By Lindsay Carr It has been about a week since I got back from my backpacking trip with Send It and I am still finding it hard to put into words how deeply impactful an experience the trip was for me. I was only very recently diagnosed with cancer, so in the midst of everything medically happening … Read more
By Aryn Bates My journey with Send It began in the summer of 2022, four years after my Stage III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer diagnosis and just shy of my thirty-first birthday. As a young adult cancer patient, I faced a unique array of challenges and obstacles, often feeling deeply isolated amidst peers who were seemingly miles … Read more
Written by AJ Veach A little creativity can go a long way in the backcountry. Gather together a group of cancer survivors, and you are bound to learn a few new pro tips. The same resourcefulness helping people live their best lives through illness carries over into backpacking. Along the trail there are bound to … Read more
Written by Tim Sarver Send it. What a simple, yet motivational name. Once I heard about the Send It Foundation after being diagnosed, I immediately thought it would be a good idea to apply for a trip. Upon receiving notice that I had been accepted for the Backpacking the Sierras trip, I was ecstatic. However, … Read more
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