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7th Annual STAGE4CHANGE: VOICES4CHANGE β€” Forged in Fire

  • The Legacy Castle 141 New Jersey 23 Pompton Plains, NJ, 07444 United States (map)

πŸ”₯ HONOREE WOMEN MORNING SESSION – THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE FIRE πŸ”₯

πŸ”₯ REFINED BY FIRE: What has adversity revealed, stripped away, or strengthened in me?

❀️‍πŸ”₯ RISING THROUGH FIRE – THE FLAME WE CARRY: What remains inside when circumstances try to diminish us?

🀝πŸ”₯ FIRE THAT UNITES: What happens when women stop facing the fire alone?

πŸ”₯ HONOREE HUSBAND CAREGIVERS MORNING SESSION – THE JOURNEY WHILE THE FIRE IS BURNING πŸ”₯

πŸ’ͺπŸ”₯ FROM FIRE TO FORCE: What does caregiving demand of a man?

πŸ”₯πŸŒ… FROM EMBERS WE RISE: What happens after the moments that try to break us?

πŸ›‘οΈπŸ”₯ STRENGTH THROUGH FIRE: Where does strength actually originate?

πŸ›€οΈπŸ”₯ WHERE THE FIRE LEADS: Who are we becoming because of the road we’re walking?

🎀πŸ”₯ KEYNOTE & PANEL

From individual experiences to the larger MBC world. πŸ’—πŸ©΅πŸ’š

Possible topics:

  • πŸ”¬ Why MBC research remains underfunded

  • πŸ—£οΈ Patient voice and the future of MBC advocacy

  • πŸ’‘ Innovation versus access

  • 🀲 What patients and caregivers need that the system still isn’t providing

  • πŸ”₯ What happens when patients become advocates and advocates become changemakers

🎀πŸ”₯ KEYNOTE SPEAKER TOPIC – WHO DECIDES WHAT IS POSSIBLE?

When an entire system has learned to accept something as inevitable, who has the courage to challenge it? πŸ’ͺπŸ”₯

πŸ”₯πŸ—£οΈ PANEL DISCUSSION – THE FIRE WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT

What must change in the MBC worldβ€”and who is responsible for changing it? πŸ’—πŸ©΅πŸ’š

Challenge what’s accepted. Question what’s possible. Demand what MBC patients and families deserve. πŸ”₯

Earlier Event: August 1
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