Friends are Friends Forever......Today I lost a friend to lung cancer. A very dear friend that I would chat with, along with some other special...reactionscomments
Learning from Cancer...Three years ago in June, my world was turned upside down. My path that I had planned diligently and deliberately was turned on...reactionscomments
Advanced Care Directives: Using Your Therapist To Help...Three years ago, when I was first diagnosed, my husband and I scrambled together to put together our estate plan, including creating...reactions3comments
Leaving a Legacy Behind...About a year and a half ago, I had the incredible experience of going on a legacy retreat sponsored by a non-profit...reactions1comment
Spirituality and Lung Cancer...Religion and spirituality often become a topic of conversation when it relates to a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis. How many times...reactionscomments
Embracing Discouragement...When I was first diagnosed 3 and a half years ago, I swore to myself that I would get involved in advocacy...reactions2comments
End of Life Options...I attended the Midwest Lung Cancer Summit in Minneapolis MN sponsored by A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation where they had a...reactions1comment
What Will Come After My First TKI?...Living with lung cancer has changed my perspective on life. I have been interested in clinical studies as well as the different lung...reactionscomments
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 Mom, She's Still Keeping Me Fed...Lung cancer is hard. It is very important to have people in your corner to support you and help with various tasks...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
The Memory of My Lung Cancer Friends, Part 1...One day as I was getting ready for Lung Cancer Awareness Month in October, I read something along the lines of "mourning...reactions10comments
Memories of My Lung Cancer Friends...I’ve shared my memorial of my passed lung cancer friends, Gina and Linnea in Part 1, who left us much too early...reactionscomments
That Thing About the Hidden Cure for Cancer...Conspiracy theories about a cure for cancer have persisted for many years. Here are a few things to think about when asking...reactionscomments
When Lung Cancer is Misdiagnosed as Pneumonia...After his lung cancer was misdiagnosed as pneumonia, ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died of stage IV cancer on his 34th birthday. Edward was...reactions3comments
Is There A Link Between Agent Orange and Lung Cancer?...Agent Orange (AO) was a mixture of herbicides used during the Vietnam War. From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. sprayed millions of...reactions6comments
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
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