Donna Fernandez...Donna was previously an advocate on LungCancer.net. Hi, I am Donna Fernandez! I am a daughter, wife, mom, grandmother, animal lover extraordinaire...
Deena Cook...Deena was previously an advocate on LungCancer.net. In July 2012 I was diagnosed with NSCLC after my lower left lobe was surgically...
My Christmas Tree Is Still Up...I'm sure that anyone who walked into my house would ask, "Why is your Christmas tree up?" This is a complex question. In...reactions2comments
Parenting and Lung Cancer...When people see me or pictures of me, they don't think, "That poor sick girl." They think, "Samantha, you can still work...reactions2comments
Exercising At Home...I have had a gym membership for as long as I can remember. Prior to my lung cancer diagnosis, I would go...reactions2comments
Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Targeted Therapy...The three main types of treatment that you can expect after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy...reactions9comments
Financial Assistance and Lung Cancer...I don't get how financial assistance is supposed to work, especially when you have a dependent. They don't even pro-rate. My 16-year-old daughter...reactionscomments
When To Consider A 2nd Opinion (Part 2)...Author’s Note: I have written about second opinions previously, but the issue continues to arise in my lung cancer circle of friends...reactions5comments
Celebrating Another Milestone...Eight years ago I was told I had 12-18 months to live. As I said, that was 8 years ago. My daughter was 7...reactionscomments
My Best Friend...A lung cancer diagnosis can be very isolating. Before you are diagnosed you are living your life. You may be working, retired...reactions8comments
How A Lung Cancer Diagnosis Can Affect Your Child(ren)...Being diagnosed with lung cancer is devastating to the person being diagnosed as well as to their spouses. But it is more...reactions2comments
Patients Must Make Decisions Together with Doctors...I was diagnosed with lung cancer metastatic to the brain. I’m lucky that my medical team has been competent and stable for...reactions2comments
"You Have Cancer"...Hearing the words “you have cancer” is so very hard. It is probably the hardest conversation that I have had with anyone...reactions2comments
When To Consider A 2nd Opinion (Part 1)...Author’s Note:I have written about second opinions previously, but the issue continues to arise in my lung cancer circle of friends. The...reactions4comments
Becoming A Business Owner With Lung Cancer...Seven years ago, when I was diagnosed, I was very fit and was lifting heavy weights as a crossfitter. Never did I...reactionscomments
Why is it Hard to Talk about Lung Cancer?...I have noticed that after almost eight years of being in the cancer world there will be times when the people you...reactions1comment
Hope: An Essential When Talking to Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer six and a half years ago, it turned my life upside down. First, I was...reactions8comments
Community Views: Lung Cancer Will Not Stop Me...A cancer diagnosis alters your reality. Part of you is always aware of your cancer or fears its recurrence. It is that...reactionscomments
Facing Lung Cancer Negative Beliefs...Aside from facing our own lung cancer, we are affected by the negative beliefs surrounding this disease. We hear and read them...reactions3comments
Alternative, Complementary and/or Natural Therapies...I was getting my photo taken for an article that was being written about my lung cancer story and the photographer asked...reactionscomments
