Living

I had the pleasure of attending this year's HealtheVoices conference, sponsored through Johnson and Johnson. The premise of HealtheVoices is to bring together online health advocates from a wide spectrum...

Anyone who really knows me and has traveled the journey with me knows that God and my daughter come first. It seems like yesterday I was being told I had about...

I’ve written prior on the importance of a good doctor and patient partnership. Unfortunately, there can be missing pieces for both parties for whatever reason. Let’s talk about what is...

Before I got diagnosed, I had big plans for when I retired, but that changed in November 2014. Now I wonder what’s going to happen to me when my husband...

I have had lung cancer for eight years. One thing that puzzled me is how few people who were not affected by cancer knew about the lives of cancer patients...

It is clear that many people who have experienced a diagnosis walk in question mode for one reason or another. Questions, by all means, are a good thing; however, do...

Not too long ago, my half-sister Laura, my niece Ana, and my great-niece came to visit me and my family from Monterrey, Mexico. It was such a joy to see...

Because of the uniqueness of each person with lung cancer, the effects of lung cancer will also be different for each person. We're interested in hearing more about your journey...

After I found out that I was ALK-positive for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), I decided to take chances because life is too short not to. I wanted to experience...

Even before I found out I had lung cancer, there were many things I couldn't have prevented. The addition and persistence of cancer only make matters worse. One of my...

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. It is a disease that affects not only the physical health of individuals but also their emotional and...

In 2014 when I was diagnosed, I remember the look on my children’s faces when I told them I had lung cancer. I remember the fear in my mom’s eyes...

In April 2014, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the time, I felt overwhelmed by the diagnosis and all the changes that were ahead of me. My initial reaction...

The Hispanic and Latino heritages are known to be tough groups of fighters. Never give up, and never back down. We say our indigenous ancestors' blood runs through our veins...

I’ve done so much advocacy for lung cancer that I didn’t want to forget everything I’ve done. So another lung cancer sister told me to do a lung cancer resume...

I can proudly say that I’m a good patient advocate, and I enjoy it. However, after three years, a small voice inside me asked: Is that it? That’s all? The...

I’ve been asked by friends and family members, “Why do you go every year to lung cancer summits? What do you get out of them?” What people say amazes me...

My advocacy began just about 13 years ago. In 2010 my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and lost her life within the same year. The energy and the force...