On April 3rd, I got to meet with WA State Sen. Vandana Slatter’s team! Sen. Slatter, the creator of the Washington Health Corps, is a dedicated healthcare advocate in WA state. She is a licensed pharmacist in Washington state, and for over 20 years, she was a clinical scientist at multiple leading biotech companies. As […]
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On March 21, I had the honor of speaking on the Looms4Lupus podcast! Looms4Lupus is a non-profit organization that provides lupus, fibromyalgia and mental health awareness, advocacy, and support to those living with these conditions, their loved ones, and caregivers. It was founded by three sisters— Estela, Juana, and Araceli Mata. “The Mata Sisters” actively
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On March 15, I got to attend Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Community Day! There were over 250 fundraisers, corporations, and advocates there. Not only does Community Day showcase and highlight the amazing efforts of the SCH advocacy community, but is an amazing opportunity to connect with others and collaborate. This year, I got to meet so
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On February 28th, I met with Estela Mata, President of Looms for Lupus, a non-profit based in California working to eliminate lupus and overlapping conditions related health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. A main goal of their work is providing and advocating for mental health services of not only patients, but caregivers! We
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Thank you so much Colette and Leah for your support of the campaign and having me on your show! It was amazing to meet with you, hear your insights on the current state of cancer support, and share more about my mission. In this episode, we discuss the importance of taking that first step of
CanSER on the Let’s Talk F’ng Cancer Podcast! Read More »
As our National Outreach Campaign reaches more and more advocates, we are moving ever closer to our next step—actually building CanSER!!! Going state by state, we plan to unite support orgs in each state, until we have eventually created a national network. Anddd, we are starting with our home base—Washington State! Here is a recap
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One year ago today, on World Cancer Day, we announced our national outreach campaign to build CanSER! Our mission has come so far since then, so let’s take a look at some of our greatest accomplishments so far! Feb 4, 2024: Launched National Outreach Campaign August 27, 2024: Spoke with NCI Patient Advocate Daniel Garza
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On December 5th, I met with Rep. Kristine Reeves again for a conversation on the current state of cancer support care in Washington. She shared about how cancer has affected her family, and how crucial emotional support was during these hard times. Rep. Reeves also invited all our viewers and readers to share their personal
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On November 26th, I met with Amy Zhou, the Senior Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Kim Schrier! Congresswoman Schrier is the U.S. representative from Washington’s 8th congressional district and a pediatrician. Many of her policies are focused on making healthcare more equitable and accessible to all. In this meeting, we talked about CanSER’s National Outreach Campaign
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Thank you so much to Rep. Kristine Reeves for speaking with me about CanSER’s national outreach campaign. We discussed the state of current cancer support care, and how individuals can make a difference by simply talking with their representatives and pushing for change. Rep. Reeves represents the 30th legislative district of Washington. Some of her
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