Meet Team McIndoo Moves
This year, I was planning to take on the Move for More challenge solo — but when I told Ciara about it, she surprised me in the most beautiful way. She asked if she could join too!
She took her time thinking through what her movement goals would be and who she wants to move for (I’ll let her share that part), and now we’re in this together — moving side by side!
What follows is the original message I wrote before Ciara joined — and it still holds true.
I’m living with Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I’m doing this challenge for more than awareness. I’m doing it for my health, for my family, and for my kids—because I want to be here as long as I can.
But I’m also moving for every Canadian IBC sister who was dismissed, misdiagnosed, or found too late. For all of us who had to fight to be heard. For everyone still fighting.
Like too many others, my symptoms were dismissed. I was misdiagnosed—by good healthcare providers who simply didn’t know about Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Would I have been Stage 3 instead of Stage 4 if it had been caught sooner? I don’t know. But I do know this: when IBC is missed, it costs people time—and sometimes their lives.
These delayed diagnoses, worse outcomes, and patients being dismissed when time is everything affect lives, families, and futures. And we can help change that.
IBC is rare, aggressive, and underrecognized in Canada. There’s no early stage. It’s often diagnosed late. It’s not included in national guidelines. There’s no dedicated research funding here—and no time to waste.
This May, I’m moving to change that. And I hope you’ll join me.
Every dollar raised supports awareness, education, peer support, advocacy, and the research Canadians with IBC have waited too long for. Every step taken helps someone else be seen, heard, and diagnosed sooner.
If you can, please support me by donating or joining the challenge. Move however you can—walk, roll, dance, stretch—because every move makes a difference.
More awareness. More research. More lives saved.
More time.
#MoveForMore #MoveForIBC #BecauseIBCCantWait
THIS ISN’T ABOUT HOW YOU MOVE. IT’S ABOUT WHY.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer is aggressive, underfunded, and often misdiagnosed. It’s not rare—it’s rarely recognized. And in Canada, it has been left out of the conversation for far too long. We’re changing that. The IBC Network Foundation Canada is a registered charity led by patients, focused entirely on IBC. We support people living with this disease, push for faster diagnosis and better access to care, and we’re building the research funding IBC has gone without for far too long. This May, we’re inviting you to Move for More. Move however you can—walk, run, dance, stretch, ride—and raise
funds to support real action:
Your support moves more than just your body.
Donate, sign up, and share this campaign today.
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How funds will be used.
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Our Call to Action
Don’t sit this one out.
Move with us this May—walk, roll, dance, stretch, ride—whatever
movement looks like for you.
IBC patients in Canada deserve
better. Let’s do something about it.
👉 Register, donate, and share. Every step counts. Every dollar helps.
FAQ or Contact
Have questions?
Want to know more about how to participate, donate, or spread
the word?
We’re happy to help—reach out any time:
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info@ibcnetworkcanada.org
📍ibcnetworkcanada.org
Event Date
Event runs: May 1–31, 2024
This is a virtual challenge you can do from anywhere,
anytime.
Set your own movement goal and fundraising target, and
complete it during the month of May.
We’ll be cheering you on—and
sharing milestones—every step of the way.
