How to survive surviving cancer | Luz d'Ans | TEDxBasel

No one wants to get cancer, especially a pregnant mother. When this happened to Luz d'Ans, the last place she thought she would find help was in social media. The 3-minute Popup winner shares with us her call for how social networks can support cancer survivors.

The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern. This animation was created by Loïc Kreyden and Valentine Moser. Find out more about this event and the other ideas that were shared at www.tedxbasel.com Luz is Belgo-Peruvian and has been working for 15 years as a financial risk manager in Paris and Singapore. As part of her job, she was mitigating risk resulting from unexpected event until the most unexpected one happened while she was pregnant with her third child: cancer. After this life-threatening experience, she trained as a neuroscience coach specialized in resiliency. She supports managers to reshape their career and leadership after a disruptive event. She also works alongside managers to implement major changes and transform their organization. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx