She had this fearless spirit about her. She was going to take the world on by storm, and she did that all the way to the end of her life.” Carlita McIlwain remembers her mother, Sylvia, as an adventurous world traveler who fiercely loved her family. Sylvia passed away from metastatic breast cancer (MBC) just before Mother’s Day last year. Carlita now works for Susan G. Komen to uphold her mother’s legacy by making a tangible impact to one day find the cures for MBC. Visit our blog at the link in our bio to learn more about Carlita and listen to her episode of the Real Pink podcast.