Meet Nicole - Part IIThis is Part II of the article series, Meet Nicole, taken from a March 2018 interview with Nicole McNair of Greensboro, NC. Dusty:How did they tell you that you had... By Dusty Donaldson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Right Place and TimeFor all my complaining about living in Los Angeles, I have to acknowledge how fortunate I am to be here. As with many things in life, since being diagnosed with... By Jeffrey Poehlmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Medical Marijuana - An Ideas Whose Time Has Come?I attended a LUNGevity Lunch and Learn meeting yesterday. During the Survivor Stories session, a man I will call Jack began telling his story. He was diagnosed with advanced small... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Get Your Smile OnLaughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. --Charlie Chaplin I recently listened to a Webinar put on by the Texas Oncology Foundation that was called Survivorship: Your... By Donna Fernandez2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Sleep Hygiene and a Cancer Patient's InsomniaOn a recent visit to my oncologist, we got to talking about some of the issues I was currently dealing with. The treatment I had been on was particularly low... By Jeffrey Poehlmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Do I Think About Having Lung Cancer Every Day?A good friend of mine asked me a little while ago if I think about the fact that I have lung cancer every day. I had to stop for a... By Ivy Elkins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
"Wow! You Look Great!"I went to lunch with some friends who haven't seen me in several years. In fact, I probably haven't seen some of them in four or even five years. We... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Tools That Can Help You Manage Your DiseaseFighting lung cancer is nearly a full-time job. The time is long since past that we as patients should sit back and just turn over our health to our doctors... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Life and BreathFebruary 20th of 2014 and the worst day of my life. It was the day I heard the words directed to me, "I am sorry but you have lung cancer." Anyone reading... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Are The Stages Of Lung Cancer?I am often asked what are the stages of lung cancer and how does your medical team come to the conclusion of your staging. There are MANY tests to help determine... By Jennifer M. Toth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Living Life After a Cancer DiagnosisI have two dogs. One white. One black. One female. One male. As different from one another as night and day. But, I consider them both lifesavers. When I was... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Reflections on ASCOIn early June, I attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as a Patient Advocate. Held every year in Chicago, ASCO draws close to 40,000... By Ivy Elkins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Help! I Can't Get a Good Breath!I recently saw a question raised by a lung cancer survivor who was experiencing difficulty breathing after radiation treatments. She wanted to know what tips we had that could help... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Weight She Carries: Support For The CaregiverThere is a couple I know where the wife is so fed up about losing her sense of identity, losing her sense of joy, and, perhaps most importantly, constantly living... By Jeffrey Poehlmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
When They Tell You NED...NED, or No Evidence of Disease. Aren't those the most wonderful words you have ever seen? It doesn't really matter where your cancer is or where it came from because... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
How Nonscientific Advocates Can Understand ScienceIn addition to the obvious challenges facing those of us diagnosed with lung cancer, there’s another challenge that many of us are quite simply unprepared for: understanding science. I want... By Dusty Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Kidney Damage From Chemotherapy: My Story and What You Should KnowAfter four chemotherapy infusions, I was feeling pretty good. My energy level and feeling of well-being were on the rise. CT scans showed that my lung cancer was shrinking as... By Anita Figueras3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Coping With Chemo BrainDo you have chemo brain? It's a real thing. I know for a long time, doctors, especially, scoffed at the idea, but they now recognize its reality. The general public... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Understanding DeathA friend of mine recently asked me, as a lung cancer patient, if I had any insight into the process of dying. This seemed reasonable to me -- in the... By Jeffrey Poehlmann4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Do You Still Smoke?And I mean cigarettes. I'm sure you heard from everyone non-stop that you needed to quit smoking or have you quit? I am here to discuss the harsh realities of... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments