matthewzachary
matthewzachary's Cancer Blog
December 21, 2006
| I'm Too Young For This! | Views: 204 |
So when I was diagnosed in 1996, I was 21 and alone. And it sucked because all I wanted to do was meet other people like me. I didn’t care if they had brain cancer (like me) or not. It just didn’t matter. It wasn’t about what they had, it was about the fact that they’re here, they’re my age and they would “get it” in a way my parents and doctors just didn’t.
Funny still, even if there were people for me to connect with, there was no method to do such. No support groups. No young adult forums. No Internet. Nothing. I not only felt alone, I was alone. Again, it was teh sucktage.
So I decided to make sure that other young adults who go though this crap would at least be given the opportunity to KNOW about ways they could meet others like them – instead of just hoping, wishing and pining for it. Which is why I launched http://ImTooYoungForThis.org – the Web’s first online resource portal for adolescents and young adults with cancer. No grow-ups allowed. It’s kind of like Craig’s List meets Zagat (sort of) and we’ve got big plans, you’ll see!
So far, it’s been a runaway hit and I couldn’t be more thrilled to see that we’re actually making a difference and rectifying some of the ridiculous inequities that my family and i faced eleven frieken years ago. Go figure!
_ Matthew Zachary
“Everything in moderation…including moderation.”
08.22.08 - 
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Yes, I can’t believe this is happening at my age. I am young! My problems started at the age of twenty. I have been have problems and going to see one doctor after another for the past seven years. Two years ago, (yes, it took five years) but I finally found out I had brain cancer. This isn’t something I should have at this age. I am just now starting my career, my marriage and my motherhood. Why now? Well, I guess why ever? Boy, is this an experience we will be able to our grandchild? Not the story I expected to tell but I will tell them stories!
Tabatha