Words to Live By
Young Survival Coalition
Words to Live By: Stories from the MBC Community
Young adults living with metastatic breast cancer don't need a campaign built around them. They need one built with them.
That's this series — created by The Rathkopfs with the MBC community, including thriver Lauren Huffmaster. We asked one question: what stories do you want to tell? Their answers shaped everything.
The result: raw, spiritually grounded, in their own words. Not content about a community — content led by it.
It won a Communicator Award of Excellence, the highest honor, and was shared widely on Gilead's social channels.
JASMINE
“I think the way I even think about dreams are different now - I just think of the word peace”
TIANA
“Instead of me feeling like I’ve got a death sentence, I view it as my purpose.”
ASHLEY
“I had to have a hysterectomy, I’ve had so many surgeries - I’ve lost my career.”
CHRISTINA
“I think the way I even think about dreams are different now - I just think of the word peace”
WREN
“For every day that I’m on this earth I will make sure that our voices are heard.”
KATIE
“I'm alive right now. And I want people to see that I'm alive right now. I have metastatic breast cancer, but I'm not metastatic breast cancer.”
JOANNA
“The third time [I was diagnosed], I was pissed off.”
