Project Life and A Dash of Joy
Project Life
Project Life is a virtual wellness house. Focusing on their five dimensions of wellness, it offers programs to address the various topics that a Metastatic Breast Cancer patient and their loved ones face through different wellness rooms. Addressed topics include (but is not a comprehensive list) financial toxicity, end of life planning, fertility and sexual challenges, parenting, caregiving, grief, therapeutic art, journaling, and one-to-one mentoring. The groups and classes are small to invite more personal conversations, interactions, and a safe place to “BE."
Project Life’s Book Club Selections
The Insider’s Guide to Metastatic Breast Cancer: a Summary of the Disease and Its Treatments by Anne Loeser
Hospice Doctor’s Widow by Jennifer O’Brien
Website LifeLines and the book LifeLines by Melissa Bernstein
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Additional Resources
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer. This annual conference features experts from across the country presenting on news MBC patients can use in large sessions as well as specialized, interactive workshops.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Hear My Voice: Outreach Volunteer Program provides the tools and training to help people living with metastatic breast cancer make a difference in their physical and digital communities.
The annual MakeMoves.fit, Climb for a Cure exists to raise funds for awareness for Metastatic Breast Cancer, support for the patient and their families, and research for a cure.
National Cancer Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)’ mission is to advocate for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer. Founded by and for cancer survivors, NCCS created the widely accepted definition of survivorship and defines someone as a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life.
NCCS’ Elevate Ambassadors are advocates, leaders, and survivors who ensure quality cancer care is delivered. Ambassadors receive mentorship, support, networking opportunities, and in-person training to develop and execute a plan-of-action to improve survivorship care in their local community
NCCS’ Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium 2021.” We have another incredible roster of cancer survivors, health care professionals, policy experts, and more sharing their stories and the experiences. In addition to our policy and advocacy sessions, we will have morning wellness opportunities and evening networking and entertainment. We look forward to an incredible and inspiring three days!”
Medical Oncologist and Director of Palliative Care for Johns Hopkins Medicine Dr. Thomas Smith discusses the role of survivorship care for patients living with advanced cancer, tips for staying healthy and living well for as long as possible, what to expect going forward, when
Meet the Guests of this Episode
DASH OF JOY
If you want more JOY in your life you can join Dar (@dardarfi on Insta) on her joyful journey here on the podcast every month and on our social feeds. Want more? Join one of Dar’s joyful groups.
Choose to Live with Joy on Facebook and Instagram - a public group for anyone to have Joy, share Joy, & help others get Joy in their life.
Making Our Best MBC Life - a private facebook group for those who have been diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. It is dedicated to being a place for uplifting conversation and ideas to help us live our very best life with MBC.
No one should face MBC alone.
Whether you have a diagnosis yourself, or you're a friend, family member or caregiver of someone with a diagnosis, we're here to lend support, give information, share experiences, and to lift you up every time you need it. Research has proven that having the support we need during our most challenging times is paramount to honing coping skills and striving for wellness. Our supportive network is made of people just like you, who DO know what it's like, who HAVE been there, who CAN help.
TALKMETS HELPLINE
SHARE Cancer Support
Monday-Saturday 930a-9p EST
1-844-ASK SHARE, 1-844-275-7427 Option 6
https://www.sharecancersupport.org/metastatic-breast-cancer/helpline/
