2025 Annual Report
Dear incredible member of our Unicorn tribe,
2025 was quite a year wasn’t it? The 2026 year of the fire horse has taken off with force, but take a breath with me in reflection of the past year ….
Let’s appreciate:
💧 The tears that made us humble and human
❤️🩹 The times we got back up
😊 The joys that gave us belly laughs
💖 The love created by the tribes around us
💖 The moments that made our heart beat faster
🦄 Where we are, right now
Life flows through paradoxes. No ups without downs. It’s been 3 years and 7 months since the path forked with my late wife Janice. In 2025, I had a health situation that made me re-evaluate life (again), understand cancer deeper, and step outside my comfort zone. And so I leaned into self-care and new joys revealed themselves - from summiting Mt Yushan in Taiwan, to flying a plane, to midnight Tokyo racing in the legendary Supra MK4, to fitness & mindfulness, to new circles of family & friendships, and deeper connections. Many MBC thrivers/patients urged me to take care of myself over the years. Those of us who have been or are caregivers often put ourselves last and forget this. Well, I finally did.
Those were incredible moments, but part of my core remains steadfast - a purpose to lift the quality of life (QoL) for those like Janice, those with Metastatic Breast Cancer. I’m so proud of the work our team has done this past year.
2025 Impact
💝 Helped raise ~$28k for two programs benefiting 1,000+ MBC patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center
🌻 10 QoL-related programs supported via funding, advisory, or board involvement
🏛️ Advocated in Congress to improve health care access & increase MBC research funding (3rd year)
🥾 Attended and supported MD Anderson’s 2025 Boot Walk (joined team that raised $339k for MBC)
🎤 Spoke as a caregiver on a panel at an MBC researchers conference at MD Anderson
🚀 Managed and launched a fresh and uplifting new website for METAvivor (as 2nd year board member). Continued on the Steering Committee of the Advanced Breast Cancer Clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
📖 Published an MBC & caregiver nature healing piece in Yosemite Muir Notes magazine
🏆 Won a charity pitch at Google
2025 Metrics
$20,000 - direct funding for 10 MBC-related Quality of Life programs
$36,800 - total impact (direct and influenced funding)
$169,000 - total impact since our founding in Aug 2022 (direct & influenced)
10 MBC Quality of Life Programs Funded
Advanced Breast Cancer Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX)
Bay Area Young Survivors (CA)
Wildfire Magazine & Breast Cancer Community (CA)
METAvivor (WI & Nationwide)
SHARE Cancer Support MBC (NY)
iRise Above Breast Cancer (MD)
New Hope Chinese Cancer Center (CA)
Patient Cancer Support Center, University of California San Francisco (CA)
Osher Center for Integrative Health, University of California San Francisco (CA)
More details about these programs & our process here.
The Unicorn Cancer Thrivers Foundation continues to thrive because of you, our tribe. You have made all of this possible, whether via donations, encouragement, friendship, or support. Together, we are changing the Metastatic Breast Cancer story from one of fear to one of hope. Thank you for lifting our wings and fueling our impact!
With gratitude,
Wang
Founder, on behalf of Unicorn Cancer Thrivers Foundation 🦄
P.S. on photo credits - some of the photos were taken by dear friends, advocates, and care teams. (Thank you!)
Unicorn Cancer Thrivers Foundation improves the quality of life of Metastatic Breast Cancer patients and caregivers. We fund & advise specialized programs that provide complex treatment navigation, support groups, education, and financial aid for those affected by MBC. We also actively engage in MBC advocacy, awareness, and resource creation.
Unicorn Cancer Thrivers Foundation is a charity improving the quality of life for those affected by Metastatic Breast Cancer. 100% of donations directly benefit MBC thrivers. Support us with a donation and help bring hope & healing to the MBC community.
