ProgressionIt is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Love and Lung CancerI will be honest; I was never too lucky in the love department. In my teens and for most of my 20s I was always the single friend or the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Traveling for TreatmentIn 2016, I was put into a position where I had to make a difficult decision. The lung cancer was growing, and I was at a point where my doctor...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Advocate Talk, And A Little Patient ReflectionI was a healthcare advocate for my husband (pulmonary fibrosis) and mother (lung cancer). Both experiences were different and the same. I’ve also been a lung cancer patient, not a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Experiences Managing NeuropathyPeople living with lung cancer can also experience peripheral neuropathy or nerve damage. Neuropathy can be painful with symptoms that feel like burning, tingling, and numbness. Neuropathy can be caused...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Can Challengers Be A Threat?I’ve come to realize that we indeed have a mix of various personalities and that falls into the pot of the patient as well as the medical team. We learn...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Empowering Lessons and Lung CancerA cancer journey can be very difficult - often confusing and quite painful. This journey often comes with lots of tears. Sometimes the journey becomes life lessons. I have learned...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lung Cancer and COVID-19Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with chronic conditions. "Quarantine," "social distancing," and "herd immunity"...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Reflections On My 6th CancerversaryIt has been 6 years since I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer metastatic to the brain. In these 6 years, I have seen too many lung cancer patients...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Giving A Face To Lung Cancer StigmaPeople living with lung cancer face many challenges, including stigma about the condition. They may encounter stigma from loved ones, strangers, and doctors. This stigma may cause many people to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I Hope to Retire One DayIn my early 20s, I worked for a big-box electronics retailer as a full-time operations associate. As part of the companies benefits package, I opted to buy into the employee...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Let’s Celebrate!In 2017 -- at the age of 36, when I received my lung cancer diagnosis, I remember thinking and hoping to see my 40th birthday. It seemed so far away...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Long-Term Side Effects?It’s tough getting older, but definitely better than the alternative! While I am incredibly grateful for the advances in research that are allowing me to live well with stage IV...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Community Views: Learning About Biomarker TestingWhen people receive a lung cancer diagnosis, they enter a new world. That new world includes screenings, treatments, lifestyle changes, and unfamiliar terminology that can be confusing and overwhelming. As...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Aging GracefullyIt’s a fact of life that we all age. We are always moving forward because we simply cannot go backward. Before you know it you are 30! When one is given...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Music Soothes the SoulEveryone has different ways to cope with a lung cancer diagnosis. I have heard more times than I can count to meditate and/or do some yoga. I have never been...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What You Knew About Lung Cancer Before Your DiagnosisYour world can change the moment you first hear the words “lung cancer.” As soon as you received the news, you may find out that what you knew about lung...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Growing Mental ToughnessAs soon as I heard the words "you have a stage IV lung cancer" my mind went crazy and my body felt I got knocked down. I was there but...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Did Not Lose My Hair But….When most people think of cancer patients they think of a person that is frail, skinny, looks sick and they are bald. I have been lucky so far and have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Ugly Side of CaregivingIt is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments