My Cancer-Related Fatigue Experience...Cancer-related fatigue can be from treatment, but it can also be from lung cancer itself. I have found that fatigue is one of the most common side effects of lung...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Staying Zen...It’s not easy to not think and stress about your current situation, but there is something in how you mark your territory when it comes to handling how you want...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Caregiving is Hard...Sometimes the cancer patient becomes the caregiver. Whether for a spouse or a family member, it can be overwhelming. This was the case for me when my mother fell and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Views: Appreciating the Ways Others Show Up For Us...Lung cancer treatment can be lifesaving, but it is also challenging. You may experience fatigue, discomfort, and nausea, among other symptoms. Lung cancer also brings a mixture of emotions –...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lung Cancer Terms I Have Learned...In my past, I worked for a big box retail electronics store, and they were famous for having everything abbreviated and we were often quizzed on it too! I have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Grief as Constant Company...From the day of diagnosis, I have been dealing with my own lung cancer changes. I cannot ignore that I am also grappling with my own finitude as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Caused My Lung Cancer?...I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014. I did not have a lot of experience with lung cancer or even cancer in general. I had always heard of the...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
A New Social Life...Over the course of the past year, most of us have been forced to only communicate by some sort of electronic device. We had birthday celebrations over Facetime while drop...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Resilience from Living with Lung Cancer...Ever since I was diagnosed so unexpectedly with lung cancer, I’ve found that not much shocks me or truly surprises me anymore. I think once I heard the words “you...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Others See The Effects Of My TKI...What has prolonged my life after having advanced stage 4 non-small cell ALK-positive lung cancer? Do I only owe it to my cancer doctors? How about research? Much more to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Being Your Own Best Advocate...As I was moderating the comments on the Facebook page for LungCancer.net I found a topic that comes up a lot. People ask questions about care, treatment, and simply “what...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chemo Brain Chronicles...When I was first diagnosed, I kept hearing buzz words like “chemo brain” and brain fog, but I didn’t really think anything about it until I experienced it. My husband...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Plan of Action...When receiving the news of lung cancer; it is imperative to move swiftly. My mother spent weeks in the hospital with what was assumed to be pneumonia, only to find...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Changing the Lung Cancer Stigma...I have mentioned many times that my diagnosis was devastating news to me and I know that is a common feeling in others who have been diagnosed. (We see this...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Exkivity (mobocertinib)...Exkivity (mobocertinib) is a drug used to treat adults with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Exkivity in September...
Attending a White Ribbon Build Party...One of my fellow contributors wrote an article several months back about the launching of the White Ribbon Project by Heidi and Pierre Onda to foster increased lung cancer awareness...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Please Help...I am very upset with the treatment my friend has had at a local hospital. Is there anything I can do? She’s not had a good time there. Very poor...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingCopingDiagnosisTreatment
My symptoms before diagnosis...I am 69 yrs old. Was diagnosed in January 2020. Stage 4 NSCLC. Never smoked. In November of 2019, I had pain in my left shoulder and pressure there if...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Advocate I Want to Be...I’m an advanced lung cancer survivor for six years. For the first three years, I struggled with lung cancer, physical side effects, and mental effects. I wrote several articles about...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
TrueBeam radiation machine vs Cyberknife machine...Hi, this is the first time I am actually starting a discussion. I hope I have posted this under the correct category. The decision was made yesterday for my husband...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies