5 Things About Lung Cancer For World Lung Cancer DayWorld Lung Cancer Day is August 1, 2021. I have compiled a list of things that I have learned after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at 30, 7... By Diane Spryabout 4 hours agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Real Talk With My Giver of Care, My HusbandOn our wedding day, my husband and I vowed before God, we would be there for each other in sickness and in health. With my lung cancer diagnosis, I consider... By Lalaine Alfaro3 days agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My StoryCompletely healthy, I thought... I was so fit at 55 it was crazy. Then, after 2 bronchoscopes, I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCL lung cancer. I had it in... By Dbedwell3 days agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Surprise!The healthiest man on the town until anemia sent me to the hospital. After receiving a colonoscopy, then removing 18 inches of my colon, what followed was chemotherapy. The initial... By 4343B23 days agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Reaching Some New MilestonesMay 2021 has been quite a busy month for my family! Not only did my younger son graduate from high school, but my husband and I decided to sell our... By Ivy Elkins4 days agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Am I A Survivor?I know that the words that we use in the cancer world are important. There are numerous blogs and articles on what to call ourselves once we are diagnosed with... By Diane Spry5 days agoBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Epidemiology Of A Young Lung Cancer PatientThe epidemiology of young lung cancer study is a collaboration between the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute and GO2 Foundation. The main purpose of the study is to find out... By Diane SpryJuly 23, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Let Guilt Go: Top 10 EditionThere’s often guilt I think on this journey for so many reasons. We all deal with so much and then place guilt on top of it and it doesn’t seem... By Ashley RicklesJuly 21, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Joy Is A GiftIs joy still possible even with a lung cancer diagnosis? Joy is always mistaken as happiness. They are not interchangeable. Joy is from within despite what is going on in... By Lalaine AlfaroJuly 20, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Setting Up A Lung Cancer FundraiserCancer is not cheap. We know this before we are diagnosed and get hit hard after. Everything adds up from medical expenses to parking. The added expenses that many do... By Diane SpryJuly 19, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Pivotal Moments In My Lung Cancer JourneyAs I journey to my illness there are important or critical moments that have changed me completely. These moments have not only transformed me but I get to have the... By Lalaine AlfaroJuly 16, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Should A Lung Cancer Patient Look Like?Recently I read my colleague Denise's post at LungCancer.net, The Struggle You Don't See. I was very moved as I survived lung cancer for six years. Like Denise, I had... By Christine Qiong WuJuly 15, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
ProgressionThis isn't my first rodeo. I've dealt with lung cancer progression before. Actually, four times since my original lung cancer diagnosis. In the last six years, I've had radiation two... By Lisa MoranJuly 13, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Love and Lung CancerI will be honest; I was never too lucky in the love department. In my teens and for most of my 20s I was always the single friend or the... By Diane SpryJuly 12, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Traveling for TreatmentIn 2016, I was put into a position where I had to make a difficult decision. The lung cancer was growing, and I was at a point where my doctor... By Diane SpryJuly 9, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Advocate Talk, And A Little Patient ReflectionI was a healthcare advocate for my husband (pulmonary fibrosis) and mother (lung cancer). Both experiences were different and the same. I’ve also been a lung cancer patient, not a... By Patti HenryJuly 8, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Can Challengers Be A Threat?I’ve come to realize that we indeed have a mix of various personalities and that falls into the pot of the patient as well as the medical team. We learn... By Yolanda Brunson-SarraboJuly 6, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Empowering Lessons and Lung CancerA cancer journey can be very difficult - often confusing and quite painful. This journey often comes with lots of tears. Sometimes the journey becomes life lessons. I have learned... By Ashley RicklesJuly 1, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Reflections On My 6th CancerversaryIt has been 6 years since I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer metastatic to the brain. In these 6 years, I have seen too many lung cancer patients... By Christine Qiong WuJune 30, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
I Hope to Retire One DayIn my early 20s, I worked for a big-box electronics retailer as a full-time operations associate. As part of the companies benefits package, I opted to buy into the employee... By Diane SpryJune 28, 2021Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
