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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
I did it my way!Hi my name is Pam Dight I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It was located in my adrenal gland and lymph nodes. I was told I had 1...reactions2comments
Let’s Celebrate!In 2017 -- at the age of 36, when I received my lung cancer diagnosis, I remember thinking and hoping to see my 40th birthday. It seemed so far away...reactionscomments
Long-Term Side Effects?It’s tough getting older, but definitely better than the alternative! While I am incredibly grateful for the advances in research that are allowing me to live well with stage IV...reactions6comments
Aging GracefullyIt’s a fact of life that we all age. We are always moving forward because we simply cannot go backward. Before you know it you are 30! When one is given...reactions1comment
Music Soothes the SoulEveryone has different ways to cope with a lung cancer diagnosis. I have heard more times than I can count to meditate and/or do some yoga. I have never been...reactions2comments
Growing Mental ToughnessAs soon as I heard the words "you have a stage IV lung cancer" my mind went crazy and my body felt I got knocked down. I was there but...reactionscomments
I Did Not Lose My Hair But….When most people think of cancer patients they think of a person that is frail, skinny, looks sick and they are bald. I have been lucky so far and have...reactionscomments
The Ugly Side of CaregivingIt is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...reactions4comments
Take the Person Before Patient SurveyThe Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like lung cancer can...reactionscomments
Experiencing Lung Cancer as a Young WomanWhen I talk about anything lung cancer-related, I say “in the lung cancer world” or “in the lung cancer community”. It is one of those things that you cannot understand...reactionscomments
What Saved My Life From Lung Cancer?I've been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer for six years. For the first three years, I was a different person as compared to now. I was often puzzled about...reactions3comments
Lowering Dose for Health and SafetyAs I hit slightly over one year of taking a second-generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, a TKI, another common side effect took hold of my body called anemia. Living with lung...reactionscomments
Cancer PTSDWhen I think of the term PTSD (short for post-traumatic stress disorder) I think of the military and someone who was in active duty and seen things that most of...reactions6comments
