Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo

Being diagnosed with lung cancer can be a roundabout feeling. The questions of what I could have done differently and questioning following the playbook only to be diagnosed regardless. As...

I remember the words chiming through a phone as if it was yesterday. I know it wasn’t a cakewalk for my mother as well, as she was the one who...

When we discuss our experiences with doctors, the conversation can go through a level of peaks - it's something. Some have had interesting experiences mixed with good and bad, or...

Sometimes, depending on your healthcare facility, there may or may not be a clear indication of the best aftercare practices after being diagnosed with lung cancer. At times you may...

November was lung cancer awareness month. The month came and went with little fanfare, as it usually does. I had a few conversations on various platforms. One sentiment seemed to...

When coping with an illness like lung cancer, the fewer reminders of what you're experiencing in real time, the better. I know it sounds easier said than done. “How can...

When someone has been approached with the horrible news of “you have lung cancer”, the flurry of images that goes through someone’s mind, I can imagine is overwhelming. I recall...

It all happened in a flash...a visit to the emergency room led to a stay that would be unimaginable. I totally get why people are so scared of going to...

We think of the many possibilities of healthy life to perhaps clear up the wrong of the past, or what we may have done with our bodies that weren't the...

Many times it’s hard for a care partner to truly give their thoughts, especially when their loved ones are the ones going through the process of lung cancer. Sometimes you...

I’m unsure if there’s a place or gathering spot for care partners to release their inner anxieties when told that their loved ones have lung cancer, but I would say...