Mom | HR 2178 @NBCCStopBC @Metavivor | Patient advocate @EmoryHealthcare | Grant review @KomenAtlanta | Former PR geek @Klarna | Globetrotting homebody |Skier⛷
Atlanta, GA
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Save the date for the NBCC 2021 Virtual Advocate Leadership Summit & Lobby Day! Join fellow survivors, advocates, and members of the breast cancer community who are lending their voice and transforming breast cancer research and public policy & ensuring quality healthcare for all
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Metavivor announces 23 new research grant awards for $3,650,000. story.cd/AAPl0J
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There's a lot that researchers can learn from this data. We can identify patterns that can only be seen w large numbers of patients. We cana study groups of rare patients who may be hard to study with traditional approaches. Many of these studies are underway #bcsm #MBCproject
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Today at #NBCC Summit: Katrina Martell of @RepHastingsFL's office and Donna Duncan of @LindaCreedBC discuss the Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations process for one of NBCC’s top public policy priorities. For more bit.ly/2MEwyyg #StopBreastCancer #AdvocacyInAction
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Breast Cancer is a Political Issue – And 2020 is an election year. Today at the #NBCCSummit, advocates will get tools for educating candidates on NBCC’s priorities and getting out the vote. To learn more and register: bit.ly/2zxsw7T
#NBCCOnTheHill #AdvocacyInAction
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We're mourning the loss of a member of our BCRF family, Emily Garnett (@emrgarnett), to metastatic breast cancer. Our thoughts are with her husband, son, family members, friends, and everyone who was touched by Emily’s tireless advocacy and generous spirit.
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Our Winship Patient & Family Advisors provide a patient's perspective in working with leadership, physicians and staff to identify ways of improving patient care at Winship. The group recently held a retreat with speakers from our clinic operations. ➡️ winshipcancer.emory.edu/pfa
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.@KatePickert, health reporter and breast cancer patient, talks about MRI and ultrasounds as preferable to mammograms, particularly for young women w/ dense tissue.
On the press tour for my new book Radical, this is the most I've talked about mammograms and breast cancer screening in a single interview. If, like so many others, you find this issue confusing, listen here: kcrw.com/news/shows/press-pl…
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We will lose 42,000 people this year alone to stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. That’s why @KomenAtlanta is raising funds to put an end to breast cancer forever. Join this fight at the link below. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #GiveAtlantaTakeover #sponsored ow.ly/d76750wQquv
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This is why we do what we do. To honor all #cancersurvivors and support life-saving #cancerresearch @winshipatemory! ❤️ #winship5k
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Amidst all the pink ribbons and feel good "survivor" stories, women with metastatic breast cancer feel left behind. Read an excerpt of Radical in @Time to learn why: time.com/5689570/metastatic-… cc @Stickit2Stage4 @GhajarLab @AlanaWelm @stage4kelly @MBCNbuzz @corrie_painter
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“For me, cancer is an all out assault on my mental health that I’m still learning to deal with every single day... cancer in general is a constant balance of getting your mind right, in order to heal your body. For me, the two are inextricably linked...”
Welcome to Unrelenting Hope - a collection of my thoughts, the latest on this crazy ride called cancer, and what it's like to live fully in spite of #mbc. #UnrelentingHope #thisismbc #bcsm ➡️ unrelentinghope.com/hello-it…
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Vegas, baby! 😎 Don't miss the @Klarna Smooothie bar @shoptalk Booth 4411. Be sure to check us out on the TechTalk stage on Monday to learn more about driving loyalty as the new experience for shoppers. 🛒💳 #Shoptalk19
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An amazing piece profiling an inspiring group of women living well with #mbc. Congratulations @RebaHow and to all of your counterparts @metavivor for the powerful work you are doing changing the narrative for all of us. #bcsm @WinshipAtEmory
“We are changing the narrative” thank you @ESchattner @NPR for your profile on women living with #mbc. #NYFW was 🔥 @AnaOnoIntimates @InCancerland @metavivor #NotJustOne And thank you to my amazing healthcare team @WinshipAtEmory @jane_meisel npr.org/sections/health-shot…
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Winship patient Rebekah Howerton was in New York City recently to walk and to raise awareness with other patients living with metastatic #breastcancer in the 3rd annual #NYFW show with Project #Cancerland.
“We are changing the narrative” thank you @ESchattner @NPR for your profile on women living with #mbc. #NYFW was 🔥 @AnaOnoIntimates @InCancerland @metavivor #NotJustOne And thank you to my amazing healthcare team @WinshipAtEmory @jane_meisel npr.org/sections/health-shot…
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Want to know where Trump isn't visiting today while he's here in McAllen?
Ursula Border Patrol Processing Center, where most of the 2,816 kids taken from their parents were kept in cages.
Here’s what it looks like, as I told @chrislhayes after I toured.
