My First Opdivo...Opdivo is an immunotherapy therapy and a new medication to treat my lung cancer. You are not alone in being scared. When I...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Patients’ Experiences on Marriages, Relationships, Dating and Sex (Part 3)...Editor’s Note: This article discusses relationship abuse and suicidal thoughts. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please text...reactionscomments
The Mantras of Lung Cancer...Many people with lung cancer have found that the journey gets easier when they find a quote, motto, or mantra they connect...reactions4comments
Lung Cancer Patients’ Experiences on Marriages, Relationships, Dating and Sex (Part 2)...Early this month I invited ladies from Norway, England, Singapore, USA, and Canada on a Zoom call to talk about their experiences...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Patients’ Experiences on Marriage, Relationships, Dating and Sex (Part 1)...At the Zoom meeting early this month, I invited three ladies to talk about the changes in their experiences about marriage, relationships...reactionscomments
When Cancer Isn’t All...When I was diagnosed with cancer, some of the other things that I feared or dealt with paled a bit. I didn’t...reactions1comment
They Said 6 Months...Early 2016 I was sitting in a traffic jam on the freeway and slowly became more lightheaded, which I attributed to dehydration...reactions2comments
Salivary Duct Carcinoma Metastasized to Lung...I was diagnosed in 2018 with salivary duct carcinoma. I had a 10-hour surgery in December, 2018. In 2019 had radiation and...reactionscomments
Coping With Loneliness During The Pandemic With Art...Since Josh and I broke up in February, and restrictions became tougher for those of us who are immunocompromised, I found myself...reactionscomments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and Care...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of lungcancer.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Speaking Up: Sharing Your Lung Cancer Experience...Deciding to talk – or not talk – about your lung cancer can be a very personal decision. For some, it makes...reactions1comment
When Symptoms and Complaints Are Ignored or Dismissed...I will say that when my former Primary Care Physician of many years made me feel like I was just complaining too...reactions5comments
Mentors and Mentees...I was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago. After three years of struggling with all the symptoms of lung cancer and...reactions2comments
A Life Well Lived (Part 1)...My friend Karla was murdered. I am still reeling from the shock. Karla was a lung cancer advocate. We met about eight...reactionscomments
A Life Well Lived (Part 2)...Read the beginning of Dusty's story in A Life Well Lived (Part 1). Many of us spend countless hours doing advocacy work...reactionscomments
Mystery of Painting...I'm a visual type of person and always want to express myself through paint and drawing. However, since my childhood, I was...reactions3comments
Managing the Costs of Prescription Drugs...According to the Natural Conference of State Legislatures, prescription drug transactions in the United States make up ten percent of total healthcare...reactionscomments
What's Faith Got to Do with It?...When I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, the only question I had for my oncologist was, "Can I keep playing...reactions8comments
Find Your Advocate: Oncology Social Work...Navigating a new cancer diagnosis and treatment can be challenging and overwhelming. You may have a lot of questions that come up...reactions1comment
The Risks Beyond Lung Cancer with Lung Cancer...Sometimes just having lung cancer seems like enough, right? It complicated enough, but then there are the added scares. I am not...reactionscomments
