I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
The week before I turned 40, my husband and I took a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong – eager for new adventures. A month later, I was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that had spread to the brain, eye and over a dozen lymph nodes in...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I am a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a best friend, a nurse and a survivor living with lung cancer. This is my story. In February 2017, I was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer at just 49 years old. Prior to my diagnosis, I was living with a...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
On July 19, 2016, I went to urgent care because of unresolved chest pain I had been experiencing for about a week. One night it hurt to breathe, the next day was better and the next day better still; yet it didn’t totally resolve and my intuition told me to follow up...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
Working out seven days a week: cardio, strength, core training and clean eating has been, and continues to be, a huge part of my life and who I am. I hike trails at significant inclines in Colorado on the weekends. I am a health educator and fitness trainer. I teach...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in July 2016 following months of an unrelenting cough; visits to urgent care, an ENT, and my primary provider; and finally the E.R. where I underwent a chest CT scan and heard the word “mass” for the...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
In February 2013 my sons and I started doing crossfit together at my friend’s box. I went from a size 16/18 to a size 10 in less than a year and was in the best shape of my life. On 11/20/14, at the age of 46, I was diagnosed with stage 3B NSCLC. Just a week and...
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