Survivor Guilt? Heck No! Survivor Anger!I am angry. Angry that the parents of a seven year old had to beg for two years to get a CT...reactions6comments
5 Things You Can Do Even if You have No EnergyCancer treatments completely zap our energy. I get nivolumab treatments now and they do not leave me as exhausted as traditional chemo...reactionscomments
To Donate or Not To Donate: American vs. Chinese ViewsIt’s quite a routine for North Americans to donate to charities, but not for Chinese. According to “30 Years of Giving in...reactions5comments
It Isn't Always About YouI just read an article by Celeste Headlee that was published in the Huffington Post. It really resonated with me. It made me...reactions1comment
Nurse Navigators: Our Unsung HeroesNurse navigators bridge the gap between doctors and their patients and, well, help patients "navigate" through the maze of medical tests and...reactionscomments
Stop Playing Favorites with Cancer Research FundingI have written several articles about the lack of research funding and the stigma associated with lung cancer. I hope the example...reactionscomments
Cancer InvincibilityI have been meaning to schedule my annual mammogram. It’s also time for a colonoscopy. This morning I put both of those...reactions2comments
Breast EnvyWhen I was a young girl, I was completely flat-chested. Every article of clothing I wore simply hung shapelessly. It was flat-out...reactionscomments
Awareness From Breasts to LungsBreast cancer awareness was a groundbreaking movement in the 80s and 90s that, frankly, saved a lot of lives and laid the...reactionscomments
Taking Care of Dental Conditions while Undergoing Chemo: Dry MouthWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, no one told me anything at all about how important it is to visit a dentist...reactions2comments
This Dark and Heady BrewA cancer diagnosis is likely to spark quite a lot of nutritional and lifestyle advice, solicited or not, and mostly from non-medical...reactionscomments
Today's Word...BurdenBurden: To make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult: to put a heavy burden on (someone). This...reactionscomments
Nighttime Blue Light Exposure and Cancer RiskI read an alarming headline posted by a legitimate cancer treatment center. It proclaimed that the blue light from tablets and smartphones...reactionscomments
Finding Deeper Meaning to Life After Cancer Diagnosis -- Part IIAs believers, we know that we will face challenges in this world. We also understand that there is a time for everything...reactionscomments
Living Despite the Lung Cancer EpidemicIn the cancer world, there is a term called cured, although I really don't believe it means the same thing that is...reactions1comment
And... I CryThree days before Christmas, one of my longtime friends lost her only child in a car accident. Devastation doesn't begin to describe...reactionscomments
Green Cleaning to Save Money and Help Weakened Immune SystemsIt was just a couple of months ago that I attended a seminar at our local Cancer Support Communities clubhouse on essential...reactionscomments
Where is Lung Cancer's Nancy Brinker?A Facebook discussion today sent me scurrying to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Website to do some research. A friend whose...reactionscomments
The Concept of TimeTime has become a strange concept to me. When you’re younger it seems endless; you can’t even imagine being 50 years old...reactions4comments
The Struggle for Sleep, From Fatigue to InsomniaI do a lot of things well. Some even very well. Extremely well. But you know what I don't do well? Sleep...reactionscomments
