Joy Is A Gift...Is joy still possible even with a lung cancer diagnosis? Joy is always mistaken as happiness. They are not interchangeable. Joy is from within despite what is going on in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Setting Up A Lung Cancer Fundraiser...Cancer is not cheap. We know this before we are diagnosed and get hit hard after. Everything adds up from medical expenses to parking. The added expenses that many do...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Pivotal Moments In My Lung Cancer Journey...As I journey to my illness there are important or critical moments that have changed me completely. These moments have not only transformed me but I get to have the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Digital Health vs. Digital Therapeutics...Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Should A Lung Cancer Patient Look Like?...Recently I read my colleague Denise's post at LungCancer.net, The Struggle You Don't See. I was very moved as I survived lung cancer for six years. Like Denise, I had...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
An Interview with My Husband...Since I’ve written many articles from my perspective as a person living with lung cancer, I thought it might make a good change of pace to include my husband’s reflections...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Progression...It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Love and Lung Cancer...I will be honest; I was never too lucky in the love department. In my teens and for most of my 20s I was always the single friend or the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Biopsy results...I spoke with my pulmonologist today , all testing leading up to surgery indicted cancer. Good news is it wasn't cancer , it was a form of pneumonia that would...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Traveling for Treatment...In 2016, I was put into a position where I had to make a difficult decision. The lung cancer was growing, and I was at a point where my doctor...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Clear Cell Carcinoma...I have been analyzed with this type of cancer in my left lung. I had clear cell carcinoma in my right kidney a few years back and now it has...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advocate Talk, And A Little Patient Reflection...I was a healthcare advocate for my husband (pulmonary fibrosis) and mother (lung cancer). Both experiences were different and the same. I’ve also been a lung cancer patient, not a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Experiences Managing Neuropathy...People living with lung cancer can also experience peripheral neuropathy or nerve damage. Neuropathy can be painful with symptoms that feel like burning, tingling, and numbness. Neuropathy can be caused...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Can Challengers Be A Threat?...I’ve come to realize that we indeed have a mix of various personalities and that falls into the pot of the patient as well as the medical team. We learn...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Failed pulmonary function test...I have recently been told I have lung cancer based on a PET Scan. I just had my PFT and i think i failed it. Will the surgeon refuse to...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSurgery
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent hospital stays, difficult or noticeable symptoms, and constant...
Managing Healthcare Expenses...Managing a chronic health condition can take a financial toll on you and your family. Costs add up quickly from medicines, testing, copays, travel, and more. But help is available...
Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect your finances and your family’s. However, there is...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your job done. When this happens, you may find...
Workplace Considerations...Everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work, including people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities. It is not only the right thing to do – it is the law...
