Welcome to the Trailblazer of the month. We are excited to share the great work of 305 Pink Pack in Miami, Florida. Rosemary Carrera joins host Victoria Goldberg to talk about her story, starting pink pack, and how she discovered the unique needs of people living with metastatic disease and how the organization changed to address those.

Also in this episode it's time for a Dash of Joy. Living with MBC means many things and for our host Dar Finkelstein it means finding joy every day and living with that purpose. In this episode she explores the difference between joy and happiness and how you can have joy, even in hard times.

305 Pink Pack and Rosemary Carrera
Bringing community, advocacy, and hope to women in Miami-Dade going through active cancer treatment by providing them with free services that enable them to focus on healing and time with their families.
305 Pink Pack Thriver Fund
Thrivers are women that are making an impact each and every day while living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. The Thriver Fund provides assistance to these women throughout the course of their treatment, to allow them to spend time with their families.
Follow them @305pinkpack on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Follow Rosemary on Facebook and Instagram

If you want more JOY in your life you can join Dar (@dardarfi on Insta) on her joyful journey here on the podcast every month and on our social feeds. Want more? Join one of Dar’s joyful groups.
Choose to Live with Joy on Facebook and Instagram - a public group for anyone to have Joy, share Joy, & help others get Joy in their life.
Making Our Best MBC Life - a private facebook group for those who have been diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. It is dedicated to being a place for uplifting conversation and ideas to help us live our very best life with MBC.

In her interview Rosemary mentions the website Assess Your Risk as a good source of calculating your risk in being diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer.

No one should face MBC alone.
Whether you have a diagnosis yourself, or you're a friend, family member or caregiver of someone with a diagnosis, we're here to lend support, give information, share experiences, and to lift you up every time you need it. Research has proven that having the support we need during our most challenging times is paramount to honing coping skills and striving for wellness. Our supportive network is made of people just like you, who DO know what it's like, who HAVE been there, who CAN help.

TALKMETS HELPLINE
SHARE Cancer Support
Monday-Saturday 930a-9p EST
1-844-ASK SHARE, 1-844-275-7427 Option 6
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/metastatic-breast-cancer/helpline/