Samantha Murrell...Samantha Murrell is a Utah-based lung cancer advocate, outdoor enthusiast, avid hiker, fitness lover, wife, and proud dog mom to her German...
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on the latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies, and how to cope with lung cancer...
Complementary and Alternative Therapies...In addition to conventional medical treatment for lung cancer, many people embrace additional healing techniques and practices that are non-traditional. Many of...
What Are The Stages Of Lung Cancer?...I am often asked what are the stages of lung cancer and how does your medical team come to the conclusion of...reactionscomments
My Recent Scare!...Besides November being my birthday month, Thanksgiving, and my cancerversary, I received some not-so-good news: it was a lung cancer scare. In...reactions11comments
Managing Cancer Anxiety and the Frustration of Unexplainable Symptoms...There comes a time on this journey where you want answers, as everything that ails us can’t just be cancer or can...reactions33comments
Pressing On Day to Day...My lung cancer treatment has let me live longer than I expected. Nevertheless, one thing that I have to cope with is...reactionscomments
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who...
A Lobectomy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly..."Ow! I've had several operations in the past but none nearly as difficult as this one." I wrote those words 20 years...reactions4comments
Twenty Years Later: What I Wish I'd Known Before My Lobectomy...If you're facing a lobectomy, or any type of lung surgery, please first read A Lobectomy: The Good, the Bad, and the...reactionscomments
The Unpredictable Complications of Surgery...I had surgery related to my lung cancer done on August 31, 2022. I did not go into the surgery thinking it...reactions1comment
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Health Resources...Living with a chronic illness is about more than just physical symptoms. It also impacts how you think, feel, and act. For...
Overcoming the Stigma of Lung Cancer: A Personal Story...The first time I experienced the smoking stigma surrounding lung cancer was as a teenager, almost 37 years ago. My dad had...reactions13comments
Dealing with Nerve Pain, a Personal Perspective...Cancer patients have a wide variety of potential nerve issues. Some are caused by treatment, others directly by the cancer itself, and...reactionscomments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
Pleural Nodule Pain: When Progression Doesn't Feel the Way You Expect...When you live with advanced-stage cancer long enough, progression stops being a distant possibility and becomes a reality you learn to live...reactionscomments
I'm Not a Caregiver — I'm a Sharegiver. Here's the Difference....My name is Rhonda Meckstroth and this is my first article. Who am I? I am a daughter, sister, mother, and wife...reactions6comments
Protecting My Mental Health...I have stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer with brain mets. Anyone affected by late-stage lung cancer may face symptoms of depression or...reactions6comments
Surviving Pain and Breathlessness from Lung Cancer...There are things people don’t always talk about when it comes to lung cancer, not just the diagnosis or treatment, but the...reactionscomments
Why Your Lung Cancer Prognosis Is More Than Statistics...There is a (not so) funny story from the months immediately following my diagnosis nearly three years ago. It goes something like...reactionscomments
