Ticking Time BombCancer runs rampant in my family. I was 16 when I dropped out of high school to take care of my 52-year-old father who had squamous cell carcinoma of the...reactions1comment
SurvivingWent to ER, felt like I couldn't breathe. It was bronchitis. However, the doctor said there was a small mass in my upper right lung. Long story short, in a...reactions1comment
Thank You Everyone"Thank you everyone" is my title, because I wouldn't have been able to do this by myself. Believe me it's so easy to get get in a funk with this...reactions1comment
How Can I Keep from SingingToday, as I glance outside my window, I see the glorious colors of late October. They sting my eyes and warm my heart and soul. I treasure each moment of...reactionscomments
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 and never got sick. I really thought I...reactionscomments
Stage IV NSCLCAge 47, diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC Squamous on my birthday, December 2018. Started immediately on Keytruda because I have a PDL1 of 100%. Started getting a lot of bone...reactionscomments
What My Journey Has Taught MeAfter a long and exhausting battle with Doctor after Doctor trying to get answers to what was wrong with me, I finally had an answer. I was diagnosed on July...reactionscomments
Positivity and Good Vibes OnlyI was diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc adenocarcinoma with brain mets in July of 2018. I’ve had successful brain surgery and Gamma-Ray knife radiation on the lesions in my brain...reactions1comment
LCAMIt is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...reactionscomments
My Attitude Is Gratitude with NSCLCDiagnosed in 2017 stage III, upgraded to stage IV in 2018 with NSCLC, has changed my perspective of life. Now I stop to smell the roses and appreciate things I...reactions1comment
At This Point, I am Very WorriedMy story actually started in November 2012 when I had what was supposed to be a simple operation for diverticulitis. Unfortunately, my surgeon couldn't sew to save his life. One...reactions2comments
BlessedOn May 15th 2015 I drove myself to the hospital. I had been losing so much weight and every little smell made me have an asthma attack. When I arrived...reactions1comment
The Shock of My LifeI have been in chronic pain for over 5 years due to a mistake in the OR. I got MRSA in my spine. It was horrible and I almost died...reactions1comment
Happy to Still Be HereMy brother passed away after a year of having non-hodkins lymphoma. He was 52. Two months later I found out I had small cell lung cancer, That was 1 year...reactions1comment
Spreading Lung CancerMy wife has stage 4non-small cell lung cancer. It has spread to her kidney and around her liver, in her right hip and left tabular, and 3 places in her...reactions1comment
Scared It Will ReturnLast year around this time I had a bad cough. November 8, I was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer and I have never been a smoker. January 28, 2019...reactions2comments
Surviving Lung CancerI was diagnosed 12 years ago early!! So important. Had lower right lobe removed and even though they got it all, did 3 months of chemo. It was truly a...reactions1comment
Lung Cancer Surgery at 80I had my lower right lobe removed in March it was cancer. Said they got it all. Lymph nodes all clear. Now a little over a year and they say...reactions10comments
Is Doing Too Much, Too Much?Almost five years ago when I was diagnosed with Stage 3BNSCLC I promised myself that I would become a lung cancer advocate. In the almost five years I've become that...reactions3comments
This Awful DiagnosisRecently diagnosed with Stage IV adenocarcinoma in both lungs. I am optimistic about my treatment plan, which is a clinical trial with Stereotactic Radiation, and now 2 kinds of immunotherapy...reactions1comment
