Dan's Compass

About Us

Halo, apa kabar?

This is Danny. You might know me by my first name - Robertus - or if you knew me waay way back you might've called me Dancup.

I was diagnosed with mediastinal seminoma on Oct 2019, at the age of 24.

Back then, I received a lot of meaningful support from family, friends, friend of a friend, even strangers. While those were well-intended, I was overwhelmed with the amount of information that I need to digest, while also dealing with the fact that I got cancer; all in a very short period of time:

So, I created this website as a tool for cancer fighters and caregivers to navigate their journey in a structured way, at their own pace. This website will also provide guidance for their friends / relatives who might want to give them support, while also considering their current state of mind and best interests.

I named this website “Dan’s Compass” because:

It is meant to be a compass (guidance) for everyone involved in this journey

It represents our drive in building this website - compassion for others

Oh -- I said “our” above because I was helped by my designer and illustrator friends to turn this website idea into reality. They’re amazing - go check their profiles below!

Lia Purnamasari

Interaction Designer

Lia is a designer specializing in design for social innovations, public interests technology and systemic change. She previously worked for 6 years at the UN Secretary General’s innovation lab called UN Global Pulse in Indonesia. She’s currently pursuing a master degree in design (MDes) in Interaction Design at Carnegie Mellon University.

Evelyn Tjioe

Visual Coordinator

Eve is a enigmatic Graphic Designer and entrepreneur, she's previously a caregiver for her late mother who had ovarian cancer , and one of danny's dearest friend. Currently, she’s growing modulock.id, a modular furniture company, while living with her two dogs that drives her to see the lights through the griefs and joys.