I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
My name is Lynda Fisher, and almost 16 years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 3B non-small cell adenocarcinoma. One physician was looking at my case optimistically: Dr. Bonomi. My tumor was 10 cm or the size of a grapefruit. He told me that if it was an aggressive...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
My name is Denise Drasga, and at age 53, I was diagnosed with stage IV EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with R lung nodule and oligometastasis in pathological fracture of acetabulum. As an oncology nurse practitioner with a spouse who is a medical...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I had the largest team of approximately 50 people – all of which being my family and friends – who have been supporting me from day one of being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. That was over five years ago, in June of 2012. My name is Diane...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
They say that life is a journey; some fly through life and some take the train of life. They say life is a journey that never ends. But the truth is that the journey called individual life, even if we pretend we don’t care, has an endpoint of which we are all afraid,...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
The personal care, empathy and confidence I received helped me go from totally distraught over my diagnosis to being informed and hopeful about the future. Dr. Bonomi has the ability to be open and honest regarding the prognosis, and at the same time instill a sense...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I was looking forward to retiring at the age of 60. Two weeks after my birthday, I had been a caregiver looking after patients in their own homes. Little did I know that it was me that was going to need care. The day came when I retired, and life was looking good. My...
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