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
The Last LessonAlice S Pratt June 11, 2019 On that Christmas of 2016, I watched my beloved eldest sister artistically play the piano. It was our family tradition to sing Christmas carols...reactions1comment
United We LiveWhile recuperating from surgery #2, I thought it was time to take my lung cancer diagnosis seriously and do some research. The more I learned, the more disappointed, angry, and...reactions3comments
Surprise - You Have Lung CancerMy husband passed in 2017 after having kidney failure; he refused to have dialysis. We had hospice care at home for him. I had a lot of adjusting to do...reactions8comments
Allergy Attack Was Small Cell Lung CancerSept. 2013 was the start of a trip into darkness. But I'm 73, healthy, active, it can't be lung cancer, it is my nose. It is allergies... Thus began the...reactions1comment
Thought It Was COPDI QUIT smoking when I was 58 years old. I was getting colds almost constantly. It seemed as if I couldn't ever feel really well. I had a PFT test...reactionscomments
Tennis and Lung CancerUntil my lung cancer diagnosis in May of 2018 and subsequent treatments, I was on the tennis court at least 4 or 5 days per week. I fell into tennis...reactions4comments
Solved My Water Retention ProblemI was diagnosed at age 56 with stage IVNSCLC in Oct 2013. Yes, I’m still here and going strong. After 2 yrs of IV chemo, I was able to go...reactions3comments
Surprise! You Have Cancer!I was admitted to the emergency room on March 23, 2019 with severe abdominal pains. I was quickly diagnosed with pancreatitis which didn't alarm me since I knew little about...reactions4comments
Thought It Was My SpineMy husband, son and I were driving home from visiting my mother for Mother's Day and the traffic was awful! Traffic came to a sudden stop with the exception of...reactionscomments
Chest X-RaysMy work company used to do chest x-rays on an annual basis. This was stopped. After about 3 years I realized I hadn't had one. I asked my doctor to...reactions1comment
My Lung CancerLast April, had my regular checkup, doctor was happy that I lost some weight, but after all blood work, she told me it was all good. Then 4 months later...reactions2comments
LungMy stories started in six years and four months. I had a bad infection went to ER they done a chest xray. The Dr found a small spot on upper...reactions2comments
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 11 and grandmother of 1 beautiful 8 year...reactions1comment
Cancer and Career... Creating a BalanceI was recently asked “how do you balance your cancer and career while being a mom”? I was flattered to be asked because the question assumed I had struck the...reactions1comment
Thoracoscopy ExperienceI had a spot on my upper left lobe, that was found by accident, and was told by one doctor that I needed to have my entire upper left lobe...reactions1comment
Looks So MatterI am 61 years old and diagnosed with stage 4 squamous NSCLC in May of 2018. Since I heard the diagnosis in a small cramped examination room at the Ottawa...reactions4comments
Ground Glass OpacitiesMay 2012 lung nodules were discovered accidentally after having an MRI for an unrelated issue. February 2013 had a left upper lobe to my to remove a remove a 2cm...reactions5comments
My Lung Cancer JourneyMy journey started in November 2012 when I had surgery for "severe diverticulitis." The surgeon wound up removing a small section of intestine that was twisted instead of removing the...reactions4comments
