Taking a Little Break from Cancer with Other Cancer Survivors...Have you ever visited a Cancer Support Communities (CSC) clubhouse? Every time I go, I think I will be more active. I...reactionscomments
National Healthy Homes Month...June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year’s theme, "Unlocking the Potential of America’s Children: Check Your Home – Protect Your Family,"...reactionscomments
Attending ASCO: Insights for Advocates...During the 2018 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, I interviewed Jeannine Salamone, ASCO’s Director of Patient Advocacy (pictured...reactionscomments
Attending ASCO: Insights for Advocates - Part 2...Dusty continues her interview with ASCO’s Patient Advocacy Director, Jeannine Salamone. Click here to read Part 1.Dusty:“You mentioned what organization they represent...reactionscomments
Advocate for Yourself and Others...As a patient advocate, I have had the opportunity to meet hundreds of lung cancer patients/survivors. Occasionally, I see patients who I...reactions2comments
A Tribute to My Dad...We got the dreaded and totally unexpected news that my 48-year-old dad had stage IV lung cancer after he underwent a routine...reactionscomments
Wear White for a Future Immune to Cancer...The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) has designated June as Cancer Immunotherapy Month. While the entire month is focused on bringing more awareness to...reactionscomments
Job Searching as a Cancer Survivor or Caregiver...Looking for a new job or continuing to work isn’t frequently associated with Stage IV Lung Cancer. Today there are younger people...reactionscomments
Attending ASCO as a Patient Advocate...Those who are new to the world lung cancer, may not have heard much about the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)…yet...reactionscomments
When You Just Don't Want to Fight It so Hard Any Longer...I was diagnosed with NSCLC in April '16, diagnosed with surgery to remove large masses on my RUL and RLL (multiple nodules...reactions16comments
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018...In today's political climate, it isn't often that you hear about a bill that enjoys bipartisan support, but the Women and Lung...reactionscomments
Going Strong...I was diagnosed with lung and breast cancer in November of 2016 after I had a stroke. In December of that year...reactions2comments
Here We Go...Year 5...The magic number, or so they say. I'm not really sure who "they" are but I'm guessing experts. In the beginning, upon...reactions2comments
Beauty and the Beast in Lung Cancer...So, lung cancer sucks. Ok, you all knew that. But, it not only causes depression and even anger, it can totally destroy...reactionscomments
Rolling Stone Rocker Shares His Lung Cancer Story...A recent news article about Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood’s lung cancer diagnosis stirred up a variety of thoughts and emotions. I...reactions1comment
Silver Linings...Dictionary.com defines a silver lining as "a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect". What does a...reactionscomments
Tips for Managing Chemo Brain (Part 2)...Click here to read Part 1 of Tips for Managing Chemo Brain When cancer or its treatment damages our ability to focus...reactionscomments
Self-Care Basics: Why is it important and how can we practice it?...Self-care has been an ever-evolving concept in our world for decades. Originally, the World Health Organization defined self-care in the 1980’s as...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives (Part 2)...Check out Part 1 of Dusty's article Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives Lung cancer screening is done by a low-dose CT scan...reactionscomments
My Dream Wedding & Honeymoon...Followed By My Cancer Diagnosis...We picked the perfect wedding song. Oh, because you are the best thing, you’re the best thing, baby. I can still hear...reactionscomments
