I was diagnosed with a rare lung disease that almost exclusively affects women at the Cleveland Clinic a few years ago and about an hour or so after the crash course on lymphangioleomypmatosis (LAM), the specialist told me about a closed support group on Facebook. I could hardly process the epidemiology of this disease; connecting... Continue Reading →
9. A lesson on celebrating joys and honoring struggles in the face of cancer
This one’s for you, mom. The Emory Cancer Winship Center has a brass bell with a braided rope that patients ring when they finish their course of radiation. Earlier this summer, my mother finished her radiation treatment for brain cancer and at the end of it all, I wheeled her up to the bell, which... Continue Reading →