With no symptoms of lung cancer, I went in for a low-dose CT scan after receiving a direct mail flier from my health care provider system, Baylor Health (Dallas, TX). I had quit smoking approximately ten years earlier at [...]
I found out I had lung cancer as I was driving my car to the Women’s March in Washington DC after the 2016 election. At the time, I remember asking the Universe to allow me to live long enough to [...]
In January 2017, I was diagnosed with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer at age 43. I was blindsided. I had run two half-marathons within the past 6 months and having lung cancer was something [...]
I was diagnosed almost six years ago (3/27/15) with Stage IV NSCLC adenocarcinoma, KRAS G12V and am currently NED. I’ve now become more involved in patient advocacy and support for newly diagnosed lung cancer patients, and participated in the [...]
My name is Julian Fletcher and I live in Bowie, MD. I was diagnosed on March 12, 2019 with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer with a Her2 mutation. I’ve been inspired throughout my journey by the gratitude I [...]
My name is Trish Hom. Patricia Hom. Dr. Patricia Hom. I am an MD/MPH. I had been coughing for six months during my OBGYN residency. Two weeks before I graduated residency my children’s father committed suicide. I was very [...]
My name is Roy Williams III and I live in the St. Louis, Mo area. My wife Mary and I have six children in our blended family and four grandchildren. In 2013, when I was 64, I developed an [...]
Being a parent comes with a unique set of challenges—but being a parent with lung cancer adds another layer of physical and emotional exhaustion. In celebration of Parents Day 2020, we are highlighting the unsung heroes in our community [...]
Written by Jeff's wife, Rhonda: "Jeff was a firefighter/paramedic and a farmer and had no known risk factors for developing lung cancer. In the fall of 2015, my husband Jeff was diagnosed with stage 4 ALK-positive lung cancer that [...]
Jodi Parker, a former oncology nurse who was originally diagnosed with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer in 2013, sat down with her son Joey, one of her primary caregivers, to discuss what motivated her to take an active [...]