When It’s Time To Switch Treatment...After chemo and radiation, I started on my first targeted therapy (Xalkorie) and it took care of the cancer. The only side...reactions2comments
How Did I Get Lung Cancer?...Having lung cancer is hard. Any cancer is tough but I'm here to talk about my experience, not the experience of others. My...reactions3comments
A Serious Car Accident May Have Saved My Life...I was in a horrible car accident in December 2021. I suffered 4 broken ribs and a fractured sternum; which, according to...reactions5comments
My Lung Cancer Journey: Chemo, Radiation, and Finding Strength...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014, I didn’t start on targeted therapy. I went straight to chemo and radiation...reactions8comments
Living with one lung...After a visit to my primary care physician who ordered a chest X-ray, PET scan, biopsy, then surgical removal of entire right...reactions2replies
Support In All Of Its Forms...There are many types of support given and received after one is diagnosed with lung cancer. I have considered myself lucky in...reactions3comments
Chasing Youth...When I tell someone I have stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer, the first question I'm hearing lately is, "But, you're too...reactionscomments
Basic Facts About the Lungs...If you are like most people, you didn’t give much thought to your lungs until you were diagnosed with lung cancer. I...reactionscomments
Stage 3 small cell...Has anybody had the treatment ciplatin and epotiside for stage 3 small cell...reactions9repliesCopingEarly StageNewly Diagnosed
AACR Scientist Survivor Program: My Second Time Participating as an Advocate...I was honored to be selected to participate in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist Survivor Program (SSP) that took...reactions2comments
Raising Kids While Battling Lung Cancer...In November of 2014 when I was diagnosed with lung cancer my daughter was 17 years old and a senior in high...reactions1comment
Care Partner Observations...Many times it’s hard for a care partner to truly give their thoughts, especially when their loved ones are the ones going...reactionscomments
A New Lung Cancer Book for Patients...Although I was an English major as an undergraduate in college (many years ago!), I never had my writing published until after...reactions1comment
Conversational Tools...Do you feel you have the right tools to discuss your lung cancer care? Does it feel too perplexing and frustrating? What...reactions1replyAdvocacyCopingTips & Advice
My Short Bucket List...A bucket list is defined as a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their...reactionscomments
My Husband, My Awesome Caregiver!...When I was diagnosed my husband went in “I have to save my wife” mode. I remember my husband crying more than...reactions1comment
Do You Feel Like a Burden?...Feeling like a burden is so common to those with disabilities and pain. Just know that if you have this feeling, you are...reactions2comments
Advocating from Alaska (Part 2)...Read the first part of Kelly's story in Advocating from Alaska (Part 1). When the biopsy came back as positive for lung...reactions1comment
Advocating from Alaska...Through my advocacy work, I have the opportunity of making new friends in the lung cancer community and interact with so many...reactionscomments
Community Views: How Can People Support Us?...Receiving a cancer diagnosis is hard. All of a sudden, you have to shift your focus. Taking care of your health becomes...reactions3comments
