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If you follow my twitter feed you could guess I just got back from a trip to New York City. I haven’t been since I was about 10, so I don’t remember anything about it except that Rockefeller Center smells like urine and roasted chestnuts in the winter. Oh yeah, and a homeless guy told me and my little sister that we had to “do it all before the worms getcha”. It took me many years to understand how wise this man was.

The highlights of my trip were watching the fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge, meeting Matt Zachary (founder of I’m Too Young For This), a Manhattan Margarita, the media wing at the MoMA, and of course laughing at the insanity of my favorite Brooklynite, noneck noel.

My brunch with Matt Zachary at Junior’s was exciting. We talked at length about I’m Too Young For This, a young adult cancer survivor advocacy group that he started when he realized there was little to nothing out there for people ages 18-40 who have been diagnosed with cancer. I2Y (for short) is all over the intertubes on twitter, facebook, youtube and myspace. Matt’s take on cancer advocacy is fresh, hip and irreverent, and it resonates with many who have battled the disease, not just young adults. I represented I2Y at the Survivorship Houston even in June and people loved the message “Stupid Cancer. Survivors Rule.” My Stupid Cancer T-shirt was coveted by many, but unfortunately I couldn’t sell them at the event. (Houston peeps: If you are interested in your very own, direct message me on twitter and I can score one for ya for no shipping)

What I love about I2Y is that it connects young folks with cancer to one another through many different channels. For example, during the weekly radio show listeners can participate in a chat room and comment on the topics being discussed. On the website there is a list of resources right on the front page that include the young adult blogosphere, scholarships and financial aid, coping literature, excusions and retreats, and online social networks.

Matt and the volunteers at I2Y are doing some amazing work to promote the causes of young adult survivors and those living with cancer. I’m excited to be a part of this!