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Dr. Emily Drake
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Assistant #Professor, Mount Allison University 🇨🇦 • #CancerResearcher • Co-Founder #AYACSM • 🌎 #Speaker • Consultant • Knowledge Mobilization • #Kmb • #PalliativeCare #PallOnc • Views my own • Follow on Instagram! EmilyDrake.ca (She/Her)
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Thank you so much for sharing!! #childhoodcancer
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Done!!! #AYACSM
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Could you please add us as well? Thank you 😊 #AYACSM
October 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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I am so sorry I missed this #AYACSM presentation! I hope to connect with you all while we are attending @worldsiop.bsky.social #SIOPCongress
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Would be great to connect! I’m a CCLG member from 🇨🇦
#SIOPCongress #AYACSM
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Cheering you on!! #ASTRO25
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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BURNOUT! #AYACSM

I learned the hard way. Burn out is very real, and very physical. My thyroid stopped working about 6 months after we got through the thick of it.
September 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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These are great tips! #AYACSM
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Here's another piece I wrote for #AYACSM as well. It was my first #blog for the @huffpost.com

www.huffpost.com/entry/cancer...
Avoid Burnout: 7 Tips for Caregivers of Young Adult Cancer Patients and Survivors
Caring for a person with cancer can be extremely rewarding, but it can be exhausting as well. A diagnosis of cancer during adolescence and young adulthood interrupts a person's life and comes at a tim...
www.huffpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Here is a blog I wrote a few years ago for parents:

blogs.bmj.com/adc/2018/03/...

#AYACSM #OncSky
Guest Blog: 5 Tips Parents/Caregivers Can Use to Help Make Cancer Less Painful for Kids: #KidsCancerPain - ADC Online Blog
Pain is one of the most distressing symptoms children living with cancer experience. It can be caused by the disease, procedures and side effects of medication. Pain can be pervasive and impact every ...
blogs.bmj.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM