Stories

In 2013, I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSC lung cancer. I told my oncologist ”That doesn’t work for me.” I have always had a positive outlook on life. I...

I am 70 years old. 11 years ago I was diagnosed with male breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and did 12 weeks of chemo followed by 5 years of...

So this maybe long but I want others to know my battle and maybe we can help each other somehow. I was part of the silly youth that smoked. Funny...

Hello, my name is Mj. On Wednesday, May 31, I noticed that when I took a deep breath, I had a stabbing feeling in my left chest that travelled to...

My story begins hearing that smoking can cause cancer and coming from a family who smoke and social settings where smoking is the norm. In my late 40s I learned...

I never smoked. But the plan was to watch the tumor for up to 5 years and I'd get 3 check ups a year. However, after a year the tumor...

On 6th May 2016 my nonsmoking, 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer. I remember my response but she’s never smoked and she’s been brought...

The beginning - January 6, 2020 chest x-ray: The worse day of my life. For the first time, I saw the "octopus" in my chest. Following came the start of...

I was diagnosed with Covid late in the year in 2020 and had a lingering cough that I attributed to that. My daughter and I were in Boston visiting my...

Four years ago I went outside to play my ukulele. My left hand could not hit the strings correctly and would not do what i told it to do. I...

For about 7 months I was seeing an orthopedic doctor and therapist for a pain in my neck which did not get better. My PT said I should get an...

Hello! My name is Cathy. This is the first I've gone into detail. I use to keep a journal with all that went on, then I stopped. Back in July...

2019 started off rough for me. I was actively monitoring and assisting 3 of my elderly family members with no help from my siblings. There was my 90 year old...

I got sick when Covid started. We knew it wasn't Covid. I saw many specialist to see what was going on. I had a nagging cough, I was tired, I...

I have had NSCLC for almost 6 years now. I truthfully never thought after my original dx I would be alive this long. But after my PCP saw my chest...

I am 69 now and was diagnosed with Small cell Lung cancer in December 2021, extensive stage. I started chemotherapy and immunotherapy at the end of January, 2022. They were...

I was in a horrible car accident in December 2021. I suffered 4 broken ribs and a fractured sternum; which, according to the Trauma Surgeon treating me,'it takes an incredible...

On March 28th, I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Within 18 months, I lost almost 60 pounds. Other than occasional wheezing the weight loss was my only symptoms...

Age 71 and a lifetime full of stories to tell. I fought alcoholism early in life and survived it. I served in the United States Navy and became a positive...

40 years ago (next year), with 5 children, 10 grandchildren, I found the Love of my life; my husband, soul mate, best friend on my darkest Days, father of our...