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Janice Cowden: Beautiful story from Brinda
Jan 4, 2024, 06:43

Janice Cowden: Beautiful story from Brinda

Janice Cowden, shared a post by Living Beyond Breast Cancer, on Twitter:

“Beautiful story from Brinda, diagnosed with metastatic TNBC, shared by Living Beyond Breast Cancer”

Quoting Living Beyond Breast Cancers post:
“This week, we’re sharing our “Notable blogs of 2023,” inspiring stories that capture the essence of thriving after a breast cancer diagnosis. Brinda Robin journeys with a broad smile, encouraging women to lean on their support systems and embrace life.”
Janice Cowden is a former nurse, cancer patient and advocate. She was diagnosed with stage I triple-negative early-stage breast cancer in 2011; later, Janice was diagnosed with metastatic disease in 2016. She became a Living Beyond Breast Cancer Hear My Voice (HMV) Advocate in 2017 and continues to serve as a Helpline Volunteer. Janice works with several patient-founded and -led organizations including PCDI, GRASP, and Project Life MBC. As a trained peer support volunteer, she is founder of an international online peer support group for patients newly diagnosed with MBC.  She serves on the Board of Directors for METAvivor Research and Support, Inc., and is an Advisory Board member for Project Life MBC. In 2022, she attended ASCO as a patient advocate scholarship recipient. In October 2022, she was invited to serve as a lead patient advocate, representing PCDI, on a research study with ASCO.