The Phrase "I'm Fine" From Lung Cancer PatientsIn my view, we live in one of two worlds which consists of healthy people or cancer patients. Here, healthy people do...reactions5comments
Workplace Accommodations Under the Americans With Disabilities ActLiving with a chronic disease, like cancer, can sometimes make it difficult to function in the workplace. But despite struggling daily, many...reactionscomments
Dental Care and the Lung Cancer PatientHas your oncologist talked to you about your dental health, beyond asking if you have mouth sores? Oncologists are busy people and...reactions3comments
Lung Cancer Awareness Month and LossNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and my fellow lung cancer brothers and sisters have been vigilant in spreading the news that...reactionscomments
While I Wait For Answers...Waiting. When we are first diagnosed, doesn't it seem that all we do is wait? I was diagnosed almost six years ago but...reactionscomments
Steroids: Tapering Off - Part 3Well, November has been quite an eventful month for me. Not necessarily all bad. During this month, I have been on 30 mg...reactionscomments
Colitis and OpdivoOpdivo, an immunotherapy, can cause many side effects. Some of which are itching, rash, fatigue, pneumonitis, and colitis. I have always had...reactionscomments
Colonoscopy and OpdivoLast month I told you all about my CT scan showing that I had colitis. This is a known side effect from Opdivo. So....next...reactionscomments
Take Time for YourselfThe holidays are here. You have lung cancer. I bluntly ask, do you ask yourself, "Is this my last holiday with my family?" It...reactionscomments
Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Winter and Spring)Every gathering of lung cancer advocates is uniquely wonderful. It’s a time to meet fellow advocates perhaps for the first time after...reactionscomments
Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Summer and Fall)Learn more about lung cancer advocacy events in Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Winter and Spring). June 15-16 is...reactionscomments
It’s Ok to Not be Ok – Depression and Lung CancerClinical anxiety/depression is something you carry with you forever -- a daily struggle that is exhausting and can sometimes be paralyzing. I...reactionscomments
Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer AdvocatesThis is a pivotal time for lung cancer advocacy. The statistics -- though far from acceptable -- are finally moving in our...reactionscomments
Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer Advocates (Part 2)Read about the value of media training for lung cancer advocates in Dusty's article Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer Advocates...reactionscomments
FDA Makes Way for Experimental Drugs to Fight COVID-19On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat...reactions3comments
Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 1)As a lung cancer survivor, I am tired of feeling abused, unworthy, and ashamed to ask Congress for truly fair funding. I...reactionscomments
Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 2)In Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 1), Dusty breaks down the numbers and explains why lung cancer research needs increased...reactionscomments
Honoring All Who Have Been Touched by CancerOn National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has...reactionscomments
What Has Cancer Taught Me: Meaning and Wisdom Follow SufferingI always thought I was lucky that my life was so smooth. For example, I had a happy childhood with two loving...reactions3comments
Stop Stealing My FriendsAfter arriving home from LUNGevity's International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC), I always get down because for once I felt normal again. Surrounded...reactions1comment
