a social work PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, focused on understanding the health and substance use experiences of young adult cancer survivors.

Taking part takes less than an hour, and once you complete the survey, you'll be entered into a raffle for a chance to win an Amazon gift card, 1 in 5 participants wins!

Your voice could shape the future of survivorship support. Ready to make an impact? Take the eligibility survey now 👇

🔗 https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5vwmZkforzUY8aa

Questions? Reach Joey at [email protected]

Cancer doesn't just take health. It takes the life someone had planned. 💛The plans. The timeline. The version of themsel...
04/22/2026

Cancer doesn't just take health. It takes the life someone had planned. 💛

The plans. The timeline. The version of themselves they expected to be right now.

And that grief doesn't always look like crying. Sometimes it's quiet, constant, and shows up in the smallest moments of comparison.

You can't give back what was lost. But you can witness it. You can make space for it.

And that, that is presence.

At b-present, we create free tools and resources to help supporters show up for the people they love through cancer. Because knowing how to be there changes everything.

Download our free Supporter Roadmap and Workbook at http://b-present.org/resources 💛

Save this and share it with someone who loves a person with cancer.

04/21/2026

Thank you, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), and Pasquale Rotella for giving Kirsten a place where she felt safe, seen, and fully alive. ✨

We didn’t yet know how much that experience would come to mean, or how powerfully it would carry her spirit as her journey unfolded.

That’s why b-present exists: to make sure young adults facing cancer feel supported and connected through every part of their experience.

EDC reminds us that belonging is never small. Feeling seen and safe can change everything. Thank you for honoring Kirsten’s story so beautifully!

If your friend with cancer seems anxious about every ache and change in their body, that makes complete sense. 😕Cancer c...
04/12/2026

If your friend with cancer seems anxious about every ache and change in their body, that makes complete sense. 😕

Cancer changes your relationship with your body in ways that don't just disappear when treatment ends.

What used to feel automatic now feels uncertain.

❤️‍🩹 Healing is not a straight line, and trusting your own body again takes time.

As a supporter, you don't need to have answers. Presence looks like patience and showing up for a process you can't fully see or understand.

At b-present, we help supporters do exactly that.

Visit b-present.org to find resources on how to show up for someone navigating cancer and life after treatment.

Save this if you love a person with cancer. 💛

This is what a can look like. 💛🥤 A smoothie after chemo.🧩 A puzzle on a hard night.🧺 A friend who just does the laundr...
04/10/2026

This is what a can look like. 💛

🥤 A smoothie after chemo.
🧩 A puzzle on a hard night.
🧺 A friend who just does the laundry without being asked.

For Katie, support showed up in ways that were practical, thoughtful, and needed.

b-present exists to help more people show up like that with tools, resources, and guidance for supporting someone through cancer.

Because cancer is hard enough already.

AYA Cancer Awareness Week is a good time to shout out the people who showed up. Tag yours below.

Need help knowing what support can actually look like? Start with our Supporter Roadmap. Comment ROADMAP for the link.

This is what a can look like. 💛🥤 A smoothie after chemo.🧩 A puzzle on a hard night.🧺 A friend who just does the laundr...
04/09/2026

This is what a can look like. 💛

🥤 A smoothie after chemo.
🧩 A puzzle on a hard night.
🧺 A friend who just does the laundry without being asked.

For Katie, support showed up in ways that were practical, thoughtful, and needed.

b-present exists to help more people show up like that with tools, resources, and guidance for supporting someone through cancer.

Because cancer is hard enough already.

AYA Cancer Awareness Week is a good time to shout out the people who showed up. Tag yours below.

Need help knowing what support can actually look like? Start with our Supporter Roadmap: https://b-present.org/roadmap

04/08/2026

The silence hurts more than people realize. 💛 When someone gets a cancer diagnosis, the people they expected to show up... sometimes don't.

The texts slow down. The invites stop coming. Friends don't know what to say, so they say nothing at all.

And for the person with cancer, that silence can feel like abandonment on top of an already impossible situation.

If you've pulled away from someone with cancer — we get it. It's scary. You don't want to say the wrong thing. You don't know what to do.

But here's the truth...

Showing up imperfectly is infinitely better than not showing up at all.

The My Friend Has Cancer?! video series was developed by the young adult cancer survivor community to offer engaging, humorous, and honest guidance on how to support a friend with cancer.

It is available as a free resource! Watch now at myfriendhascancer.com.

🎥 Hernan Barangan

Meet Lynn — and the people who helped carry her through cancer. 💪During treatment, it wasn't the grand gestures that got...
04/07/2026

Meet Lynn — and the people who helped carry her through cancer. 💪

During treatment, it wasn't the grand gestures that got her through.

It was the everyday moments.

Tyler, her husband, who handled every appointment, every medication, every meal, every single thing.

Her mom Beatriz, who kept her nourished with soup and lentils.

Her best friend Kelly, who moved into their home so Lynn and Tyler could travel to Houston for treatment without worry.

This is what a Support Squad looks like in real life.

Not perfect. Not always easy. But present... every single day.

This , we're asking: Who always shows up for you?

Tag them in the comments so we can show them some love. 💛

Because no one should go through cancer alone, and the people who show up deserve to be celebrated.

Learn more about building your support network at b-present.org

AYA Cancer Awareness Week is here, and we’re going LIVE. 🎙️💛This week, b-present is bringing you . These are honest con...
04/06/2026

AYA Cancer Awareness Week is here, and we’re going LIVE. 🎙️💛

This week, b-present is bringing you . These are honest conversations about what it actually feels like to be a young adult with cancer, and what it takes to support someone through it.

Join us on Instagram Live:

🎙️ Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 PM PT
Gaby Laurent — author and leukemia survivor
Talking about how to use your personal story to create impact

🎙️ Wednesday, April 8 at 4 PM PT
Elissa Kalver — founder of WEGOTTHIS.org living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer
Talking about choosing to live fully and embracing joy, purpose, and possibility

🎙️ Thursday, April 9 at 10 AM PT
Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, CSO, LD (“Dr. Z”) — oncology dietitian, researcher, and science communicator
Talking about oncology nutrition and myth busting

Hosted by Julianna Corrao and Chiara Riga, two women who deeply understand the AYA cancer experience and aren’t afraid to go there.

Follow and turn on notifications so you don’t miss a conversation. 🔔

04/05/2026

“How do I reconnect with my friend who has cancer?”

Juli says: there is no perfect way.
And yes, it might feel awkward.

That is normal.

Sometimes people lose touch.
Life shifts. Cancer shifts things even more.
And reaching back out can feel bigger than it is.

Keep it simple. Keep it honest.

“Hey, I know it’s been a while. I’d love to catch up.”

No script. No pressure. Just a door opening.

Friendships go through ebbs and flows.
What matters is choosing to come back.

💌 Dear Juli is where AYA cancer survivor Juli answers your questions about showing up when someone you love has cancer.

What do you want to ask her? Drop your questions below. 👇

04/03/2026

We love you. We know you mean well. But please, please, please do not do this. 😅

Unsolicited treatment advice is one of the most common (and exhausting) things people with cancer hear. The best thing you can offer isn't a cure... it's your presence throughout treatment and beyond. 💛

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