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, I felt great (well, not great, but you...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 all. Too many people are being snuffed out...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 with that. This has to do with all the...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 my biopsy tissue, EGFR, ALK, and KRAS were...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 anyone else have this issue? Is it time...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 do you mean three months? What am I...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 before we were diagnosed, chances are good that...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, especially how we got to this point. I...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) in Marina Del Rey, California. For its Inaugural...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. In the almost five years I've become that...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 Leukemia. I found it odd that her husband...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 from the news, you are often being bombarded...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. One reason is that I didn’t know how...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 Stereotactic Radiation, and now 2 kinds of immunotherapy...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 to expect. I assumed I would react as...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 parents, a highly competitive yet rewarding career, and...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 many questions surrounding your chemo, like: One question...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 with stage IV lung cancer for over five...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 this disease is not going away. My treatments keep...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 for complete exhaustion and feelings of defeat. Fatigue...reactionscomments
