The Art of Affording Care...Isn't it amazing how your medical plan determines how your life may play out in beating your cancer? Dealing with lung cancer...reactions2comments
Survivor Guilt? Heck No! Survivor Anger!...I am angry. Angry that the parents of a seven year old had to beg for two years to get a CT...reactions6comments
5 Things You Can Do Even if You have No Energy...Cancer treatments completely zap our energy. I get nivolumab treatments now and they do not leave me as exhausted as traditional chemo...reactionscomments
To Donate or Not To Donate: American vs. Chinese Views...It’s quite a routine for North Americans to donate to charities, but not for Chinese. According to “30 Years of Giving in...reactions5comments
My Story......My story began in March of 2016, when a mammogram showed some "odd." I went the next day and had a biopsy...reactions1comment
It Isn't Always About You...I just read an article by Celeste Headlee that was published in the Huffington Post. It really resonated with me. It made me...reactions1comment
Nurse Navigators: Our Unsung Heroes...Nurse navigators bridge the gap between doctors and their patients and, well, help patients "navigate" through the maze of medical tests and...reactionscomments
Stop Playing Favorites with Cancer Research Funding...I have written several articles about the lack of research funding and the stigma associated with lung cancer. I hope the example...reactionscomments
Cancer Invincibility...I have been meaning to schedule my annual mammogram. It’s also time for a colonoscopy. This morning I put both of those...reactions2comments
Breast Envy...When I was a young girl, I was completely flat-chested. Every article of clothing I wore simply hung shapelessly. It was flat-out...reactionscomments
Awareness From Breasts to Lungs...Breast cancer awareness was a groundbreaking movement in the 80s and 90s that, frankly, saved a lot of lives and laid the...reactionscomments
Guided Meditation...Meditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain...reactions1comment
Taking Care of Dental Conditions while Undergoing Chemo: Dry Mouth...When I was diagnosed with cancer, no one told me anything at all about how important it is to visit a dentist...reactions2comments
This Dark and Heady Brew...A cancer diagnosis is likely to spark quite a lot of nutritional and lifestyle advice, solicited or not, and mostly from non-medical...reactionscomments
Today's Word...Burden...Burden: To make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult: to put a heavy burden on (someone). This...reactionscomments
Nighttime Blue Light Exposure and Cancer Risk...I read an alarming headline posted by a legitimate cancer treatment center. It proclaimed that the blue light from tablets and smartphones...reactionscomments
Finding Deeper Meaning to Life After Cancer Diagnosis -- Part II...As believers, we know that we will face challenges in this world. We also understand that there is a time for everything...reactionscomments
Living Despite the Lung Cancer Epidemic...In the cancer world, there is a term called cured, although I really don't believe it means the same thing that is...reactions1comment
How to Help a Loved One in Denial About Their Illness...Getting news that you have been diagnosed with cancer can be very scary. Finding out that your cancer may be terminal or...reactionscomments
And... I Cry...Three days before Christmas, one of my longtime friends lost her only child in a car accident. Devastation doesn't begin to describe...reactionscomments
