Cancer and Addressing Boundaries...What are the boundaries when you are left with few options or those on your team have clearly signed off on the...reactions2comments
Clinical Trial Terminology...Clinical trials have a language of their own. It helps to understand the common terms used when describing a clinical trial before...reactionscomments
Cancer Anniversary = Cancerversary...To me, a cancer anniversary (cancerversary) is a big milestone that needs to be celebrated. My cancer anniversary is in April and...reactions2comments
Laboratory Tests...There are several laboratory tests that may be done during the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. Laboratory tests are any procedure...
Brief Behavioral Therapy Helps People with Lung Cancer Sleep Better...The roadblocks to sleep are many for people living with and treating lung cancer, and even beyond its survival. If it’s not...reactionscomments
The Effect Lung Cancer Has On Relationships...It is hard to say which part of lung cancer is harder: the physical pain of the diagnosis or the emotional pain...reactions3comments
Overcoming the Blahs...A case of the blahs can be absolutely debilitating. When you don’t want to do anything. You don’t care about anything. Showering...reactionscomments
My Caregiver, My Twin...My twin sister is one of my biggest supporters. When I was diagnosed, she was on a travel nursing assignment in Connecticut...reactionscomments
Be Careful Out There...When you are diagnosed with lung cancer you become quite valuable. You are now able to tell a side of the story...reactionscomments
Sex and Chemotherapy...Going through chemotherapy (chemo) is exhausting, emotionally and physically - there’s no way around it. When you get started, you’ll likely have...reactionscomments
United We Live...While recuperating from surgery #2, I thought it was time to take my lung cancer diagnosis seriously and do some research. The...reactions3comments
How Are You Doing, Doctor?...During recent labs, my doctor and I were just chatting. We were not talking about illness or cancer or COVID-19. Just chatting...reactionscomments
Mother's Day 2.0...I've come to realize that not all holidays need to be expressed on the actual day. Growing up, so much importance was...reactions1comment
Family Matters...The past few months have been rough. I received the call recently that my aunt had finally passed away from stage 4...reactions1comment
Amazing What a Smile Can Do...Sometimes it may be hard for a lung cancer patient to smile. Treatment takes a toll, both physically and emotionally. My mood...reactions2comments
Hope is a Powerful Force...Hope is a word I never used to associate with lung cancer because for a very long time there just wasn’t any...reactions2comments
Medical Marijuana - An Ideas Whose Time Has Come?...I attended a LUNGevity Lunch and Learn meeting yesterday. During the Survivor Stories session, a man I will call Jack began telling...reactions2comments
Learning to Laugh When Facing a Serious Prognosis...Cancer treatment is no laughing matter. To be frank, it sucks. Patients hate it. Caregivers hate it. There is no way to...reactions2comments
Handwork and Art Therapy in Cancer Treatment...There has been a lot in the news in recent years about the importance of handwork for early childhood development, and how...reactionscomments
Upcoming Lung Association Lung Cancer Event Focuses on Mind, Body and Spirit...The American Lung Association is pleased to host its second ever virtual Lung Cancer Patient Meetup on May 11, 2021. This event...reactionscomments
