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I’ve shared my memorial of my passed lung cancer friends, Gina and Linnea in Part 1, who left us much too early. Now, I’ll tell you about Trish. Trish is...

Diet and nutrition are essential topics to talk about after being diagnosed with lung cancer. How can we find a healthy balance between eating right and enjoying the food we...

Lung cancer is hard. It is very important to have people in your corner to support you and help with various tasks. My people are my family: my twin, mom...

Since my father passed, the holidays haven't been the same.  This will be my second Christmas without him.  My sister is living in San Diego and can't visit. Therefore, Karley (my...

One day as I was getting ready for Lung Cancer Awareness Month in October, I read something along the lines of "mourning about passing of lung cancer friends and feeling...

Oncologists fight cancer for a living; it is a clear journey that they choose to be on. However, patients living with lung cancer must face this journey - whether they...

When lung cancer enters your life, it disrupts things you would never think of. When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I had just turned 30 a few months earlier...

When coping with an illness like lung cancer, the fewer reminders of what you're experiencing in real time, the better. I know it sounds easier said than done. “How can...

I'm not sure what's been going on with me lately.  I've wanted to help every person that's crossed my path.  Of course, the strokes haven't helped since I still spread...

I had surgery related to my lung cancer done on August 31, 2022. I did not go into the surgery thinking it would be easy, but I did not anticipate...

So, we all know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, but for me and the lung cancer community, it’s every day. Still, I do my part in November to...

I am in awe for reaching this far living with lung cancer. Throughout my diagnosis and treatment, I choose to self-advocate for my health and well-being. There is a constant...

My journey with lung cancer began before I knew about it. I was always tired but always tried to make everything fun for my little girl, Karley. In 2011 her...

I love celebrating holidays even if it’s other religious holidays or other people’s cultural holidays. I like to help them celebrate something that is very sacred to them, or to...

I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014 and after many treatments, I was told that I was NED (no evidence of disease) in approximately 2019. Starting in 2022 we...

Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health. It also aims to expand opportunities for health...

All my life I was told “God heals” but I never had to call upon God for any type of healing. Until that dreadful day in November 2014. When I...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer my kids were much younger, so family gatherings were much easier. After my treatments and after I build up my strength, we started...

Another milestone was reached. I turned 43 in November...for the first time people! I was diagnosed shortly after I turned 33 on November 27, 2012. Sometimes I feel like life came...

When someone has been approached with the horrible news of “you have lung cancer”, the flurry of images that goes through someone’s mind, I can imagine is overwhelming. I recall...