BY Kelly Shanahan, M.D.
METAVivor President and Director of Research
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. We are busy gearing up for the relaunch of Sea to Sea for MBC (should be hitting the road late August/early September) and the Stage IV Stampede (October 6 & 7), so keep your eyes peeled for more information on those on our website.
If you missed it, here’s a link to a recent interview I did with the Our MBC Life podcast – I love telling people about METAvivor! We are always looking for volunteers to help us, and we have so many ways to get involved.
Speaking of volunteers I’d like to give a shout out to Tammy Uhl. A few months ago, we got a $10,000 donation from GE Healthcare but no one on the board knew why – but heck, we’ll take money for research! Turns out, we got this generous donation thanks to Tammy: she was asked to speak at a GE Healthcare event and she asked that the donation be directed to METAvivor. Tammy, like many of us, had early stage breast cancer that later metastasized – she has been living with MBC since 2020. Mom to three grown children, she works as a court reporter , and derives joy from spending time with those she loves. Tammy is also a Peer-to-Peer support group leader. Thank you Tammy for thinking of METAvivor!
Kelly