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Charlie Di Stefano

I’m a lived experience storyteller whose advocacy began long before I ever stepped into a speaking role. It started the day I lost my brother, Lucca, when I was 17. That moment split my life in two and I had no roadmap for what came next. I was a teenager trying to carry an adult-sized…

The Woman in the Mirror Was Screaming

I woke to screaming. A sound so sharp it split the air, so relentless it seemed to scrape against the inside of my skull. It went on and on, threading through the walls, through my body, driving me to distraction. I rolled out of bed and ran, feet slapping against the floor, fleeing the noise…

Consumers Can Ask Resource

Consumers Can Ask – A resource to assist discussion about treatment, discharge planning and post discharge support. Consumers Can Ask (ConCA) was developed to empower you to ask questions and provide a sense of agency over your treatment, discharge planning and post discharge support. The information is intended to be used at hospital and community…

Finding Safety Again: Living With PTSD After Cancer

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at thirty-four, I thought the hardest part would be treatment. It wasn’t, it was everything that came after. People talk about survival as a finish line — you fight, you win, you move on but no one tells you how to live with a body that still startles…

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