What My Rash Has Taught Me...I have certainly learned a few things through the process of dealing with my latest, nagging side-effect. This persistent rash, covering me quite literally from head to toe, could have...reactionscomments
Sweeping Myself Into a Pile...Lately, I have been getting really tired of cleaning up after myself. Literally, cleaning myself after myself, if that makes any sense. I am constantly shedding so many dead skin...reactionscomments
Recalculating......I attended a workshop taught by Shera Dubitsky, formerly a senior advisor to Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer. She called...reactionscomments
Positive Contributions Equal a Brighter Day...Have you ever met that person who enters a room and is instantly likable? Someone who has a positive comment to make about everything she sees? Think of the type...reactions3comments
Diagnosed 8/9/17...Was diagnosed wth lung cancer that had spread to my brain and had a tumor removed asap. The brain surgery went well recovered and then started a very strong Chemo...reactions1comment
My Lung Cancer Story...Hi there. I was initially diagnosed with Lung Cancer Stage 4 by accident really. I have been an asthmatic since the age of 2 and was seen every six months...reactions2comments
Meet Nicole - Part II...This is Part II of the article series, Meet Nicole, taken from a March 2018 interview with Nicole McNair of Greensboro, NC. Dusty:How did they tell you that you had...reactionscomments
The Right Place and Time...For all my complaining about living in Los Angeles, I have to acknowledge how fortunate I am to be here. As with many things in life, since being diagnosed with...reactionscomments
Medical Marijuana - An Ideas Whose Time Has Come?...I attended a LUNGevity Lunch and Learn meeting yesterday. During the Survivor Stories session, a man I will call Jack began telling his story. He was diagnosed with advanced small...reactions2comments
Has anyone had success taking a chemo pill ?...Have lung cancer and have been on Chemo IV and Keytruda. Not great results now my Doctor manta to put me on a different regimen which is a Chemo pill....reactions6replies
Get Your Smile On...Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. --Charlie Chaplin I recently listened to a Webinar put on by the Texas Oncology Foundation that was called Survivorship: Your...reactions1comment
Sleep Hygiene and a Cancer Patient's Insomnia...On a recent visit to my oncologist, we got to talking about some of the issues I was currently dealing with. The treatment I had been on was particularly low...reactionscomments
Do I Think About Having Lung Cancer Every Day?...A good friend of mine asked me a little while ago if I think about the fact that I have lung cancer every day. I had to stop for a...reactions12comments
Denise Cutlip...In October of 2010 Denise was diagnosed with stage 4 Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. At that time they told her she might live 10-15 months with aggressive treatments. Fortunately, they...
The Link between Physical Health and Mental Health...Physical health and mental health are inextricably linked. People living with lung cancer not only have to manage their physical symptoms, but also cope with the negative impact their physical...reactionscomments
"Wow! You Look Great!"...I went to lunch with some friends who haven't seen me in several years. In fact, I probably haven't seen some of them in four or even five years. We...reactionscomments
Tools That Can Help You Manage Your Disease...Fighting lung cancer is nearly a full-time job. The time is long since past that we as patients should sit back and just turn over our health to our doctors...reactions2comments
Life and Breath...February 20th of 2014 and the worst day of my life. It was the day I heard the words directed to me, "I am sorry but you have lung cancer." Anyone reading...reactionscomments
Alternative Medicine...Alternative medicine are more accepted now a days due to it's promising results unlike pharmaceutical medicine, alternative medicine don't give negative effect such as kidney and liver problems when it...reactions1reply
