We tell ourselves stories in order to live. ~Joan Didion
From the moment lung cancer is diagnosed, you are living with it forever. There are layers to peel away in order to understand what that means, to build a life. You do it one step at a time.
Jun 28 2025 1.Don’t blame me for the profane title. That’s CancerShrink’s doing. I can’t help that the greatest coping
May 25, 2025 Dear Reader, Hi. Long time, no see. This is not due to boredom or lassitude. Au contraire,
. Deep Breaths & Quiet Sorrow I finally took a few deep breaths on Friday, after weeks of nonstop medical
February Blur I’m writing on March 3. While February has disappeared with the turn of the calendar page, it’s still
. The dreams started about 4 weeks ago. They weren’t nightmares, not really. They were just technicolor enactments of scary
. TL; DR* Navigating my recent exercise in due diligence was a nightmare, thanks to some blunders on my part
. On My Visit to Dr. ENT I saw the mild-mannered, very kind ENT on December 2. He used his
. Panic is not a good look for anyone. It doesn’t feel good either—especially not after dark, beyond bedtime, when
Blame This Post on Mice Little white mice, the kind used in science experiments. Someone in an online cancer group
November 1st? How did that happen? Now I can’t write the Halloween-inspired spooky blog post that was rolling around in
Lungevity’s Virtual Conference Over the course of two days, September 20 and 21, Lungevity held its annual lung cancer survivors’
. Quarterly Scans (Plus Benefits) Lung scan time may not be fun time, but it always seems to kick open
