My friend Linnea Olson died today. She had lived with a Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis for over 16 years. She never achieved the holy grail of “NED” (no evidence of disease). She lived every inch of those 16+ years…
![Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2021 -- 2 FUNdraisers for LC Research!](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3391-150x150.jpg)
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, I hope you already know this, but since the media continues to mostly ignore it (even though it’s the NUMBER ONE CANCER KILLER IN THE WORLD BY A FREAKING MILE –…
![Cancer Patient-ing Like it's my JOB: ADDENDUM](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3385-150x150.jpg)
I titled this series “Cancer Patient-ing Like it’s my JOB” because I spend such a great deal of my time, energy, and resources being a cancer patient (beyond the baseline medical appointments and treatments). In my disclaimers, I explicitly note…
![Cancer Patient-ing Like it’s My JOB. Part 3 of 3: Miscellaneous “Alternatives” - Oh, That’s Just Mom’s Sound Healer](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FullSizeRender-3-150x150.jpg)
[This is Part #3 of a 3 part series — Part 1: Diet & Supplements – Green Juice, Birthday Cake and Lots of Pills; Part 2: Exercise – Basically a Love Letter to Peloton; Part 3: Misc. “Alternative” Items – Oh,…
![Cancer Patient-ing Like it’s My JOB. Part 2 of 3: Exercise – Basically a Love Letter to Peloton](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dumbbells-g2efcfebd1_1920-150x150.jpg)
[This is Part #2 of a 3 part series — Part 1: Diet & Supplements – Green Juice, Birthday Cake and Lots of Pills; Part 2: Exercise – Basically a Love Letter to Peloton; Part 3: Misc. “Alternative” Items – Oh, That’s…
![Cancer Patient-ing Like it’s My JOB. Part 1 of 3: Diet & Supplements - Green Juice, Birthday Cake and Lots of Pills](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nutritional-supplement-g288dd6115_1920-150x150.jpg)
[This is Part #1 of a 3 part series — Part 1: Diet & Supplements – Green Juice, Birthday Cake and Lots of Pills; Part 2: Exercise – Basically a Love Letter to Peloton; Part 3: Misc. “Alternative” Items – Oh, That’s Just…
![Update #24: She Gets Around (aka Picking an Oncologist)](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2971-150x150.jpg)
I had scans last week. Everything still looks good, with the caveat that there is a small amount of fluid in my lungs that wasn’t there last time. This could indicate cancer activity, but my oncologist feels it’s most likely…
![Update #23: The Miracle of Exposure Therapy + Morning Buns](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/362054613_7fc5d5f5f5_c-150x150.jpg)
A couple of weeks ago, I had my regularly scheduled CT scans. (Update #23/Tldr; the scans were stable/good, knock wood.) I haven’t posted about it yet for two reasons. First, my editor rejected my original draft because I joked about…
![Tori Tomalia: My Mentor, My Friend, My ROS1der Co-Founder 1976-2021](https://lisa.ericgoldman.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0174-150x150.jpg)
My friend Tori Tomalia died early on Tuesday morning February 23rd, and I’ve been a little numb. It took me hours to utter the words aloud, even to my husband, and the tears have yet to come. Honestly, I feel…