Noteworthy Lung Cancer Blogs

There are plenty of blogs out there on the web, but very few directly about lung cancer. Lung cancer blogs are almost has invisible as the ribbon it represents. That is why it is important to note those blogs associated with lung cancer. If you know of any notworthy lung cancer blogs, please feel free to post a comment below with the link and information pertaining to the blog.

Stage IV: Living For Each Day by Jessica
This blog cronicles a 31 year old woman recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I have been following Jessica's blog for a few months now. As a reader, I feel I am going through all the motions of cancer with Jessica. Stage IV: Living For Each Day by Jessica is a must read!

Here is an insert from Jessica's blog:

In My Shoes                             May 1, 2012

My friends have asked that I express when I need something. So here it goes…

My cancer is progressing, and now I must prepare myself for chemotherapy. But no matter how I try, I feel like no one ‘gets’ what a big deal this is for me. Specifically, I’ve been freaked out about having a port inserted.

I know it’s good to get one. I know it’s a standard procedure. But it’s still very… invasive. I’ve never had anything implanted in my body, and even though it’s a “standard procedure,” it’s a really big deal to me.

I need my feelings validated. I need to hear “yes, that would freak me out too.”

I know chemo will bring its own set of fears, but I’m trying to take this one step at a time. And I just need to know that anyone in my position would be scared too.

A Flying Elephant: Living In The Land Of Lung Junk by Teri Simon

I have been following this blog for a few weeks now. This blog has been published in book form, two books exactly. Teri's first book, which I own, is called 'Perspectives Of A Flying Elephant'. The second book is called, 'Turbulence For A Flying Elephant'. I intend to purchase the second book after I finish the first. This blog is heart-warming, and filled with emotion. I cannot possibly understand what Teri is going through with her treatment, but I am holding on as I read every word she writes.

Here is an insert from Teri's blog:

Respect The Steps                       May 20, 2012

"My friends, I feel like I have (finally) started to turn the corner. This has been such a long haul of challenge for me, what with getting through radiation and recovering from it, dealing with a lung chronically in need of draining, and then being bumped off yet another study because of pretty (sadly) impressive tumor growth. For a few days there, I was personally concerned, because my sense of humor was MIA, which is never a good sign. The moment something humorous pops into my mind, I stop fretting so much and recognize that there will yet again be another rebound. The time before that happens, however, is mighty tense time..."