Cancer and Career... Creating a Balance...I was recently asked “how do you balance your cancer and career while being a mom”? I was flattered to be asked...reactions1comment
My Lung Cancer...Last April, had my regular checkup, doctor was happy that I lost some weight, but after all blood work, she told me...reactions2comments
Tips for Managing Chemo Brain...Cancer patients have been experiencing chemo brain for decades. Chemo brain significantly impacts patients’ daily activities. However, the medical community has only...reactionscomments
Thought It Was COPD...I QUIT smoking when I was 58 years old. I was getting colds almost constantly. It seemed as if I couldn't ever...reactionscomments
Life After Cancer Is An Art: Making “Better Normal” After Cancer Treatment...I was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 and a half years ago. In the first 3 years, it felt like I was...reactions3comments
Practical Tips for Overcoming Chemobrain...If you are experiencing chemobrain, fortunately, there are steps to take to better utilize your brainpower after a cancer diagnosis and/or treatment...reactions1comment
Help with Fatigue and Nausea...Fatigue and nausea. Once we have been diagnosed and begin treatment, those two words seem to attach to our brains like a...reactions3comments
The Road to Grateful, Not Hateful...Let's play a game. We'll call it "Ever Heard This Cliché?" Okay...first one: "Every cloud has a silver lining." Number two: "If...reactions6comments
A Tweak Here, A Twinge There...How many of us have gone through life without little physical aches and pains along the way? Maybe we've awoken with a...reactionscomments
Chemotherapy Tips...Chemotherapy is an often-essential cancer treatment, attacking cells that divide quickly and helping stop cancer's advance. But, what makes chemotherapy effective against cancer also can make...reactions4comments
How Do I Know If My Sadness Is Depression?...As a social worker in a cancer center, I often have people say to me, “Of course I’m depressed, I have cancer.”...reactions2comments
Finding Credible Health Information Online...There’s a lot of health information available on the internet these days. From personal blogs to online magazines to government websites and...reactionscomments
BAC in 2005...Bronchoalveolar back then but now included in adeno. I was 64, now 79 and on Keytruda for 11 mos right now. My...reactions2comments
Breaking Down The Results From LUNGevity’s Scorecard...In its Lung Cancer Scorecard, LUNGevity Foundation grades each state on its access to care and lung cancer statistics. Based on their...reactionscomments
Finding A Purpose...I've been living with lung cancer for nearly 7 years. There have been so many ups and downs since this nightmare began. I've cried...reactionscomments
A Survivor’s Opinion about Second Opinions...When you hear the words, “You have lung cancer,” it is difficult to impossible to focus on anything else. Nevertheless, it is...reactionscomments
Scanxiety: It Persists, Even When We Aren't Getting Scanned...The last few days, I have felt kind of weird. Different, not entirely unwell. For three weeks, I have been on a...reactionscomments
The Journey and the Oncologist...I think sometimes that I take my oncologist for granted. He’s been an angel to me since day one. He often says...reactions2comments
There are Worse Things than Cancer...You must think I have lost my mind when I write that there are worse things than cancer. Most of us really...reactionscomments
Screening Versus Cessation: An Either-Or Fallacy...I just came across an article in MedPage Today with the following headline: “Lung Cancer Screening or Smoking Cessation: Which is the...reactionscomments
