After 27 years of living with metastatic breast cancer, I attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium for the first time — not knowing what to expect, or even if I would feel like I belonged.
What I found was something I didn’t realize I’d been missing: connection, affirmation, and a growing movement focused not just on survival, but on living well with metastatic disease.
In this episode, I share:
What it was like attending SABCS as a patient advocate
Why quality of life matters just as much as treatment advances
How patient advocacy is evolving — and where I see myself in it
What it means to finally feel like these are my people
This conversation is about belonging, purpose, and using our voices — especially for those living with metastatic breast cancer who are navigating life beyond the early days of diagnosis.
If you’re living with cancer, supporting someone who is, or wondering how to keep moving forward when the path feels uncertain, this episode is for you.
If you’re looking for practical, compassionate support for living well with cancer, you can find my guides here:
👉 Guides & Resources: https://shop.heatherjose.com/all-guides
Each guide can stand alone, and many people choose more than one to support different phases of their journey.
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