It's Not Always The Cancer That Brings You Down...I am heading into the second quarter of my 7th year post stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis. For more than...reactions6comments
Karen Interviews Donna about Traveling to Israel as a Stage 4 LC Patient...In January friends and fellow lung cancer advocates, Donna Fernandez and Karen Loss traveled to Israel together. Here, Karen interviews Donna about...reactionscomments
Is There A Dead Tumor In My Chest?...I raised this question with three different cancer doctors following my recent CT scan follow-up with my own oncologist. When the results...reactionscomments
Here Are Some Lung Cancer Great Reads...There are many books on lung cancer available, but I've found that patients and caregivers can often gain help, hope, and insights...reactions2comments
Staying Positive is a Goal, Not a Constant...When you come to these forums to read what others have to say about dealing with lung cancer on a day in...reactions10comments
What's Faith Got to Do with It?...I know, I know. It's a taboo subject these days. But, let's face it, faith plays a huge role in the way...reactionscomments
Stage 4 Lung Cancer Stats Beginning Upward Climb...Most people who hear of someone being diagnosed with lung cancer know, well, that's bad. And when they hear it is stage...reactions6comments
What the Heck is a Lung Cancer PRO?...Once I got involved with patient advocacy, it quickly became apparent that my initial lack of information about lung cancer was definitely...reactions2comments
Are We Only Speaking to the Choir?...Another writer posted this thought recently in reference to lung cancer and its public awareness. "We are being recognized!" She proceeded to...reactionscomments
Patient Advocacy Needs Many Kinds of Talent...I got involved in patient advocacy about a year after my lung cancer diagnosis. By that point, I'd been through one series...reactionscomments
Treatment Stress Has Its Limits...The subject of stress comes and goes as a top-of-mind item in my lung cancer arsenal. It is, at least partly, dependent...reactionscomments
Unsung Heroes...In the world of lung cancer, and surely oncology in general, there is a class of people who qualify wholeheartedly as unsung...reactionscomments
Finding Your Voice...For the lung cancer patient, diagnosis literally changes everything. For most, we have several decades of life behind us by this point...reactionscomments
Anniversary for My Lung Cancer...June is the 4th anniversary of my lung cancer diagnosis. I cannot remember the exact date and I cannot tolerate to think...reactions6comments
Sandy Spears...Iʼm Sandy Spears, a life long resident of Georgia. In May 2019 I will celebrate my 40th wedding Anniversary. That is something...
Nicole Russell...We are extremely saddened to say that on February 16, 2018, Nicole Russell passed away. Nicole was a valued member of the...
Mariah Zebrowski Leach...Mariah is a writer and patient advocate who lives in Colorado with her husband and two young sons. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis...
Kathi MacNaughton, RN, BSN...I am an experienced consumer health education writer who had a career in nursing that spanned more than 30 years, much of...
Karen Loss...We are extremely saddened to say that on June 8, 2019, Karen Loss passed away. Karen was a valued member of the...
Jill Feldman...Jill Feldman is a lung cancer patient and activist. When Jill was 13 years old, she lost her father and two grandparents...