Making Sense of Insurance AppealsI recently attended a presentation on managing cancer costs. It was chockful of helpful hints. I share some of what I learned here. While the Explanation of Benefit (EOB) form...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Defying StatisticsOn November 27th, 2012, I lay in the bed of a hospital in downtown Atlanta. Having just had a craniotomy, I was recovering and drowsy, surrounded by family and friends...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Tools to Help Us Understand and Manage Cancer CostsI hate dealing with insurance. Absolutely, positively detest it. For many years, the thought of having to deal with insurance actually kept me from even going to the doctor. My...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is There A Dead Tumor In My Chest?I raised this question with three different cancer doctors following my recent CT scan follow-up with my own oncologist. When the results were, once again, basically stable on the sole...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Honoring Those Little MilestonesWhen we think of lung cancer, we might well think about the big milestones we hit if we are fortunate enough to get there: the start of the first treatment...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Navigating ChemoThis is the second time I’ve had chemo in my seven years of living with stage IV lung cancer. I’m so thankful for research and new drugs for side effects...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
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 we patients have so many questions about our...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I Finished With My Treatments, Why Am I Still So Tired?I hear this question all of the time, "How long did it take for you to regain your energy after treatments?" or "I finished treatments a month ago and I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
‘Cover Girls’ Raise Awareness, Advance ChangeRecently, as I was in the Resource Center of the High Point Regional Cancer Center just before a meeting there, I suddenly saw the face of my friend and fellow...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Balancing PrioritiesLiving with lung cancer makes a few things easier -- for instance, you have a permanent excuse for just about anything, and there are scheduling issues you simply cannot adjust...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The BurdenBelieve me, nothing can make you feel like a burden more than being sick and not looking it. Lately, it has been the story of my life and I think it...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
A Family Member in the HospitalWe avoid germs and sickness on a daily basis. Our immune systems are weak. We are weak. So what happens when a family member, in my case my grandson, goes to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Skipping Out on Life?It 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Survey Shows the Stigma is Alive and WellIn 2008, the Lung Cancer Alliance conducted a survey on people's perceptions about lung cancer. Ten years later, they conducted the same survey. The foundation wanted to learn how much...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cancer, Insurance, and YouDid you cringe when you read the title of this article? I did when I wrote it. Dealing with insurance is one of the things I hate most about being...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Terrifying Experience Last WeekIt is winter in Northeast Ohio. What that means is Monday could be 55 degrees and Tuesday could be a blizzard. We just never know due to getting Lake Effect...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Getting More Out of Your Recovery?A pulmonary function test (PFT) is done as part of the staging and diagnosis of lung cancer. At a patient education summit sponsored by Lungevity, a pulmonologist recommended that patients...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Should I Be Happy if I Have Stable Disease?When I was first diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, if someone had told me that I would be happy to hear the word “stable,” I would not have understood...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
That Thing About the Hidden Cure for CancerConspiracy theories about a cure for cancer have persisted for many years. Here are a few things to think about when asking the question, "why are they hiding the cure?"...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
And Then, My World Turned Black...I've been rocking along lately as happy as a lark. I have so many good things in my life right now that yesterday I came up with a whole list...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments