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.
August 29, 2023 I attended a webinar on self-advocacy sponsored by Lungevity and featuring Nicole Jolicoeur, a staff attorney from
Confronting the Great Unspokens Lung cancer is like this: you’re bopping through your daily routine when, with no warning, your
I’ve been working on a post about resilience and how it can help us lung cancer folks– anyone, actually–
A week ago, I had a routine brain MRI that was the same as ever but also, in the end,
Friday July 7 Most days, CancerShrink listens intently, deferring to my impulse to speak. That’s why I was so surprised
It was a beautiful Monday morning when we set out on a long training ride. There was only one problem:
Scans are done, reports are in, and yesterday, Dr. Oncology and I had the kind of discussion I wish all
Wednesday Do you remember when you were a little kid and you had a scrape or a bruise? I was
It’s been quiet on the blog, but for good reasons. This lung cancer person went traveling across the seas, to
It’s been a sobering period of weeks. As far as I can tell from my calendar, May 12, 2021 was my
Lungevity, one of the premier organizations for support and advocacy for people dealing with lung cancer, is calling for
Water Bottle Hope Some of you may remember the swag that arrived with my first box of targeted therapy. The
