How a Friend's Advice Helped Ease My Parenting WorriesWhen I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I thought to myself, “This is my worst nightmare.” It was August of 2018. My...reactions2comments
Family HistoryMy dad passed away from lung cancer on May 4, 2001, he was just 57 years old. He was the youngest of...reactions4comments
Why Not Me?I was diagnosed Nov. 2018. I had just turned 51. I’m a middle school librarian and during Labor Day weekend, had a...reactions3comments
Jill’s Journey to Beat Lung CancerAt the age of 48, my mom, Jill was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma (IMA)...reactions1comment
I thought I was InvincibleI have been a registered nurse for 30 years. In those 30 years, I was exposed to every disease under the sun...reactionscomments
Looks So MatterI am 61 years old and diagnosed with stage 4 squamous NSCLC in May of 2018. Since I heard the diagnosis in...reactions4comments
Lung Cancer, Brain Tumor, Adrenal Gland, and Colon CancerOn our around July 17th I wasn't feeling good. My son thought I had maybe suffered a mild stroke. They took me...reactions4comments
Me? Lung Cancer?My story begins in August of 2017. I ‘was’ a busy 51 year old mom of 6, ages ranging from 33 to...reactions1comment
Never Ever Give UpCancer Survivor from New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital November 2019. I fought alcoholism early in life and survived it. I served...reactions2comments
Fight! Never Give UpThis is going to be a little long. I have GERD (acid reflux) so I would have stomach pain quite a bit...reactions3comments
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ALK+In 2015 I began having some shortness of breath when I climbed the stairs to my apartment that I contributed to getting...reactions3comments
Here Is My StoryThere are days I wake up and wish I had no cancer. Or that I was having a bad dream. What has...reactions5comments
Lung InflammationI was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in Jan 2014, and very blessed and thankful to be able to say I...reactions1comment
Fighting the Good FightI am 10 months into my fight against stage 4 Adenocarcinoma lung cancer (NSCLC). I am stage 4 as the cancer metastasized...reactions8comments
The Impact of Cancer on My Work and LifePrior to my diagnosis, I had been actively pursuing a return to a career that I had walked away from seven years...reactions3comments
The Life of a Caregiver of a Stage 4 Lung Cancer Patient40 years ago (next year), with 5 children, 10 grandchildren, I found the Love of my life; my husband, soul mate, best...reactions1comment
Lung Cancer Survivor and my experience at NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalAge 71 and a lifetime full of stories to tell. I fought alcoholism early in life and survived it. I served in...reactions5comments
A Serious Car Accident May Have Saved My LifeI was in a horrible car accident in December 2021. I suffered 4 broken ribs and a fractured sternum; which, according to...reactions5comments
I am not sure where the road is headingIn 2019 I found out I had kidney cancer and had my left one removed. I thought I was fine and in...reactions1comment
Hello My Name Is RobertaOn December 29, 2020, I was taken to hospital in a diabetic coma. I was admitted and found out that stage 1...reactions7comments
