MY LIFE MATTERS METASTATIC YOUNG (MY), LIVING IN FOCUS EMPOWERED (LIFE) FALL 2023 1 WELCOME LETTERS Lisa Orr and Maimah Karmo 4 HER STAGE IV DIAGNOSIS PROPELLED HER INTO ADVOCACY Juanita Miller 8 ADVOCACY Sheila Johnson 10 HER LEGACY IS MY LEGACY Jonell Deshotel 16 THE POWER OF SPEAKING UP Asha Miller 18 ADVOCACY IS ACTION Regenia WashingtonRedmon 27 WHAT EVERY WOMAN WITH BREAST CANCER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENDOMETRIAL CANCER Sue Friedman and Wenora Johnson Sheila Johnson ILLINOIS 32 HEALTH EQUITY, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP, BETTER KNOWN AS HEAL 37 INCLUSION, CARE & EQUITY MATTERS TO ALL OF US Shanda Cooper WHERE DO OUR AUTHORS LIVE? Wenora Johnson ILLINOIS Kimber Hand-Harris ILLINOIS Juanita Miller PENNSYLVANIA 38 ADVOCACY IN ACTION Kimber Hand-Harris 40 FINDING MY PURPOSE: WORKING TO FIND A CURE By Dr. Lisa Trevino Shanda Cooper WASHINGTON, DC Dr. Lisa Trevino TEXAS Asha Miller OHIO Regenia Washington-Redmon TEXAS Jonell Deshotel LOUISIANNA 2 MY LIFE MATTERS ADVOCACY IN ACTION | FALL 2023 Sue Friedman FLORIDA