There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”
- Maya Angelou
My Writing
I have always loved to write--consistently in a journal since I was a kid and throughout high school where my best subjects were in English and English Literature (and Math!). This continued ever since and I am now writing a memoir of my cancer experience which will be available soon.
In the mean time, enjoy reading my short piece in a compilation from Simon Fraser University's Writers Studio program along with a few other writings.
In the mean time, enjoy reading my short piece in a compilation from Simon Fraser University's Writers Studio program along with a few other writings.
Artist bio
Yaron Butterfield is a cancer researcher and survivor of deadly brain cancer. He has made an impact in the genomics world over the last two decades and has often been profiled in the media. Yaron's story is powerful being a very rare survivor of 17 years where the prognosis is 13-15 months for his cancer, glioblastoma. As a researcher, he has a unique perspective of the cancer experience. His goal is to complete a memoir that would be beneficial to the cancer community as a whole giving hope and encouragement to those dealing with such a devastating situation.
Yaron Butterfield is a cancer researcher and survivor of deadly brain cancer. He has made an impact in the genomics world over the last two decades and has often been profiled in the media. Yaron's story is powerful being a very rare survivor of 17 years where the prognosis is 13-15 months for his cancer, glioblastoma. As a researcher, he has a unique perspective of the cancer experience. His goal is to complete a memoir that would be beneficial to the cancer community as a whole giving hope and encouragement to those dealing with such a devastating situation.
From Far and Wide - Our Drive Across Canada
| Butterfield-emerge-16.pdf |
Unpublished
He Didn't Leave a Note
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
| elsaylakestory.pdf |
Thinking of My Brain Cancer
Poem
Poem
| thinking-of-my-brain-cancer.pdf |
Stuck in the Alps
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
| stuck_in_the_alps.pdf |
The Blue Toque
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
| the_blue_toque.pdf |
Book Reviews (from BC Cancer Headlines Newsletter - might need to scroll to end of document)
The Goldfish Went on Vacation - Fall 2020
Not the Last Goodbye / Anti-Cancer - Spring 2018
The Priority List - Winter 2016
A Deadly Intruder - Spring 2015
More Book Reviews...
The Goldfish Went on Vacation - Fall 2020
Not the Last Goodbye / Anti-Cancer - Spring 2018
The Priority List - Winter 2016
A Deadly Intruder - Spring 2015
More Book Reviews...