Self-Care Basics: Why is it important and how can we practice it?Self-care has been an ever-evolving concept in our world for decades. Originally, the World Health Organization defined self-care in the 1980’s as...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives (Part 2)Check out Part 1 of Dusty's article Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives Lung cancer screening is done by a low-dose CT scan...reactionscomments
My Dream Wedding & Honeymoon...Followed By My Cancer DiagnosisWe picked the perfect wedding song. Oh, because you are the best thing, you’re the best thing, baby. I can still hear...reactionscomments
Applying for Social Security Disability BenefitsThe Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability benefits to individuals who cannot work due...reactions4comments
Musings from the Chemo ChairIt is Monday. Every other Monday finds me sitting in the chemo chair. Today is that day. When you walk into my...reactions5comments
Abby’s RoadThe recent deaths of several of our comrades have hit the lung cancer community incredibly hard. One of those losses was Abby...reactionscomments
Advocating for Lung Cancer to Get "Equal Time"I am on a forum with people who have all kinds of cancer. A lot of the members have had breast cancer...reactionscomments
Do You Struggle with Your Weight? I Sure Do.Until I was around 55 or so, I could eat anything I wanted and I remained as thin as a rail. But...reactionscomments
Caring for the Caregiver: How to Support a Loved One with Lung CancerChronic lung diseases don’t just change the life of patients, but also that of friends and family. When someone is diagnosed with...reactionscomments
Paying It Forward After Lung CancerWritten in collaboration by Dusty Donaldson and Kimberly Lester In the not-so-distant past, a lung cancer diagnosis was very nearly a death...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Navigator for People Impacted by Lung CancerIf you have cancer, the day you finish treatment is an occasion you look forward to from the moment you’re diagnosed. Sometimes...reactionscomments
Not Everyone UnderstandsSo, I debated about writing about this for quite some time. No one likes to admit they failed. I did fail, I...reactionscomments
Advance Directives-Making Your Wishes KnownDiscussing wishes for end of life care is one of the most avoided yet also one of the most important conversations concerning...reactionscomments
Survivor’s GuiltWhen I speak about lung cancer, especially to a group of people who may not know much about the subject, I sometimes...reactions2comments
What Will They Say?Several days ago, I got a text message telling me that a former colleague and friend had passed away unexpectedly. I had...reactionscomments
Participating in the Scientist-Survivor ProgramI recently I had the honor of participating in the American Association for Cancer Research’s Scientist-Survivor Program (SSP). It was the 20-year...reactionscomments
Get Off Your Duff and Get Moving!There are a few articles hitting the news lately about how too much sitting contributes to a number of cancers. The reason...reactionscomments
OvercomerDo you love music? Has music played a major (or even not-so-major) part in your cancer experience? I am really not a...reactions3comments
Perspective: Not Enough or Making Progress or Both?Perspective is an interesting thing. I just got home from the 2018 Lung Cancer Leadership Conference sponsored by Lung Cancer Research Foundation...reactionscomments
Working Together to Defeat Lung CancerWhat if we could give governors a roadmap to help defeat lung cancer in their state? The American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE...reactionscomments
