April Trailblazer & Dash of Joy
Advocacy, MBC Allies, Health Disparities, Making Our Best MBC Life, MBC Patients, Patient Advocates, Challenges and Barriers, Access to Care and Drugs, MBC Stories Our MBClife Advocacy, MBC Allies, Health Disparities, Making Our Best MBC Life, MBC Patients, Patient Advocates, Challenges and Barriers, Access to Care and Drugs, MBC Stories Our MBClife

April Trailblazer & Dash of Joy

Welcome to the Episode 2 of the Trailblazer series. Have you ever asked yourself if Wonder Woman was real? Ask no more. She lives and her name is Jamil Rivers. She is also our Trailblazer of the Month. Jamil was diagnosed with MBC at age 39. She is a mother of three, a caregiver, a full-time CEO of a non-profit organization , the board president of METAvivor and if that’s not enough, she has recently embarked on a new venture—The Chrysalis Initiative, a project dedicated to eliminating disparities in outcomes for Black women with breast cancer.  Also in this episode is a Dash of Joy from Our MBC Life’s own Dar Finkelstein. Dar is committed to living a life of joy and she shows us all how to do it. An episode full or hope, inspiration and joy.

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Metavivor and #LightupMBC
Advocacy, Patient Advocates, MBC Allies, Health Disparities, Making Our Best MBC Life, Challenges and Barriers, MBC Research Funding, Access to Care and Drugs, Legacy Our MBClife Advocacy, Patient Advocates, MBC Allies, Health Disparities, Making Our Best MBC Life, Challenges and Barriers, MBC Research Funding, Access to Care and Drugs, Legacy Our MBClife

Metavivor and #LightupMBC

Jamil Rivers, the new President of Metavivor, joins the pod to talk about research, health disparities, self-care, and what she sees ahead for the organization. And Laura Inahara shares the story of her best friend Jess Moore and the #LightUpMBC campaign that honors her.

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