YARON S BUTTERFIELD
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​​Photo I took while touring Iceland after my 2005 Reykjavík Marathon

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February, 2023 - I almost drowned...

I served as a subject in a study of peer support intervention for newly diagnosed primary brain tumour patients.
In the paper, I am known as "Yves".
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31148719/

The video I made in 2015 for a Molson Canadian hockey contest of our "Miracle on Ice" championship win in March, 2004.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVnzY0Lj5Ug
  • The game on the evening of Feb 21, 2004, the last game of the season when I scored 5 goals . One and a half days later, I collapsed.
    ​The scoresheet
  • Our hockey team, the Sasquatch, won our second championship in 2006.
    ​http://www3.telus.net/yaron/Sasquatch/​

In 2009, myself and a fellow GBM survivor created the Brainiacs for the inaugural Ride to Conquer Cancer.
Promo Poster
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Brainiacs fundraising dollars for cancer research.
CTV News 2013

For a number of years, I coordinated the Vancouver Spring Sprint and created a video (2012) for Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.
http://ybweb.bcgsc.ca/video/MySpringSprint/MySpringSprint.mp4
 
Rubik's Thriller!  A video I made when I was bored. This was one of the first things I did after diagnosis—learn something new and train the brain and memory by testing myself every month to make sure I can still do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqqDvJsOitY
 
Art site - doing art has been meditative and healing for me over the years.
http://yaronart.weebly.com/
 
...and being in nature is also very healing--one of my favourite places to hike, 6-8 hrs from Mt Seymour in North Vancouver.
http://www3.telus.net/yaron/Elsay06/

Elsay Lake - one of my favorite places to be. Calms the soul. Rejuvenates. Realize what is truly important in life. 

Videos I created interviewing patients' experience dealing with brain cancer were used in BC Cancer's Brain Information Days.
2014 Info Day
2016 Info Day


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  • Home
    • My Story
  • About Me...
    • Media... >
      • Stories after diagnosis
      • Cracking the SARS genome
      • Vancouver's First 24hr Internet Cafe
    • Research
    • Writing
    • Art
    • Speaking Engagements
    • Catching the Light
    • Contact
  • Activities...
    • A Fresh Chapter >
      • Peru 2019
      • Kenya 2024
    • The Human Library
    • Brainiacs Cycling
    • Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
    • The Marathon
    • Sasquatch Hockey Club
    • Talks & Lectures
    • Random Stuff
  • Your Story...
    • Brain Tumour Information Day
    • Ourbraincancerstory
    • Patient/Caregiver
    • Healing
    • Links of interest
    • Book Reviews
  • Merchandise