Opioid Painkillers and Cancer CareCancer patients require a wide variety of options for their care, both curative and palliative. Sometimes that includes heavy-duty pain medications. There...reactionscomments
Fear and the Reality CheckI don't want to die and I don't necessarily want to think about dying. But as a Stage IV lung cancer patient...reactionscomments
Cutting My Own HairI wasn't supposed to lose my hair. Not with this treatment, anyway. Maybe when I was on chemotherapy and everybody expected me...reactions7comments
How Well Is Well When Talking About How We Feel?"I'm doing fine." That is the response I usually give when asked how I am doing. People ask me how I feel...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
Positive Contributions Equal a Brighter DayHave you ever met that person who enters a room and is instantly likable? Someone who has a positive comment to make...reactions3comments
Getting Easier While Getting TougherCancer treatment can be a whole world of contradiction for a patient. Because of our individual biologies and the unpredictability of treatments...reactions4comments
Fear and the Reality Check -- Part TwoAs discussed in the first part of this article, as a Stage IV lung cancer patient, it is difficult to escape the...reactionscomments
Treating the Many Shades of RashOver the course of nearly four years, I have learned to cope with a variety of skin conditions brought on by various...reactionscomments
Parent-Child Communication Over TimeWhen I received my diagnosis of Stage IV Lung Cancer, my child was eight years old. My wife, who has professional experience...reactionscomments
That Thing About Blaming SmokersI was fortunate enough in the 1970s to grow up in a smoke-free household. But not all my friends were so lucky...reactions1comment
Honesty In ConversationLung cancer is not quite unique in the way that people dance around what they are feeling in conversation, but it is...reactionscomments
Cancersplaining 101If I had any moments of doubt about why I got cancer or what I should do to get rid of it...reactions2comments
‘Cover Girls’ Raise Awareness, Advance ChangeRecently, as I was in the Resource Center of the High Point Regional Cancer Center just before a meeting there, I suddenly...reactionscomments
Understanding DeathA friend of mine recently asked me, as a lung cancer patient, if I had any insight into the process of dying...reactionscomments
Moving Beyond the Fear of DeathIt is okay to acknowledge fear. We all have it. When living with a cancer diagnosis, it can be exceptionally difficult to...reactions2comments
Balancing PrioritiesLiving with lung cancer makes a few things easier -- for instance, you have a permanent excuse for just about anything, and...reactionscomments
New Treatment, New Side Effects - Part OneWe are extremely saddened to say that on October 21, 2018, Jeffrey Poehlmann passed away. Jeffrey’s advocacy efforts and writing continue to...reactionscomments
Approaching Every Holiday Like It's the LastI was diagnosed just before Thanksgiving and opted to wait until after Christmas to begin my chemotherapy. Assuming that there was a...reactionscomments
