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 Welcome to the  episode 7 of our Meditation Mondays series, created with MBC patients in mind. In today's meditation, we will be focusing on our life and the 10,000 joys and the 10,000 sorrows that have passed through it and all of our lives

Sit back and prepare to become calm and relaxed for the next 12 minutes 

Inspired by a very enthusiastic response to monthly meditation sessions from one of SHARE’s MBC support groups. These sessions are on average  under 20 minutes long. Our meditation leader is Barbara Chutroo,  an MBC patient herself and a member of the group.

Barbara is a longtime meditator and experienced meditation teacher. She's also a movement therapist and a clinical social worker.
Thanks for listening!

To find all the past episodes  for this series, click  on the MeditationMondays tab at the top of our landing or follow this link:  https://www.ourmbclife.org/vault/meditation

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Each October, Our MBC Life marks Breast Cancer Awareness month with a special episode dedicated to all those who died from metastatic breast cancer over the past year. 

But one podcast can’t begin to encompass and reflect the true toll of all of the lives cut short by this ruthless and terminal disease. Here’s the hard truth about MBC, according to advocacy and research organization Metavivor: In the US alone, an estimated 42,360 women and 530 men will die from the disease in 2023—117 per day. And despite the optimism around early detection and prevention that infuses “Pinktober” and its focus on survivorship, one in three diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will eventually progress to become metastatic. Only 10% are metastatic at their first breast MBC diagnosis. 

This painful and sobering reality—that so many of us ultimately develop the kind of breast cancer that kills—needs to be part of the annual month-long conversation about breast cancer. Most importantly, it should help to guide decisions about how breast cancer research funds are invested. Shockingly, the estimated share of breast cancer research dollars that go to MBC is 5%. And while new treatments are extending survival for many with MBC, the disease is still terminal. 

To live with your own diagnosis or to be a loved one, caregiver, or friend of someone with MBC is to inhabit a community of loss. Every day, we confront the reality of mortality and struggle to balance fear with hope, and sorrow with joy. “We Remember” is OMBCL’s opportunity to give voice to the profound grief we share and to honor and celebrate each person we’ve lost. It’s a chance to express our gratitude for the extraordinary and unique ways they made our lives richer. And it is also an opportunity to channel some of our grief, fear, and anger into advocacy for the attention, support, and research needed to truly put us on the Road to a Cure.

MUSIC CREDITS:

'Memories' by Maroon 5

'Mandy Love Theme' by Jóhann Jóhannsson

'Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring' by John Denver 

'Fly Me To The Moon' by Frank Sinatra 

'Rêverie, L 68' by Claude Debussy 

'Songbird' by Fleetwood Mac

'All Boundaries Are Conventions' by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil

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On this episode of Think Joy Thursday, we will be exploring the relationship between perspective and joy. Choosing the way you look at the world is a major key in having a joyful life. You can learn that it is possible to hold joy and sorrow in the same hand by using perspective. It’s not always easy to do this, so we will explore ways to incorporate perspective into your life, as well as some tips and tricks to make it become your go-to reaction when confronted with difficult situations.

We’re so happy you joined us! If this conversation resonated with you please share it with someone who might need it. Don't forget to like and subscribe here to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. You can find more episodes, resources and ways to get involved on our website Our MBC Life. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to follow us on our socials @ourmbclife. 

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This episode of our podcast is about and with a very special group of MBC patients. This group is increasing in numbers and yet it is underrepresented in clinical research, and its unique needs are not well understood. In fact, we don’t even agree on what to call this group - aging, elderly, older adults, geriatrics. We are talking about those of us who are living with metastatic breast cancer and are over 65 years old.

Did you know that breast cancer has the highest incidence in the aging population?  It is estimated that 21% of newly diagnosed patients are over 70 years old. It has been extensively reported that breast cancer-related mortality increases with age, regardless of disease stage. Geriatric oncology is emerging as a subspecialty of cancer care focused on older patients. So today, co-hosts Dr. Ellen Landsberger and Victoria Goldberg are talking to Dr Rachel Freedman, medical oncologist at Dana Farber about the challenges of caring for older adults

The second part of the episode is a panel discussion about the issues of living and aging with MBC with the members of the MBC support groups at SHARE.

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 Welcome to the  episode 6 of our Meditation Mondays series, created with MBC patients in mind. In today's meditation, we will be focusing on how in meditation we're listening to ourselves and finding space to open up and offer ourselves the attention and the care.

Sit back and prepare to become calm and relaxed for the next 19 minutes 

Inspired by a very enthusiastic response to monthly meditation sessions from one of SHARE’s MBC support groups. These sessions are on average  under 20 minutes long. Our meditation leader is Barbara Chutroo,  an MBC patient herself and a member of the group.

Barbara is a longtime meditator and experienced meditation teacher. She's also a movement therapist and a clinical social worker.
Thanks for listening!

You will find all the past episodes  for this series  in The Podcast Vault, on our website:  https://www.ourmbclife.org/vault/meditation

 Do you like this series? We welcome feedback

Email:

[email protected]

 Send us a voice recording via email or through SpeakPipe on our website. 

 Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @ourmbclife

We’re so happy you joined us! If this conversation resonated with you please share it with someone who might need it. Don't forget to like and subscribe here to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. You can find more episodes, resources and ways to get involved on our website Our MBC Life. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to follow us on our socials @ourmbclife. 

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Today we’re bringing you a very special podcast episode that we create every year in partnership with SHARE Cancer Support called “Report Back From ASCO”, a webinar that occurred earlier this summer. ASCO, or the American Society for Clinical Oncology, is the world's leading professional organization for physicians and oncology professionals. The society organizes an annual meeting that serves as a platform for sharing the latest advancements in oncology research, clinical practice, and treatment strategies.

In this podcast, Dr. Sherry Shen breaks down all the exciting developments in research and presentations at ASCO 2023.

We’re so happy you joined us! If this conversation resonated with you please share it with someone who might need it. Don't forget to like and subscribe here to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. You can find more episodes, resources and ways to get involved on our website Our MBC Life. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to follow us on our socials @ourmbclife. 

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Welcome to the Think Joy Thursday series, created to help not just MBC patients, but anyone dealing with difficult situations, learn tools to put into practice to help achieve a happier mindset. On this episode,  we will be exploring the difference between happiness and joy. We will share some scientific research that has been done to determine if we are pre-disposed to being joyful and will delve into ways to help you spot true joy. We will explore how to have joy even if you are experiencing difficult life circumstances by sharing ways to find joy when confronted with both the big and small challenges of life.

We’re so happy you joined us! If this conversation resonated with you please share it with someone who might need it. Don't forget to like and subscribe here to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. You can find more episodes, resources and ways to get involved on our website Our MBC Life. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to follow us on our socials @ourmbclife. 

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This is a pilot episode brought to you in part by LatinaSHARE, meant for those needing resources and information about MBC in Spanish. Below you can read the episode's description in both Spanish and English:

Únase a nosotros para darle la bienvenida una vez más al Dr. Jesús D. Anampa MD, oncólogo médico en el Centro Montefiore Einstein para la Atención del Cáncer. En su presentación nos enseñará sobre inmunoterapia, así como nuevas estrategias utilizadas para el tratamiento del cáncer de seno metastásico.

Join us in once again welcoming Dr. Jesus D. Anampa MD, who is a medical oncologist at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. In his presentation, he will teach us about immunotherapy, as well as the new strategies used for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.

Please share this episode with anyone you may know who would benefit from a podcast in Spanish about MBC.  Thanks for listening and sharing! 

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When Roberta Lombardi, a Connecticut mom of three, heard her diagnosis of early-stage triple-positive breast cancer, she had 14 months of treatment but found herself changed after the experience. She formed a nonprofit, Infinite Strength, to support breast cancer patients of all stages but she quickly pivoted toward the lives of moms with metastatic breast cancer: Specifically, single mothers of kids under 18, with financial need and MBC. The need is great and the response has been as well. Roberta took her regional nonprofit from serving people in Connecticut, to the Northeast, then including the South, and soon its focus on changing the picture for these women spread nationwide. Infinite Strength had beneficiaries in 27 states in late August and there is a lot planned for the end of 2023 and into 2024. Roberta is laser focused on removing barriers so that both moms with MBC and their kids can make the most of their time together, and she’s not afraid of causing waves to reach that goal.

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 Welcome to the  episode 5 of our Meditation Mondays series, created with MBC patients in mind. In today's meditation, we will be focusing on having a sense of being in community, having the support of the community. 

Sit back and prepare to become calm and relaxed for the next 16 minutes 

Inspired by a very enthusiastic response to monthly meditation sessions from one of SHARE’s MBC support groups, this episode is our third in the series of meditation sessions recorded over the last year. These sessions are on average  20-25 minutes long. Our meditation leader is Barbara Chutroo,  an MBC patient herself and a member of the group.

Barbara is a longtime meditator and experienced meditation teacher. She's also a movement therapist and a clinical social worker.
Thanks for listening!

You will find all the past episodes  for this series  in The Podcast Vault, on our website:  https://www.ourmbclife.org/vault/meditation

 Do you like this series? We welcome feedback

Email:

[email protected]

 Send us a voice recording via email or through SpeakPipe on our website. 

 Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @ourmbclife

We’re so happy you joined us! If this conversation resonated with you please share it with someone who might need it. Don't forget to like and subscribe here to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. You can find more episodes, resources and ways to get involved on our website Our MBC Life. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to follow us on our socials @ourmbclife. 

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