Living Life Despite Lung Cancer (an Interview) -- Part IIRead Part I of Living Life Despite Lung Cancer (an Interview) HERE. My friend and fellow lung cancer survivor, Karen Loss, recently journeyed to Israel together. This is Part II...reactionscomments
Living Life Despite Lung Cancer (an Interview)My friend and fellow stage IV lung cancer survivor, Karen Loss, recently embarked on a 9-day trip to Israel. We thought some of you might be interested in hearing about...reactionscomments
Spiraling…When Families Battle Cancer TogetherSo now that you’re battling lung cancer, and trying to make it through the madness as the news is settled. What happens when you now find out your family members...reactions2comments
Stress and Insurance, the High Emotional Costs of HealthcareEvery year seems to bring a shift in health expenses. Tax rules change -- sometimes dramatically -- and it is very difficult to keep up with the policies that affect...reactionscomments
Five Things I Learned about Lung CancerI've been trying to think of different topics that might be of interest to others who have some connection to lung cancer. I started thinking about some of the things...reactionscomments
Take Care of the Dying Stuff so You Can Focus on LivingOctober marked 8 years of my life living with stage 4 lung cancer. At stage 4 all treatment is intended to be palliative rather than curative. The goal of treatment...reactions6comments
Dating with the Big CMy day started out innocently enough...beautiful Virginia fall day, crystal blue skies, wispy clouds, the ever-present hum of the jets on patrol that are so comforting. I was wearing a...reactions2comments
Relationships, Dating, and Stage 4 Lung Cancer 2.0A few months back, I wrote an article about how hard it was to meet someone who will accept you as a cancer patient, with no cure in sight. It's...reactions2comments
Karen Interviews Donna about Traveling to Israel as a Stage 4 LC PatientIn January friends and fellow lung cancer advocates, Donna Fernandez and Karen Loss traveled to Israel together. Here, Karen interviews Donna about her experience traveling abroad with lung cancer. I...reactionscomments
The Curious Case of Cancer's Comic TimingOh, Cancer, sometimes you're so funny. People seem to enjoy anthropomorphizing cancer and its effects. We hear terms like battling, fighting, surviving, as though cancer has an actual objective. We...reactions2comments
I Have to Start Chemo ... And I'm ScaredIt was six years ago, but I well remember my first chemo treatment ... and the days leading up to it. It was terrifying. We hear so many horror stories...reactions3comments
Celebrating 5 Years Post Diagnosis with Lulu the LungFor my five year cancerversary, a friend of mine gave me the best present ever -- a “plush” lung made by a company called I Heart Guts. I immediately fell...reactionscomments
Wayward Tumor. What Do I Do Now?It was almost exactly a year ago that I was faced with some hard decisions. After four years of complete stability, one tumor in my supraclavicular lymph node had decided...reactionscomments
After Cancer Diagnosis, Exercise is More Important Now Than Ever Exercise is good for us. We all know that’s true. And yet, why is it so darn difficult to get motivated to work out? After losing two-thirds of my right...reactions3comments
Not Just Me, We Have Lung CancerIt 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...reactions1comment
Managing the Costs of Prescription DrugsAccording to the Natural Conference of State Legislatures, prescription drug transactions in the United States make up ten percent of total healthcare spending. Because of this, states are beginning to...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer and an Evolving World ViewIt is almost impossible to conceive of how a lung cancer diagnosis could not change a patient's worldview. After all, the ramifications of lung cancer touch every aspect of a...reactionscomments
From Terminal Lung Cancer To Chronic ConditionThere is a lot of chatter these days about metastatic lung cancer being treated as a chronic disease rather than a terminal one. Patients receiving a diagnosis may be less...reactions2comments
Your Personal Lung Cancer Appointment GuideWhether you are newly diagnosed or have been going through treatment for some time, keeping track of all the information given to you at various appointments can feel like an...reactions1comment
Faith, Battle, Positivity and Other IrritantsI have always been a person of deep faith. I don\'t go to church like I should, to say the least, but my faith is very strong. When I was...reactions10comments
