Jace Yawnick
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Some of them are looking for a bone marrow transplant match. So, you know, getting it out to the community about their story and helpfully finding them a match. So it's been this growing organic kind of process, but all centered around the ideals of just helping other people with cancer.
Yeah. I mean, there's so much that I could always continue to talk about with this journey. But the biggest thing for me has been this passion to help other people. And I say that because before cancer, I admittingly was very self-focused. I was really focused on progressing my own career and getting to this level and making this much money or something like that and getting the watch or the car.
Yeah. I mean, there's so much that I could always continue to talk about with this journey. But the biggest thing for me has been this passion to help other people. And I say that because before cancer, I admittingly was very self-focused. I was really focused on progressing my own career and getting to this level and making this much money or something like that and getting the watch or the car.
Yeah. I mean, there's so much that I could always continue to talk about with this journey. But the biggest thing for me has been this passion to help other people. And I say that because before cancer, I admittingly was very self-focused. I was really focused on progressing my own career and getting to this level and making this much money or something like that and getting the watch or the car.
And I had this experience that I made a video about and my dad, who's my hero, he came over to my home in Florida and he lives in Boston. And this was right before I was going to start my second cycle. And he sat down with me and said, Jace, we need to do some paperwork. And he's always been the responsible, you know, helping me to learn finances and budgeting and
And I had this experience that I made a video about and my dad, who's my hero, he came over to my home in Florida and he lives in Boston. And this was right before I was going to start my second cycle. And he sat down with me and said, Jace, we need to do some paperwork. And he's always been the responsible, you know, helping me to learn finances and budgeting and
And I had this experience that I made a video about and my dad, who's my hero, he came over to my home in Florida and he lives in Boston. And this was right before I was going to start my second cycle. And he sat down with me and said, Jace, we need to do some paperwork. And he's always been the responsible, you know, helping me to learn finances and budgeting and
And he said, we need to go through this paperwork where we need to understand some things. I said, okay. So he asked the first question and said, in the case that you're unable to, you're unresponsive, who do you want to be in charge of your medical decisions moving forward? What do you want those medical decisions to be if you had to be put on life support? How long? All these things.
And he said, we need to go through this paperwork where we need to understand some things. I said, okay. So he asked the first question and said, in the case that you're unable to, you're unresponsive, who do you want to be in charge of your medical decisions moving forward? What do you want those medical decisions to be if you had to be put on life support? How long? All these things.
And he said, we need to go through this paperwork where we need to understand some things. I said, okay. So he asked the first question and said, in the case that you're unable to, you're unresponsive, who do you want to be in charge of your medical decisions moving forward? What do you want those medical decisions to be if you had to be put on life support? How long? All these things.
And at this point, I was a wreck. I was crying as my dad was reading to me potential outcomes of what I was about to go through.
And at this point, I was a wreck. I was crying as my dad was reading to me potential outcomes of what I was about to go through.
And at this point, I was a wreck. I was crying as my dad was reading to me potential outcomes of what I was about to go through.
But that's, you know, we had to do the paperwork. And that's my dad. You know, he wants to make sure all the ducks are in a row. And it's good. It's taught me a lot. And then he moved on from that paperwork and looked at me and said, Jace, we need to write your will. And him and I, at this point, we're both... just in full tears.
But that's, you know, we had to do the paperwork. And that's my dad. You know, he wants to make sure all the ducks are in a row. And it's good. It's taught me a lot. And then he moved on from that paperwork and looked at me and said, Jace, we need to write your will. And him and I, at this point, we're both... just in full tears.
But that's, you know, we had to do the paperwork. And that's my dad. You know, he wants to make sure all the ducks are in a row. And it's good. It's taught me a lot. And then he moved on from that paperwork and looked at me and said, Jace, we need to write your will. And him and I, at this point, we're both... just in full tears.
And I had to look at my dad and tell him about all the stuff that I had that I wanted him to have or my mom to have. And I realized in that moment that I would, it would have given it all away just to have some more time with my dad, you know, that stuff doesn't, doesn't matter. And, uh, We finished it and we said, we're not going to need this well. We're going to be okay.
And I had to look at my dad and tell him about all the stuff that I had that I wanted him to have or my mom to have. And I realized in that moment that I would, it would have given it all away just to have some more time with my dad, you know, that stuff doesn't, doesn't matter. And, uh, We finished it and we said, we're not going to need this well. We're going to be okay.
And I had to look at my dad and tell him about all the stuff that I had that I wanted him to have or my mom to have. And I realized in that moment that I would, it would have given it all away just to have some more time with my dad, you know, that stuff doesn't, doesn't matter. And, uh, We finished it and we said, we're not going to need this well. We're going to be okay.
But in that moment, I realized the importance of what truly matters. And for me, that's helping other people. You know, it's not getting the stuff. It's helping the people around me that need it. And so that's the one thing that really has stuck with me through this.