Steroids: Tapering Off - Part 3...Well, November has been quite an eventful month for me. Not necessarily all bad. During this month, I have been on 30 mg...reactionscomments
Colitis and Opdivo...Opdivo, an immunotherapy, can cause many side effects. Some of which are itching, rash, fatigue, pneumonitis, and colitis. I have always had...reactionscomments
Colonoscopy and Opdivo...Last month I told you all about my CT scan showing that I had colitis. This is a known side effect from Opdivo. So....next...reactionscomments
What Are The Stages Of Lung Cancer?...I am often asked what are the stages of lung cancer and how does your medical team come to the conclusion of...reactionscomments
Take Time for Yourself...The holidays are here. You have lung cancer. I bluntly ask, do you ask yourself, "Is this my last holiday with my family?" It...reactionscomments
Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Winter and Spring)...Every gathering of lung cancer advocates is uniquely wonderful. It’s a time to meet fellow advocates perhaps for the first time after...reactionscomments
Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Summer and Fall)...Learn more about lung cancer advocacy events in Be Informed: Roundup of Advocacy Meetings and Events (Winter and Spring). June 15-16 is...reactionscomments
It’s Ok to Not be Ok – Depression and Lung Cancer...Clinical anxiety/depression is something you carry with you forever -- a daily struggle that is exhausting and can sometimes be paralyzing. I...reactionscomments
Diagnosed February 2019 with SCLC Limited...I had a cough that wouldn’t go away for the past year. I thought it was a “smokers cough” as I had...reactions2comments
Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer Advocates...This is a pivotal time for lung cancer advocacy. The statistics -- though far from acceptable -- are finally moving in our...reactionscomments
Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer Advocates (Part 2)...Read about the value of media training for lung cancer advocates in Dusty's article Media Tips and Points for Lung Cancer Advocates...reactionscomments
FDA Makes Way for Experimental Drugs to Fight COVID-19...On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat...reactions3comments
Diagnosed Early...I knew I had COPD as I smoked 40 years. I had trouble breathing and first pulmonologist said it was all in...reactions3comments
Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 1)...As a lung cancer survivor, I am tired of feeling abused, unworthy, and ashamed to ask Congress for truly fair funding. I...reactionscomments
Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 2)...In Tell Congress to Fund Research Fairly (Part 1), Dusty breaks down the numbers and explains why lung cancer research needs increased...reactionscomments
Honoring All Who Have Been Touched by Cancer...On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has...reactionscomments
What Has Cancer Taught Me: Meaning and Wisdom Follow Suffering...I always thought I was lucky that my life was so smooth. For example, I had a happy childhood with two loving...reactions3comments
Stop Stealing My Friends...After arriving home from LUNGevity's International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC), I always get down because for once I felt normal again. Surrounded...reactions1comment
Cancer's Effect on Relationships...I was asked recently about how my cancer diagnosis affected my relationships, from my immediate family to my friends to my work...reactions2comments
It Happens to All of Us...As we grow up and become parents, friends, etc., we know life doesn't last forever. We don't know when it will happen...reactions5comments
