YARON S BUTTERFIELD
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​​Photo I took while touring Iceland after my 2005 Reykjavík Marathon
After cancer diagnosis, I was off work as my head wasn't ready to jump right back into analyzing genome DNA sequence data. After chemo and radiation and needing time to recover, I took on a number of activities...

In February, 2023, I nearly drowned!
www.westerlynews.ca/news/senior-saves-son-from-near-drowning-during-family-day-surf-trip-in-tofino

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

One of the first things I did after cancer diagnosis was fundraise and train for a full marathon in Iceland (2005).
http://ybweb.bcgsc.ca/fundraising/TeamDiabetes/

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
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/

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


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  • About Me...
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      • Cracking the SARS genome
      • Vancouver's First 24hr Internet Cafe
    • Research
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    • Art
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    • Contact
  • Activities...
    • Tour de Cancer - Brainiacs
    • Brain Tumour Walk/Run
    • More... >
      • The Marathon
      • Sasquatch Hockey Club
      • Random Suff
    • Talks & Lectures
    • Book Reviews
    • Healing
    • Links of interest
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      • Your Story
      • Your Supplements
      • Your DNA
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