Mila Knight was 38 when she was diagnosed with Stage II hormone-positive breast cancer.  In this episode Mila reads her piece “Crawling in My Skin” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2021 “Body” issue.  Mila has always turned to music for solace in hard times, so it was no wonder that music also lifted her up while going through cancer treatment. Her journaling turned to song-writing, and then she took her passion and her pain and channeled it into a fundraising concert. April and Mila will discuss the burden of breaking ancestral and generational trauma cycles through sharing previously unspoken experiences, and becoming a patient advocate by shining the light on disparities in healthcare while following her dreams. 

More about Mila: https://www.instagram.com/milaknightsings/

More about Mila's podcast: https://ofsongmind.com/about/

More about Susan G. Komen’s Health Equity Initiative: https://www.komen.org/about-komen/our-impact/breast-cancer/health-equities-initiative/

More about Memorial Sloan Kettering  Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD) Service: https://www.mskcc.org/departments/psychiatry-behavioral-sciences/immigrant-health

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