3:00 AM Thoughts...The other night, it's 3:00 am and I'm awake - FINALLY!! Opdivo really knocked me on my butt this time. Friday and Saturday...reactions1comment
A Heavy Loss...Our lung cancer community is full of loss. Sometimes it can be overwhelming and you have to pull yourself away from it...reactionscomments
Surviving Lung Cancer Treatments...Do you think I am going to write about the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy? Nope. This has nothing to do...reactions4comments
Biomarker Testing Needs to Keep Up With Treatments...There have been a lot of changes in lung cancer since I was diagnosed in 2013. When I had biomarker testing on...reactions6comments
Is it time to talk about having a port put in?...I am 6 weeks into my treatment - immunotherapy infusions every 2 weeks. Already, nurses having trouble getting a line in. Does...reactions6replies
Finding Support When Treatment Ends..."We’ll see you in three months." What? But I’ve been seeing you every week, sometimes 3-5 days a week for months! What...reactionscomments
Tips and Tools for Managing Stress...For most of us, a lung cancer diagnosis is synonymous with stress. Even if we never worried a day in our lives...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Patients Living Self-Portrait Series: Christine...I wanted to create a living self-portraits series about lung cancer patients and caregivers. These portraits are about our feelings, our journey...reactionscomments
What is LCFA’s Role in Lung Cancer Advocacy? ...At the end of February, I was invited to attend the Inaugural Patient Advocate Workshop for Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA)...reactionscomments
Is Doing Too Much, Too Much?...Almost five years ago when I was diagnosed with Stage 3BNSCLC I promised myself that I would become a lung cancer advocate...reactions3comments
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
The Language of Cancer -- Part 2...Learning you have cancer is one of the biggest shocks you will experience in your life. And, while you are still reeling...reactions1comment
How Should I Talk About My Lung Cancer?...I’m not a social person but it doesn’t bother me. When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I became even more isolated...reactions19comments
This Awful Diagnosis...Recently diagnosed with Stage IV adenocarcinoma in both lungs. I am optimistic about my treatment plan, which is a clinical trial with...reactions1comment
In Retrospect, Was It Really So Bad?...I remember when I first started chemotherapy treatments six years ago. Like every other new cancer patient, I had no idea what...reactions1comment
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
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
Weight Gain While on Targeted Therapy — Could It Be My Thyroid?...I currently weigh more than I have ever weighed in my life, including while pregnant with my two sons! Ugh!!! As someone living...reactions3comments
Lung Cancer Won't Kill Me...Do I sound naive? Do I sound like I am in denial? Well, I can assure you, I am not. I know...reactionscomments
Parenting and Fatigue...Being a parent is already a tiring job and then add in life with lung cancer. Both together can be a recipe...reactionscomments
