A Lil Lytnin' Strikes Lung Cancer

My friend and fellow stage IV lung cancer fighter Jessica Rice has had a very rough road throughout her treatment. She is two years into ...

I am taking a break from talking about lung cancer to write a post in honor of my amazing daughters. These little fighters came into the wor...

I've been rather giddy about my ROS1 mutation news. When I met with my oncologist on Tuesday, she told me that I am the first person at ...

This belief has driven how I respond to stressful situations throughout my life. When I was pregnant with our first child, I took every cl...

Since this is my last cycle with my first-line chemo triplet (carboplatin/alimta/avastin), I thought I would give a little more detail about...

It is day 4 after chemo (cycle 6), so I am pretty wiped out. My exciting outing for the day was a quick haircut at Great Clips, since we are...

On Tuesday I am due to have cycle #6 of this chemo cocktail (carboplatin, avastin, alimta), the second of my "bonus rounds." For s...

23 years ago today, at age 14, I was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma of the right humerus. It is strange that now I have to refer to tha...

I learned today that a young woman just lost her 29 year old husband to stage 4 lung cancer. Three short months from diagnosis to death, he ...

As I am awaiting the results from my CT scan, I have been trying to think of ways to deal with this fear of the unknown. I have tried to l...

I am realizing that I have been, perhaps, too delicate in describing my health situation. People keep asking me questions that indicate tha...

Today I had the joy of walking our eldest to his first day of kindergarten. As he was getting ready, he told me that he may feel a bit nervo...

When I was in high school, our well-meaning cheerleaders painted the inspirational phrase, "ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING" on the wall of...

I love summer. I loved it as a kid, and I love it even more as a mom. The long, lazy days, the ease of going outside to play without bundlin...

First, let me clarify. I actually kinda love numbers and find them quite beautiful. And I think research is fascinating and the whole scient...

I've always had issues with the advice, "live every day as if it were your last." Do you realize how messed up the world would...

Thank you, everyone, for the outpouring of support. It has been just wonderful and I am humbled by the generosity and love from all over the...

I lead a pretty golden life. I have an amazing husband who balances out all my quirks perfectly, I have three wonderful and sweet kids, thin...

Tomorrow little Z will turn three years old. In keeping with tradition, I made him a birthday hat. As I had hoped, he designed it himself th...

As the shock of raising two babies at once (with an almost 3 year old in the mix, too) is wearing off, I am starting to see a lot of wonderf...