Stage 3 NSCLC...The beginning - January 6, 2020 chest x-ray: The worse day of my life. For the first time, I saw the "octopus"...reactions4comments
Childhood to Adulthood: It's Time...My sweet daughter turned 18 not long ago. I feel like I only blinked. Honestly, I was always so worried about lung cancer...reactions3comments
Bacterial Engineering - A New Approach to Lung Cancer Therapy?...Bacteria play an important role in a person's immune system. Today, scientists are looking at ways to use bacteria to treat cancer...reactions1comment
My Cancer Journey Through The Beatles Song Titles...The Beatles were a popular rock band formed in the 1960s. Their songs have lived on until now. My children and my...reactions1comment
Cancer Treatment: Immunotherapy Versus Chemotherapy...More people may know of chemotherapy or "chemo" as a cancer treatment. But immunotherapy as a cancer treatment is gaining traction, and...reactionscomments
My Journey to the Hope Summit...I have to share with you my first Hope Summit experience. It was amazing! But before I get into it, I must...reactions10comments
Patient Advocates Should Get More Involved and Engageed in Cancer Research!...I was invited to talk to graduate students in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Toronto, Canada. These students...reactions1comment
Re-examine...How have you taken charge of re-examining care? Sometimes many patients are not lucky on the first bout in getting a team...reactionsrepliesAdvocacyCopingSupport
Working Out and Lung Cancer...Before my lung cancer diagnosis, I was working out, fit, healthy, and felt like a million bucks. I never thought that at...reactionscomments
Touching Hearts Before, During and After my Dr. Phil Appearance...After a couple of days of doing some sightseeing and resting, the big day arrived! Oh my goodness, I was super excited...reactionscomments
Refocus...How have you moved forward in combining your lung cancer diagnosis while living your life as positively as you can? Have you...reactionsrepliesAwarenessCopingNewly Diagnosed
How I Share My Story...A lung cancer diagnosis is often unexpected. To be blunt, it's frightening. When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, my sister called...reactions1comment
My Goals!...I’ve been asked what my goals are in living with lung cancer and what I want to see in the future. Well...reactions4comments
Let's Re-Think How to Talk to Lung Cancer Patients...I read many articles about how to talk to lung cancer patients. After 7.5 years of having lung cancer, I thought I...reactions6comments
Side By Side With The Power of Gratitude...Once again, I am reminded to have the right attitude for another year. Being grateful keeps my eyes away from what I...reactionscomments
When to biopsy ...I was diagnosed with a lung nodule a year ago on a PET scan. In a years time it has gone from...reactions5replies
Being Positive: Is It Always Good?...I recently came across a video of a cancer patient. It was titled “Toxic Positivity Doesn’t Cure Cancer.” I was curious to...reactions5comments
Traditions...I’ve been asked if I have started or created any traditions since my diagnosis. At first, no, I thought, but as I...reactions1comment
Navigating Transportation Barriers to Cancer Care...Receiving different treatments at various appointments is a huge part of fighting cancer. However, keeping up with these commitments can be pretty...reactions2comments
Traveling Around the World as a Lung Cancer Patient...I was not very into travel before I got lung cancer, though I used to travel for work every year. At that...reactions8comments
