The Shock of My Life...I have been in chronic pain for over 5 years due to a mistake in the OR. I got MRSA in my...reactions1comment
OMG! I've Been Diagnosed with Lung Cancer! NOW WHAT???...Every one of us has been there. We’ve heard the words, “You have lung cancer.” And our world stopped. At least for...reactionscomments
The Depression Stigma...Depression became a big deal for me once the shock of learning I had stage 4 lung cancer wore off. It was like...reactions1comment
We Need More Than HOPE...While looking for some old pictures I came across a book written by Rick Page, proclaimed Personal Trainer to 25,000 sales superstars...reactionscomments
Cancer as a Chronic Condition...LeeAnn Robinson is a radiotherapist who works with cancer patients. She was diagnosed in 2015 with stage IV lung cancer and has...reactions6comments
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
Work and Cancer - To Disclose or Not?...The questions came all hours of the night and day. What was I going to do? Do I keep working? Do I...reactionscomments
This is 40...This Halloween I’ll turn 40. I remember when 40 seemed so old. It was like the go to reference when describing elderly...reactions1comment
Happy to Still Be Here...My brother passed away after a year of having non-hodkins lymphoma. He was 52. Two months later I found out I had...reactions1comment
Spreading Lung Cancer...My wife has stage 4non-small cell lung cancer. It has spread to her kidney and around her liver, in her right hip...reactions1comment
Erin Sarauer...We are extremely saddened to say that on October 15, 2019, Erin Sarauer passed away. Erin did so much to raise awareness...
Scared It Will Return...Last year around this time I had a bad cough. November 8, I was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer and I...reactions2comments
Surviving Lung Cancer...I was diagnosed 12 years ago early!! So important. Had lower right lobe removed and even though they got it all, did...reactions1comment
AACR Scientist Survivor Program...I was honored to be selected to participate in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist Survivor Program (SSP) this year...reactions2comments
Surviving Grief...This week has been brutal to the lung cancer community as a whole and myself as well. It really began last Friday. Today...reactionscomments
Thoughts on the Movie “The Farewell”..."The Farewell" is an award-winning movie made by a Chinese-American filmmaker in Hollywood. It’s about a Chinese grandma who had stage 4...reactionscomments
Doctor Conversations That Go Awry...I’m sure many of you go with the flow in what is being mentioned and suggested. It has always been the culture...reactions8comments
Seriously? I Have Cancer and I'm Gaining Weight?...There was a time when I thought that if you had cancer, especially late-stage cancer, you would be skin and bones. You...reactionscomments
I Am Mad as Hell...I am outraged! The Lung Cancer Research Program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program within the Department of Defense is in...reactions1comment
My Scan is Stable...Why Am I So Gloom?...Everyone knows all to well the story leading up to scan day. We are anxious. For me, it had not always been this...reactions2comments
