Don’t Forget About Your Colon!When I turned 50 years old a few years back, I knew that I was due for colorectal cancer screening. Having spent...reactions4comments
Fear or Survivor’s Guilt?In the last 7 ½ years I’ve met so many wonderful lung cancer survivors and lost many along the way. Many of...reactions2comments
From Darkness to LightI often wake up feeling like I just had a dream, the twisted ones, which happen when you fall asleep at the...reactionscomments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
Being Mindful of Health ChangesI learned a lot about cancer when I was diagnosed in 2014. I did not know much about lung cancer and what...reactions4comments
Caretakers AnonymousI’m unsure if there’s a place or gathering spot for care partners to release their inner anxieties when told that their loved...reactionscomments
Dealing with Side EffectsAfter being on Ceritinib for almost 7 years it has come to an end. My brain spots started growing slowly over the...reactions2comments
Moments - Hanging OnI would love to say to others when they lose a loved one, "It'll get easier with time". But does it? Or is...reactions1comment
My Journey of Advocacy from Lung Cancer to General CancerI have been advocating for cancer for four years and have survived for lung cancer closed to sever years. Looking back at...reactions1comment
Palliative Care and Lung CancerThe difference between palliative care and hospice are totally different. Some people will think, "Oh no, palliative care". I know that I used to...reactions8comments
Being A Mary Kay Consultant With Lung Cancer Has Been A BlessingWhen I was diagnosed in 2014, I had to stop working and a year later got on Social Security Disability (SSD). It...reactionscomments
Small Cell, Big Impact: New Virtual Small Cell Lung Cancer Group Kicks Off (Part 2)The Dusty Joy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the lung cancer community, has a growing network of monthly educational patient group meetings...reactions5comments
The Precious Gift Of TimeTime is a priceless gift especially when I am facing a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Living with the disease is part...reactions6comments
Small Cell, Big Impact: New Virtual Small Cell Lung Cancer Group Kicks Off (Part 1)The Dusty Joy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the lung cancer community, has a growing network of monthly educational patient group meetings...reactions5comments
Anyone with LungsWhen I was diagnosed with stage 3b non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 I had just turned 30 the prior September. I...reactions2comments
Mentoring at AACR’s Scientist Survivor ProgramWhile I have written previously about participating in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist Survivor Program (SSP), I played a...reactionscomments
My 8 Year Cancer AnniversaryI just celebrated my eighth year living with stage IV lung cancer on April 11, 2022. I wrote before about my seventh...reactions6comments
BreathtakingMy husband and I just returned from the first real vacation we’ve taken since the pandemic began in March 2020. We travelled...reactions1comment
What I Learned from AACR Annual Meeting 2022 (Part 2)I always attended as many technical presentations as possible, like engineering conferences from my previous career or cancer conferences. This time with...reactionscomments
My Lung Cancer StoryIt was 2014, I was 46 and I was in the best shape of my life. Then I started wheezing in June...reactions1comment
