This post is the first in a three-part series of my journey to Capitol Hill with the Lung Cancer Alliance to drum up support for the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act. Day One With Republicans now in control of the House of Representatives, the transition includes a ton of “office” politics, figuratively and literally. Chairs,…
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Well, it’s been awhile since I have updated my Lung Cancer journey. I just spent overnight in the hospital recently due to a blood clot. This is a scary thing. Just after a dental appointment where there was quite a bit of drilling on the bottom tooth, I started getting neck pain. It was very…
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Earlier this week, you may have seen this story on ABC News: The Impact of Peter Jennings: Five Years Later Lung cancer death rates have fallen since the anchor revealed his fatal illness. As a former reporter and now lung cancer advocate, when I saw this story, I about fell out of my chair. It…
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Unfortunately, it is the truth. The pain seen on my mom’s face and the fact that she has never smoked a day in her life and has Stage IV lung cancer is the best “gift” the lung cancer community could possible have. Of course, she is not the only one that makes for a good…
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