I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer on December 26, 2013. As a healthy, non-smoking woman in my 40’s, my neck pain and elbow stiffness was initially written off as caused by stress and overuse of my iPad when planning my son’s bar mitzvah! After...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
My story is a bit complicated, and started long before I was diagnosed with lung cancer, but in the interest of time I will keep it short. When I was 13, two of my grandparents died from lung cancer within weeks of diagnosis and within weeks of each other. Just six...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
Lung cancer snuck up on me. I was healthy. I never thought I could be at risk for lung cancer. Fortunately, a targeted therapy called afatanib is helping me live well with lung cancer. In September 2015, while hiking in Colorado, I had to stop to catch my breath, but...
I am a caregiver or family member.
My fiancé John is the light of my life. He never stops making me laugh; he’s a complete ball of energy, fun and is a kid at heart. But last year, that light started to fade. In the summer of 2015, John started to complain of back and hip pain. Maybe he was...
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