Living

There was a time when I thought that if you had cancer, especially late-stage cancer, you would be skin and bones. You would "look sick." Well, that certainly has not...

After arriving home from LUNGevity's International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC), I always get down because for once I felt normal again. Surrounded by people going through the same thing I...

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...

I recently came back from a fantastic trip to Barcelona for IASLC’s World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). Since I chaired a session at the conference on Reinventing Clinical Trials...

I am outraged! The Lung Cancer Research Program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program within the Department of Defense is in jeopardy. The current 2020 Senate version of the...

I am sitting on a plane that will take me from Tel Aviv, Israel to Warsaw, Poland with the ultimate destination for today, New York City. I have been in...

Everyone knows all to well the story leading up to scan day. We are anxious. For me, it had not always been this way. Some weeks I forget I have scans...

Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy -- Part I.Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy -- Part II.Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently ran a guest commentary about a 43-year-old non-smoker who was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an EGFR mutation. The...

Lung cancer. Grief. Anger. Tears. Survivorship. Physicians. Scans. Treatments. Surgery. Radiation. Nausea. Fatigue. Planning. Guilt. Friendships. Support. Advocacy. Biomarker testing. Biopsy. Blood tests. Chemotherapy. Targeted therapy. Immunotherapy. Progression. Stable. Staging. Side effects...

Do you hear that? Listen closely! That’s the sound of nothing when a stage IV lung cancer patient cries out to those in impressive advocacy roles in hopes of bringing...

Have you ever thought about how your life might be different if when you were diagnosed with lung cancer, no one had told you? Suppose all your friends and family...

I recently had a conversation with a representative from the American Lung Association (ALA) about what role they can play to better help lung cancer patients. During the conversation, I...

I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 4 years ago. For the first 3 years, I was on a rollercoaster and had no idea what would strike me. One...

I started a group on Facebook for patients, by patients. We only allow lung cancer patients in this group, no caregivers or family are allowed. Our moderators and admins are...

Editor's Note: Donna recalls booking and preparing for her trip to Israel while also managing stage IV lung cancer. It's getting real! Several months ago, I stepped out in faith...

I love getting together with my friends and family. I desperately need to talk about normal, everyday things and not think about lung cancer all the time. However, I find...

Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy -- Part I.Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy -- Part II. After Keasha’s death, Chris dedicated himself to...

Cliches become useful because they reference important life lessons and truths in just a few words. There are two cliches that embody the spirit of Survivorship to me. There are...

This article may prove to be the most important information that you may read -- biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is how your oncologist can determine which chemotherapy or immunotherapy drug...