Grief as Constant CompanyFrom the day of diagnosis, I have been dealing with my own lung cancer changes. I cannot ignore that I am also grappling with my own finitude as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Caused My Lung Cancer?I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014. I did not have a lot of experience with lung cancer or even cancer in general. I had always heard of the...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
A New Social LifeOver the course of the past year, most of us have been forced to only communicate by some sort of electronic device. We had birthday celebrations over Facetime while drop...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Resilience from Living with Lung CancerEver since I was diagnosed so unexpectedly with lung cancer, I’ve found that not much shocks me or truly surprises me anymore. I think once I heard the words “you...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Others See The Effects Of My TKIWhat has prolonged my life after having advanced stage 4 non-small cell ALK-positive lung cancer? Do I only owe it to my cancer doctors? How about research? Much more to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Being Your Own Best AdvocateAs I was moderating the comments on the Facebook page for LungCancer.net I found a topic that comes up a lot. People ask questions about care, treatment, and simply “what...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chemo Brain ChroniclesWhen I was first diagnosed, I kept hearing buzz words like “chemo brain” and brain fog, but I didn’t really think anything about it until I experienced it. My husband...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Plan of ActionWhen receiving the news of lung cancer; it is imperative to move swiftly. My mother spent weeks in the hospital with what was assumed to be pneumonia, only to find...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Changing the Lung Cancer StigmaI have mentioned many times that my diagnosis was devastating news to me and I know that is a common feeling in others who have been diagnosed. (We see this...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Attending a White Ribbon Build PartyOne of my fellow contributors wrote an article several months back about the launching of the White Ribbon Project by Heidi and Pierre Onda to foster increased lung cancer awareness...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Advocate I Want to BeI’m an advanced lung cancer survivor for six years. For the first three years, I struggled with lung cancer, physical side effects, and mental effects. I wrote several articles about...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Walking Exercises with Lung CancerAs lung cancer survivors it is important for us to exercise. I recently wrote an article for lungcancer.net on different ways to exercise at home and one of the topics...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Understanding the Role of Healthcare Utilization Management OrganizationsYou may not be familiar with the term healthcare utilization management but chances are, it plays an important role in decisions about your healthcare. According to the NCI, healthcare utilization...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Hard Truth and Facing ItMy name is Ashley and I am deeply depressed. There! I said it. Saying this for the first time out loud to my husband was pretty surreal. It felt so...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Time and Lung CancerWhen I was diagnosed with lung cancer it felt like time stopped and froze. I was 30 years old and just told that I had stage 3b lung cancer. Waiting...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take the Beyond the Cancer Diagnosis SurveyThe Beyond the Cancer Diagnosis Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Receiving a cancer diagnosis can change life as you know it. While some treatments and side...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why I Choose To WorkI have always stayed busy by working and when I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer I found that I could not work as much as I wanted to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Slow Cooker and Meal Prep MealsLet's face it! We are all busy and when we aren't busy, we are tired. Sometimes the last thing we want to do is cook. It's the cooking and then...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Singing Is Good for Lung Cancer Patients' Mental HealthI have heard that people love to sing, even if they can't sing melodiously. It's believed that singing is good for self-care, and as a matter of fact, there's solid...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Storming The HillIn 2017, I went to the U.S capitol to “storm the hill”. Lung cancer alliance (now combined with the Bonnie Addario Foundation and called Go2 Foundation) hosted the event. I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments