Knocked in the HeadAugust 28 will be three years since I was knocked in the head! On that day while riding my bicycle I took a fall and suffered a severe concussion/moderate traumatic...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Survivor TripI received a diagnosis of lung cancer in 2001 and had surgery to remove the tumor and then radiation to ensure they got it all. During my recovery time I...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Wow Just WowHi, unfortunately I have Lung Cancer which totally rocked my world. Had a heart attack 04/28/2016 sent by ambulance to larger hospital in Des Moines IA. Drs performed angioplasty but...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
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 earlier. After a 25 year span of working...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Life-Changing MomentsAt the young age of 36, I was in the middle of getting adjusted to my new life. I had just gotten remarried in June 2015 to the love of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Helpful Second Opinion and First PoemIf you were to ask me years ago when lung cancer month was I would have said "I have no clue." I know now because 9/3/13 I had the upper...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Shocking DiagnosisOn Labor Day, 2016, called my daughter so she could take me to see the doctor, as I wasn't feeling too good. She came with my granddaughter and after a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
April 28, 2016Thought I was having a heart attack, went by ambulance as instructed priorly. Heart tests showed was possibly panic attack but there was a visible spot in right upper lung...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Battle With Stage 4 NSCLCMy story begins in April 2016. I was experiencing pain on my right side. The pain would radiate thru my side into my back and on the right side of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Diagnosed with NSCLCI was diagnosed with nsclc on April 24, 2015. I was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer. I had 14 rounds of a very strong chemo that effected my heart...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
From Shock to Advocacy: Living With Stage IV Lung CancerThe way my lung cancer story starts is not unique. After a couple of months of some odd symptoms - a cough, constipation, and shortness of breath if I squatted...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A New Positive AttitudeI was diagnosed with Stage IIIbAdenocarcinoma on April 18, 2014. This is the official date but my journey actually started on February 20, 2014. Approximately mid January 2014, I started...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
17-Year Survivor (And Counting!)Hello there …. my name is Alisa Brenes and I am a 16-year Stage 3 lung cancer survivor. I guess you can say my lung cancer journey started before I...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Stage 4 Lung Cancer SurvivorI was dx with Stage 4 Lung Cancer in June of 2009. Since then I have done radiation, six cycles of chemotherapy Taxol, Carbo and Avastin for the lung cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Spared by GodIt was in Sept 2015 when I heard a gurgling, a bubbling if you will, when I exhaled. A voice in my head told me to get it checked, it...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Over 11 Years Since Diagnosis and Still ThrivingOn a beautiful Tuesday morning in September 2005, a compassionate physician sat in front of me, his warm, brown eyes just inches from mine. He spoke the words frankly, yet...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
