Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...The Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability benefits to individuals who cannot work due...reactions4comments
Musings from the Chemo Chair...It is Monday. Every other Monday finds me sitting in the chemo chair. Today is that day. When you walk into my...reactions5comments
Abby’s Road...The recent deaths of several of our comrades have hit the lung cancer community incredibly hard. One of those losses was Abby...reactionscomments
Advocating for Lung Cancer to Get "Equal Time"...I am on a forum with people who have all kinds of cancer. A lot of the members have had breast cancer...reactionscomments
Do You Struggle with Your Weight? I Sure Do....Until I was around 55 or so, I could eat anything I wanted and I remained as thin as a rail. But...reactionscomments
Caring for the Caregiver: How to Support a Loved One with Lung Cancer...Chronic lung diseases don’t just change the life of patients, but also that of friends and family. When someone is diagnosed with...reactionscomments
Not Everyone Understands...So, I debated about writing about this for quite some time. No one likes to admit they failed. I did fail, I...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Navigator for People Impacted by Lung Cancer...If you have cancer, the day you finish treatment is an occasion you look forward to from the moment you’re diagnosed. Sometimes...reactionscomments
Paying It Forward After Lung Cancer...Written in collaboration by Dusty Donaldson and Kimberly Lester In the not-so-distant past, a lung cancer diagnosis was very nearly a death...reactionscomments
Advance Directives-Making Your Wishes Known...Discussing wishes for end of life care is one of the most avoided yet also one of the most important conversations concerning...reactionscomments
Survivor’s Guilt...When I speak about lung cancer, especially to a group of people who may not know much about the subject, I sometimes...reactions2comments
What Will They Say?...Several days ago, I got a text message telling me that a former colleague and friend had passed away unexpectedly. I had...reactionscomments
Let's Talk About Mental Health...Mental health and physical health are often linked, with one impacting the other. Mental health, in particular, can be difficult to talk...reactionscomments
Participating in the Scientist-Survivor Program...I recently I had the honor of participating in the American Association for Cancer Research’s Scientist-Survivor Program (SSP). It was the 20-year...reactionscomments
Get Off Your Duff and Get Moving!...There are a few articles hitting the news lately about how too much sitting contributes to a number of cancers. The reason...reactionscomments
My Cancer Journey...I was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 2016. Since the beginning of 2016, I had been treated for pneumonia on three...reactions14comments
Overcomer...Do you love music? Has music played a major (or even not-so-major) part in your cancer experience? I am really not a...reactions3comments
Rude Awakening...Several years ago I found myself having some difficulty performing my job which was an outdoor job mainly working on aircraft. Climbing...reactions5comments
Perspective: Not Enough or Making Progress or Both?...Perspective is an interesting thing. I just got home from the 2018 Lung Cancer Leadership Conference sponsored by Lung Cancer Research Foundation...reactionscomments
Working Together to Defeat Lung Cancer...What if we could give governors a roadmap to help defeat lung cancer in their state? The American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE...reactionscomments
