SHEILA GODREAU

I am a wife, a mom of two amazing young adults, a sister, a daughter, a full-time program manager in the corporate world, an entrepreneur, a metastatic breast cancer thriver and advocate. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico but Florida has been my home for the last 25 years. I have been living with MBC for 9 years. I was diagnosed at age 44, de novo, ER/PR+ and HER2-, mets to nodes and liver. I am still on my first line of treatment, hormone therapy, and have been NEAD for little over 8 years. My diagnosis was a complete surprise, but I chose early on in my journey to make it my life mission to give joy and to support others as they go through their MBC journey, to share my story and give hope to those that need it the most. Faith, family, friends and service to others are my pillars.

I am a Project Life mentor for other MBC patients, a Living Beyond Breast Cancer Hear My Voice alumna, an individual member of the MBC Alliance, a former board member and METAvivor Stage IV Stampede captain for the state of Florida, a consumer reviewer for the Breast Cancer Research Program and a member of Surviving Breast Cancer MBC Leadership committee. I am also the founding chair for the St. Petersburg, FL chapter of Dayforce Cares, a nonprofit that provides financial support to people in need.