Lysa Buonanno

The day you receive a cancer diagnosis is often the worst day of most people’s lives. Everyone handles it differently and, of course, not all diagnoses are the same. Was...

The busy holiday season is in full force and so is cold and flu season. Spending more time in the public with shopping and parties can make us more susceptible...

We all expect changes in our bodies as we age, but wow! I feel like I’m constantly looking in the mirror and asking the stranger staring back at me “what...

I was always a decent cook, but never a great cook. Although I grew up eating healthy foods and really enjoyed fresh food from the garden, I just looked at...

Time has become a strange concept to me. When you’re younger it seems endless; you can’t even imagine being 50 years old, let alone 80. We think we are invincible...

This is the second time I’ve had chemo in my seven years of living with stage IV lung cancer. I’m so thankful for research and new drugs for side effects...

Since my diagnosis 7 years ago, I have become very active in the lung cancer community. It started small by volunteering with a local organization, but then I went all...

It can be a difficult task. Staying present means giving your full attention to what you are doing or experiencing at that exact moment. This includes all your thoughts and...

I recently had the privilege of attending IASLC’s 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Ontario. Let me start by saying this may be a very scientific recap...

About a year after diagnosis, I sought out ways to get involved in the lung cancer community. First, it was locally by gathering a team of supporters and participating in...

I recently I had the honor of participating in the American Association for Cancer Research’s Scientist-Survivor Program (SSP). It was the 20-year anniversary since its inception and there were 31...

First let me start by saying how grateful I am to have options. Although I wish the best option would just slap me in the face and say “Pick me!”...

For those of you that had chemo, you get it. 'Chemo brain' is an umbrella term used to describe the effects chemotherapy and other medications have on the brain. It affects...