tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341363951135371442024-03-05T21:42:34.422-07:00Peace Lungs & Happiness™: Anatomy of a Medical ApocalypseCelebrating the thrills of victory, reflecting on the agony of defeat and bounding obstacles while living life with terminal, stage iv lung cancer with leptomingeal disease, incurable, progressive brain disease, chronic kidney failure and hydrocephalus while recovering from a debilitating hemorrhagic stroke.Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-52679946795641056752023-04-24T06:50:00.001-06:002023-04-24T06:50:28.462-06:00I Was Prepared to Die: When a Negative is Positive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I have been running out of FDA approved lung cancer treatment options for quite some time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's not a quick process and it's something you have to prepare for and live through as you know the end result is, no more treatments available.</span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you work through this you can experience many emotional situations while trying treatment alternatives.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Testing out a treatment takes several months. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The cancer may respond to a treatment but then it may find ways to resist the treatment and progress.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For months, my oncologist and I have been discussing and reviewing options, or the lack of options, that I have to treat my stage 4 lung cancer.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cancer has spread to my cerebrospinal fluid (,CFS) it's called Leptomeningeal disease (LMD). According to the National Institute of Health, the survival of LMD is very grim, from weeks to a few months without treatment.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When we decide a treatment option we need time to try the treatment to see if it is effective. This is not a fast process. We make a decision, try the treatment, wait to get a scan to check for progression or regression then reassess. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If it's not working we start this process over again.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The two latest treatments I tried were an iv chemo, that I had a severe allergic reaction to and Opdivo immunotherapy infusions.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I tried Taxol iv chemo but am severely allergic. My PDL-1 is between 50-60. On paper this looked like my solution So we decided immunotherapy would be the trick.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But after several months of infusions and waiting for follow up scans, it didn't work.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Radiation treatment was never discussed. There was no reason to talk about it. But in the last month or so I've had a major change in my spine causing numbness in my glutes similar to something called, Saddle Anesthesia.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I reported that and the amount of hours i've been sleeping every day (approx 16-18) and we reviewed my unintentional weight loss at a routine oncology appt, my oncologist suggested admitting me to the hospital so I could get a spine MRI and chest ct sooner than any outpatient appointments.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The radiation treatment decision happened so fast. I had 4 treatments while I was admitted in the hospital and had an additional treatment after discharge. 5 total to the lumbar section of my spine for this round.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New symptoms are not welcome. But this negative is what became a positive. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The radiation treatment option changed</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the perspective of everything and how I would be treating my lung cancer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before this, I didn't have any symptoms to treat. Now I did. So if I'm treating the spine mets (metastasis), I should try to find a possible way to treat the lung mets too.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My oncologist and I decided amivantamab iv chemo will be the next treatment for my lungs.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's going to be a red tape process. It is FDA approved for a different subtype of EGFR Lung Cancer. My oncologist warned me that insurance will deny it. If or when this happens, he and his office pharmacist will request free use from the manufacturer.🤞It's just an application process and waiting game right now. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, it's been a whirlwind. One minute my oncologist is apologizing for no more options and telling me to contact hospice. I'm mentally ready to accept my fate. The next, new treatment options, hope and information!!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep the positive thoughts and prayers coming. I have no doubt they have entered the Universe and have helped me survive long enough to find these alternative solutions. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRd4h6KpXrM1-bVIRAGZ4WHJhmmdZL4vEeR_85boCVwwYVk4PDus5dGPV5V-5qYwu2gY4HyqoeaGsci_VtgCX0ps5hFbKWPs-m1xnQtGxwC6m-8yJds-3bn3op7cXsW1Bn2einRLaY2qtedGh-H_08qZLBRktTkdh9JurvFoyHOtkCM3pNzQwn_Qh4g/s1473/20230417_123955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1473" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRd4h6KpXrM1-bVIRAGZ4WHJhmmdZL4vEeR_85boCVwwYVk4PDus5dGPV5V-5qYwu2gY4HyqoeaGsci_VtgCX0ps5hFbKWPs-m1xnQtGxwC6m-8yJds-3bn3op7cXsW1Bn2einRLaY2qtedGh-H_08qZLBRktTkdh9JurvFoyHOtkCM3pNzQwn_Qh4g/w200-h200/20230417_123955.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKCwTeCLMAl1tGf_wiB6RLr0GFSO5up_n_Ob54dFxpS89M2Rdj-ziMmJo0XqepmMcZUBOuQzGP-k2AgYyNmSj66hQFpiU93hbnpGXwsVTwV_t5aUs8KnLksBIAqbW_mBJCM8jRVgfCrYyVca1kunJqo_TyeKDikKDF2NRC10AnLZyN_u_kKB_DHcYAg/s4000/20230418_100542~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKCwTeCLMAl1tGf_wiB6RLr0GFSO5up_n_Ob54dFxpS89M2Rdj-ziMmJo0XqepmMcZUBOuQzGP-k2AgYyNmSj66hQFpiU93hbnpGXwsVTwV_t5aUs8KnLksBIAqbW_mBJCM8jRVgfCrYyVca1kunJqo_TyeKDikKDF2NRC10AnLZyN_u_kKB_DHcYAg/w150-h200/20230418_100542~2.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-4418363091874568902023-04-12T10:41:00.070-06:002023-04-13T07:01:00.154-06:00More Than a Bump in the Road<p> I've been very lucky to be able to share so many positive posts and updates through the years.</p><p></p><p>It seems like I need to give a warning with this update. </p><p><br /></p><p>I took a chance switching my lung cancer treatment to immunotherapy. After several months, my cancer is progressing. I was concerned about quitting Osimertinib/Tagrisso, the targeted therapy that broke the blood brain barrier. It was necessary to quit because it doesn't work well in combination with nivolumab/Opdivo, my immunotherapy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I now have a brain met. This is the first time in eight years to have cancer activity in the brain. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also requested a biopsy of my CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) when I had my shunt surgery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of my symptoms sounded like hydrocephalus symptoms. But at the same time they sounded like symptoms of leptomeningeal disease. This is when cancer spreads to the CSF.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CSF is cerebrospinal fluid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. It's difficult to treat because it is not like a tumor or nodule you can zap with radiation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The biopsy results showed atypical cells that are suspicious for malignancy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going to have my immunotherapy infusion yesterday. I reported some new numbness in my glutes and discussed how much I sleep in a 24 hour period. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My oncologist canceled the infusion and strongly suggested I be admitted to the hospital to get a full spine MRI and a chest CT scan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't able to be admitted yesterday before making arrangements for my dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I arrived this morning. Here's a new Brutus pic from today. It's the first time for me to "meet" the ER Brutus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should be getting my tests in the next couple days and then will be discharged. I don't know how soon I will get results from the tests. I'm guessing I'll be gone and home before I know if they found anything that is causing the numbness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3ePeZnaUxk-1wkXnEFpv3sIGvRh_wNfnPAbhlC_SsJUuYcHMpqijJiWnqFgDebjIpXUgQDur-k084g-Me9nJJFoXqgBs4L6CizMshCMIg8I84lgUUqYXw7NW3HbuPIjGQr3RKQLt_pXS6dgjr5QfOAmKbFnlMeyG_1r2qH-uvrK-9f78dEUzVkalpw/s1024/IMG_20230412_083842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3ePeZnaUxk-1wkXnEFpv3sIGvRh_wNfnPAbhlC_SsJUuYcHMpqijJiWnqFgDebjIpXUgQDur-k084g-Me9nJJFoXqgBs4L6CizMshCMIg8I84lgUUqYXw7NW3HbuPIjGQr3RKQLt_pXS6dgjr5QfOAmKbFnlMeyG_1r2qH-uvrK-9f78dEUzVkalpw/s320/IMG_20230412_083842.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've already met with the radiation oncologist about the brain met. I had a choice of Gamma knife surgery or stereotactic radiation. I will need to have a radiation mask fitted for either procedure. I picked Gamma Knife because I can have the mask fitted the same day of the procedure. That would eliminate another trip to Ohio State to complete radiation. My fingers are crossed to be able to get brain radiation during this hospitalization. </div><div><br /></div>At this point, it sounds like I'm done with immunotherapy and there is no other options for cancer treatment. <div><br /></div><div>My oncologist also suggested for me to look into and speak to someone about hospice care.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm okay with the thought of hospice. If I'm out of treatment options and I'm going to live a period of time without treatment, I'd rather be comfortable and have extra help instead of living in pain and struggling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been basically sleeping and resting for the last 3 years. I'm sick of being sick. I'm sick of sleeping about 16 hours of of my life away every day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not giving up. I'm being forced to give in to the lack of needed treatments. Research and development isn't happening fast enough for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will keep you posted with any more updates and my final choices and decisions.</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-48386103510183592662023-02-17T10:51:00.004-07:002023-02-17T11:03:43.134-07:00Hydrocephalus<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-64bf8aef-7fff-a934-59ee-799de3375363" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Medical Apocalypse continues. I have been experiencing horrible migraine-like headaches since December, 2022. I was thinking that it could be a side effect of my lung cancer immunotherapy. In addition to the headaches I would intermittently see patterns/images in my vision. It's very similar to getting a photo taken with a flash and you see that flashbulb in your vision until it fades away.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29WMahIbdEUV-O6FLyGDMRR57mogar8yi3BGGj0rUd0J7HeWSRTJBzC_lKKTTOygxvRYxJueaS77sxsmN0qq2apIBxTovhvoG-L-jkIeLO9mfOWXOq70P_oeaVgEspC71XTQDfrgZE1Pn3zsTAEDq7OK3UXnyZHLs16IUO6cR1alGG5qf0pc0W49b_w/s398/4d5c532918af67cf7beab475fe766db6c58808ec81c59324de9bb93a24a1caa3.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29WMahIbdEUV-O6FLyGDMRR57mogar8yi3BGGj0rUd0J7HeWSRTJBzC_lKKTTOygxvRYxJueaS77sxsmN0qq2apIBxTovhvoG-L-jkIeLO9mfOWXOq70P_oeaVgEspC71XTQDfrgZE1Pn3zsTAEDq7OK3UXnyZHLs16IUO6cR1alGG5qf0pc0W49b_w/w200-h200/4d5c532918af67cf7beab475fe766db6c58808ec81c59324de9bb93a24a1caa3.0.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I reported this to my oncologist he ordered a brain MRI, suspecting lung cancer metastasis to my brain. </span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The results showed that the ventricles to my brain have gotten larger causing more cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow to my brain. Your brain can only absorb so much CSF. </span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I will have brain surgery next week to implant a shunt in my head/brain to drain the excess CSF through my body to my stomach. The shunt will be placed under my skin on top of my head and a drain line will run under my skin down my neck through my body to my stomach In theory this will relieve the added pressure on my brain and give me relief from the headaches.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is brain surgery, but a common procedure. I will only be in the hospital 1 to 2 days. I will have lifting and exertion restrictions for a couple of weeks.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The worst part of the recovery process is missing the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Voices Summit in DC in March 2023 because of no flying or long distance car travel for 6 to 8 weeks after surgery. </span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was so excited and looking forward to going to Capitol Hill to meet with my Ohio representatives face to face for the first time.</span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please send positive thoughts and prayers my way for the upcoming surgery and recovery. </span></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-31790773794321306352022-11-17T13:50:00.003-07:002022-11-17T14:42:10.119-07:00Changes Coming This #LCAM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBzRB2dHjHShfvSIWEaZjrBwyeMVZcOVZ7s_cnyB244jZbrOwdMyc_F5lRKjsT2vQSb-lr6PmZH2B7cCe_l-jY8_DyWB7OrR0_un9VIDhDnkcrTHQ5w6WnRBSx975QcK7o26ajtRnF26Lf-vbgQ7km3Z1Dsexg6D4eRIXsIjyQdufzEAOprKZFcVyNQ/s800/IMG_20221115_123821.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBzRB2dHjHShfvSIWEaZjrBwyeMVZcOVZ7s_cnyB244jZbrOwdMyc_F5lRKjsT2vQSb-lr6PmZH2B7cCe_l-jY8_DyWB7OrR0_un9VIDhDnkcrTHQ5w6WnRBSx975QcK7o26ajtRnF26Lf-vbgQ7km3Z1Dsexg6D4eRIXsIjyQdufzEAOprKZFcVyNQ/w240-h320/IMG_20221115_123821.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa Moran with Dr. David Carbone<br />Shirt available at diecancerdie.org<br />White ribbon info thewhiteribbonproject.org</td></tr></tbody></table><p> November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.</p><p>We have been monitoring lung cancer progression in my lungs for several months.</p><p></p><p>When I switched my treatment from the Dayton oncologist to Ohio State in August, 2022, my OSU oncologist seemed surprised that I wasn't having breathing issues after seeing the latest scan results. </p><p>At that time, I hadn't noticed a difference. Since then, things have changed. I don't have a wheeze. It's a faint intermittent whine or squeal. I have been losing my breath easier. I'm OK sitting still. But with any walking, exertion, light lifting or even talking I have shortness of breath.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbHU3xsVVQXTfQFgaPq-iw2te3YLNiv_gayq7AtFNld3Mh52aIkFbfpNElt2LWFNxSP8S_hBQcHLQpQMuTfTNMygyipcy7s_NGW982Rtxb-1k5ouj3uX03PZNG8oDX_cp1xmVncy7A5bGbZKzcn1csx_Pd--6rEwB01D2Ruz9uSf6IcphHBvo2P7P3g/s2587/20221115_091831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2569" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbHU3xsVVQXTfQFgaPq-iw2te3YLNiv_gayq7AtFNld3Mh52aIkFbfpNElt2LWFNxSP8S_hBQcHLQpQMuTfTNMygyipcy7s_NGW982Rtxb-1k5ouj3uX03PZNG8oDX_cp1xmVncy7A5bGbZKzcn1csx_Pd--6rEwB01D2Ruz9uSf6IcphHBvo2P7P3g/w199-h200/20221115_091831.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>My oncologist and I discussed the latest biopsy and possible next steps in treatment. He was very upfront and frank. I appreciate this in a doctor. I just want the facts, no matter how much I don't want to face the reality. </p><p>The information from the biopsy was good news to hear. We know the cancer is still non-small cell adenocarcinoma. It has not mutated to small cell, a more aggressive form of lung cancer.</p><p> He reviewed the possible next steps for my treatment. Bottom line is, <b>I'm running desperately low on treatment options.</b></p><p>I have to wait another week for complete results from the biopsy. If a new targetable mutation is found, we will add a targeted therapy to my treatment plan. If not, my PDL-1 (a protien) level is high enough now to get positive results from immunotherapy.</p><p>I will likely start pembrolizumab. The brand name is Keytruda. I will have to quit my current targeted therapy, Tagrisso. The two treatments do great alone, but don't jive well together.</p><p>Immunotherapy is an infusion once every 3 weeks. It does have minimal, tolerable and treatable side effects. I will need to decide if I will get a chest port. It makes infusions easier. The last time I did iv infusion treatment, my veins became very problematic. I got a port. That was great for 14 months. Then the port got infected. Something I'd rather not experience again.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was diagnosed in 2015, immunotherapy for EGFR patients like me wasn't even an option. Now it's my best possibility.</p><p>There is a clinical trial for a different immunotherapy for EGFR+ lung cancer. Because of my damaged kidneys, I don't qualify for that trial. Although, my kidneys and creatinine have improved and are the best they have been in two years, it's not</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAnxMzQ8AmFSQJSFFrTd9baPmZDaYvJgaBDca_9xLmcRx-3HCNT7318diy4kTBFz_qOQuTRGvjv8lbkdZwNozasz8mUm_i6Nj2YgPYm9Xf8R8eNzD7P17IkZiIyONE1HzxYGs1rMlPfJifi00MtOmBuptaAx4TrJlhWbeiESbhmJwMaQFlXGOvxix-A/s800/IMG_20221115_123818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAnxMzQ8AmFSQJSFFrTd9baPmZDaYvJgaBDca_9xLmcRx-3HCNT7318diy4kTBFz_qOQuTRGvjv8lbkdZwNozasz8mUm_i6Nj2YgPYm9Xf8R8eNzD7P17IkZiIyONE1HzxYGs1rMlPfJifi00MtOmBuptaAx4TrJlhWbeiESbhmJwMaQFlXGOvxix-A/w150-h200/IMG_20221115_123818.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> enough for a clinical trial.</span></div></div><p></p><p>As an outlier and long term stage 4 lung cancer survivor, I've been aware, for years, of the lack of FDA approved treatments after progression on Tagrisso. I've been somewhat mentally preparing for this moment. The truth is, facing my reality and morbility is quite sobering.</p><p> But hey! I'm still in the game. Instead of having three or four treatment options, I have two. I may be running out of treatment options but I will never run out of HOPE.</p><p><br /></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-57112697979242965072022-08-01T20:06:00.003-06:002022-08-01T20:06:54.681-06:00Pinup Contest & Cancerversary<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am super excited to share that I am one of the finalists in the Miss Rock and Rumble Pinup Contest. All registered pinups competed in an online voting challenge to determine the finalists. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 12 with the most votes are competing on stage at the Hot Rod Rock and Rumble Festival in Fountain, Colorado at the end of August. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmrrKrw_rx8Jbp71fZGFegTYgnyFEkoE65y5nAJeSykkcaQQt67T3zDvljLA9sLnF01pr3EzQX7WytpbNYNnQRCZXW77GDYKe2i4U1duMXInkMiXft845jHUqOKWRTavqPZ-wD9xwZXvAOH7v01aWvQLO46IidqK0uDaDa4-c0WsB-npYN9a49wJ1zg/s1080/FB_IMG_1658505710480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmrrKrw_rx8Jbp71fZGFegTYgnyFEkoE65y5nAJeSykkcaQQt67T3zDvljLA9sLnF01pr3EzQX7WytpbNYNnQRCZXW77GDYKe2i4U1duMXInkMiXft845jHUqOKWRTavqPZ-wD9xwZXvAOH7v01aWvQLO46IidqK0uDaDa4-c0WsB-npYN9a49wJ1zg/w320-h181/FB_IMG_1658505710480.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so excited, not just to make the finals, but for my first trip back to Colorado since I moved to Ohio. I'm not going to Hot Rod Rock and Rumble as a spectator this year. I'm participating in the pinup contest and an event that has become a yearly tradition for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only thing that will be missing is Birdie. I don't want to drive cross country in the summer heat in a car without A/C. Even though I drive my 1960 tbird often, it's my only vehicle, I'm not 100% sure she'd be able to make a trip from Ohio to Colorado and back. I'd also rather not put 2,400 miles on the old girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trip to Colorado and Rock and Rumble are my 7th year cancerversary presents to myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like I've been cheated out of a couple proper celebrations due to covid-19. No trips, no big parties. This year I'm making up for that. Two weeks before we head out west for Rock and Rumble, I'll be celebrating my 7th Cancerversary with a party at my house. </div><br /> My cancerversary is the anniversary of the day I received my stage 4 non small cell lung cancer diagnosis. <div><br /></div><div>It was August 14, 2015. I went to work that morning with plans to break away from work for a lunch appointment with the oncologist regarding pet scan results and return to work for the rest of the day. </div><div><br /></div><div>I seriously thought that was the appointment I would be given a surgery date to remove a large lung tumor, find out my recovery time and get follow up treatment information.</div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, it was the appointment that I learned I was not a candidate for surgery because the cancer was metastatic, inoperable, incurable and terminal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Needless to say, I didn't go back to work that afternoon. I returned the next day. I loved my job. Besides the persistent cough, I felt well. I wasn't going to let lung cancer steal my career. I had to take three weeks off to recover from a surgical biopsy. I did shorten my hours to just 8 hours a day after my return and facing some fatigue during radiation treatments to my lung.</div><div><br /></div><div>If it wasn’t for my December 2017 hemorrhagic stroke, I'd still be delivering mail in Colorado Springs, CO today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Being a letter carrier brought me so much joy. I'm finding other things in life that bring joy. Some are lung cancer advocacy, sewing and pinup.</div><div><br /></div><div>I advocate for lung cancer awareness and increased research funding whenever I can. My sewing room is being organized and cleaned up as I post this and Cookie DeMartini (my pinup name) has two pinup contests in the books for 2022 with two more upcoming this month. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><div><br /></div></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-64957125383539959952022-05-30T13:34:00.008-06:002022-06-14T11:03:05.191-06:00Interview with Shellie Schmals#olderandbolder<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/peRYW5XC1do" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FINl6d5QmMQWStB5-RKX4Y2itjXmcVDaHBwgHi-O991W7N0F6yuCyNUIwakzLSRrzPsz0A-_iNmOWg__ozBgE90pREvLRzPZo5kJNZEzYHU-X98K843gXDide-iO6-uBc6AUTNtx387v5lKB5wi9X_9fuvVoMk-a_jaJtmELxWrfo-p9MStihJvGTA/w200-h113/%23OlderandBolder%20Promo%20(Facebook%20Event%20Cover)%20(2).png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click pic for interview link</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was scheduled to do an Instagram Live interview with Shellie Schmals at the beginning of May. Due to technical difficulties on my end we had to postpone. The make up interview was done by Zoom. Click the pic above to watch. <p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-66432044829153224582022-05-24T20:01:00.002-06:002022-05-26T12:26:38.242-06:00PinUps & Downs<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It's been a crazy seven months. Well, it's been a crazy year. But I moved to Ohio seven months ago in the middle of a crazy year.</li></ul><p></p><p>Some updates:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I've managed to stay out of the hospital for four consecutive months. I continue to slowly gain energy and strength.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Lung cancer is stable. I'm still on the daily oral targeted therapy treatment, Tagrisso. It's controlling two out of the three mutations that drive my lung cancer. I think the 2021 iv chemotherapy took care of the third mutation. I've had no progression since.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>While the 2021 iv chemo controlled the cancer progression, it also did a number on my kidneys. My creatinine level started to rise following the chemo treatments. The theory was, after time, the kidneys would heal and bounce back. Unfortunately, the iv chemo killed my kidneys. They never recovered. I'm now in stage 5 of 5 stages of kidney failure. I will need to start dyalisis soon.</li><li><br /></li><li>I've had two pinup photoshoots with Gem City Pinup Photography In Dayton. It's been fun and gives me something to look forward to. It also keeps me occupied while planning wardrobe, accessories and poses. Plus, it's fun to get dolled up and be Cookie DeMartini for a few hours. I'm looking for some local pinup contests to enter before I head to the Hot Rod Rock and Rumble Pinup Contest in Fountain, CO at the end of August, 2022.</li><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2TUwgFYf1xNY1dzppMr7WSkOOzttRbvvCPUmcDfd67kaUF8G1MaRz1az_-kpmHKFOFH1l02ebR2PhUXe36LUVogdd0Rp_uAfTqbYFaDAq23GcSCYsMEcM-IJDH-2c9JC9DhlVTnVw1DcwwTabRtZdP0OYrioFEfsjlf1PAj0WyCk5l2y-Ovc0PR_jw/s2048/MH2A6895-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2TUwgFYf1xNY1dzppMr7WSkOOzttRbvvCPUmcDfd67kaUF8G1MaRz1az_-kpmHKFOFH1l02ebR2PhUXe36LUVogdd0Rp_uAfTqbYFaDAq23GcSCYsMEcM-IJDH-2c9JC9DhlVTnVw1DcwwTabRtZdP0OYrioFEfsjlf1PAj0WyCk5l2y-Ovc0PR_jw/w200-h143/MH2A6895-Edit.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></li><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZ4V8RD9VSBQ0XryPwZbj4V7jx4Vbhy4edUIbSyfbpehlGx2P52xARs2PMxVCn4zrA2krB0-_FZHjyPX_5c-KZZB4TNF1F0x1a9cCDdPRQACm4Qwzbdir9Fnsq4yNcZXI0RefFRrNazzKO8u2wudbxPOy67LV90vzJSK9bddYQa63I17cxYYr7ESVpg/s1080/IMG_20220101_090722_285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZ4V8RD9VSBQ0XryPwZbj4V7jx4Vbhy4edUIbSyfbpehlGx2P52xARs2PMxVCn4zrA2krB0-_FZHjyPX_5c-KZZB4TNF1F0x1a9cCDdPRQACm4Qwzbdir9Fnsq4yNcZXI0RefFRrNazzKO8u2wudbxPOy67LV90vzJSK9bddYQa63I17cxYYr7ESVpg/w200-h200/IMG_20220101_090722_285.jpg" width="200" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawcpUDlUd_1zUKP6HRIugPhYQkR72P4nvopUIAUHBtOoj4pm_08s7E_ontITTDByLgfe4CcxLEu2jxnJsF_JRRrRQJEdLRHCy3XYH3kzjO81qAWYR6g5F_kXRLKFXGw4r3VzHXdOlPEecxWqaslBGvX7BFVYHO5r1XSrbdCBg-eTEgOeGPOmE8t9C8Q/s1080/IMG_20220101_090722_039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawcpUDlUd_1zUKP6HRIugPhYQkR72P4nvopUIAUHBtOoj4pm_08s7E_ontITTDByLgfe4CcxLEu2jxnJsF_JRRrRQJEdLRHCy3XYH3kzjO81qAWYR6g5F_kXRLKFXGw4r3VzHXdOlPEecxWqaslBGvX7BFVYHO5r1XSrbdCBg-eTEgOeGPOmE8t9C8Q/w200-h200/IMG_20220101_090722_039.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-54405727205099980922021-12-27T13:04:00.002-07:002021-12-27T14:38:01.372-07:00What's Bigger Than an Apocalypse?<p> Dec 27, 2021</p><p>Unfortunately I have another disease to add to the Medical Apocalypse. I have been diagnosed with Diabetes. It could have been caused from the long term steroids I've been taking for kidney inflammation. Or the port infection. Or the combo of both.</p><p>On Dec 24 I was confused, disoriented and what I describe as hallucinating. Everything felt like a deja vu. We called 911 and I took an ambulance to the ER.</p><p>My blood sugar was 700 when I arrived. That is dangerously high. I was lucky to go to the ER before something really bad happened. I was admitted that night. </p><p>I got the infected port removed yesterday. I decided to do it bedside with local anesthetic in my hospital room instead b of doing surgery with full anesthesia. The numbing shots were the worst part of the procedure. It's painful to get shots in an infected site. At the end the surgeon told me I was brave. It was appreciated and I like the word brave better than strong. </p><p>Talked to infection diseases Dr. Cultures came back. The port infection is either strep or staff. The antibiotic is doing its job. I'll get oral antibiotics to take at home. As far as he's concerned I can be discharged on his end. </p><p>Hospitalist is working on finding the right insulin dose. When that happens I can be discharged. Maybe tomorrow if I have a good night and no bleeding at the port site.</p><p>I can't wait to get home. I miss Calvin and Laynie. It's our Christmas Day when I get back. And it's our first Christmas in our new house.</p><p>Keep the prayers and positive thought coming my way. They have helped keep me safe, alive and well enough to take on every new ailment and side effect.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-26831893691788498412021-12-15T05:07:00.000-07:002021-12-15T05:07:23.075-07:00LCAM Proclamtions<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December 15, 2021: This is at the top of my list of one of the most responsible lung cancer advocacy events I've been a part of. 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Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-4615934979698837182021-12-07T15:39:00.001-07:002021-12-07T15:39:28.414-07:00<p>13/7/2021: Latest lungcancer.net published article. <a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/starting-over" target="_blank">Starting Over Again...Again.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/starting-over" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="876" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpo6WhW8LDdJtmCbRn-R1K8z3GII1cCH507opn8XA57ER6ByS3azdNAsZM6XZBggAYqjTrlP_m985Z8R1fjd9xA1qkbAv0MqzrdJORIoXQTr4rXoh4qDJoVn-0pWCRdyPN4QyGdjvOTBM/w200-h200/Screenshot_20211207-173118_Samsung+Internet.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-24703146003250423852021-11-25T20:53:00.009-07:002021-11-25T21:56:07.464-07:00Grateful and Thankful<p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCKiPhqUza2OefttwH3uPlKPXWxwRqeGambqCS7fTIW4cholh9-p6IBW7qhXnQnCy51GkHrA93tnEt7tviBDEPqTu_jJ-sfcOzgdP_j_g9f7swsTsMT67SyYH0Gltoy9eRmr_x-Hvpgb5/s398/332882f00dfe578349a7fcce370df001bb2a644d03177c73542c56fa74bbb9e7.0.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCKiPhqUza2OefttwH3uPlKPXWxwRqeGambqCS7fTIW4cholh9-p6IBW7qhXnQnCy51GkHrA93tnEt7tviBDEPqTu_jJ-sfcOzgdP_j_g9f7swsTsMT67SyYH0Gltoy9eRmr_x-Hvpgb5/w200-h200/332882f00dfe578349a7fcce370df001bb2a644d03177c73542c56fa74bbb9e7.0.png" width="200" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><p><b>Thanksgiving 2021</b></p><p>A year has passed. Another year of a long list of people and situations to be lucky to know and be thankful for. If you aren't listed, please know you are appreciated and I am so thankful to have you support me and have you in my life.</p><p> <b>They have my back</b></p><p>Another year blessed with friends that are more like family that have taken care of me. I can't list everyone and everything. I know I'll miss something or someone. But I will touch on some highlights.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Health changes</b></p><p>2020/2021 was a difficult year healthwise. I started iv chemo in July 2020. My blood counts and platelets tanked. I could barely do anything. I was glued to my couch or bed for months, eating oyster crackers and croutons as meals.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Helpful services</b></p><p>I'm thankful for grocery delivery services. At home with no energy and no car, it was helpful to have my stock of smoothie ingredients, croutons, crackers and Sprite and 7up delivered to my front door. It was also good for me to stay home, out of the stores and away from possible covid exposures. So very thankful.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Meal deliveries</b></p><p>My friends, the Eastburns, started delivering meals to me. They lived close. Unlike me, Terralissa is a foodie. She cooks a lot and often and started cooking an additional portion for me when she made meals. I was eating nutritious foods and trying new dishes. And I didn't have to use what little energy I had to grocery shop or cook. So very thankful.</p><p>Calvin would come over to my house and also cook meals. He would make enough to leave me leftovers to eat throughout the week. So very thankful. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dependable rides</b></p><p>I want to thank those that made sure I got a ride to Denver and around town for my in-person medical and oncology appointments and errands. It took a lot of stress off of me knowing I had a reliable way to get there without using and paying for Uber or Lyft. So very thankful. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Being my own advocate</b></p><p>My guardian angels were working overtime in August and September 2021. I'm so very lucky I survived many weeks in the hospital and touch and go situations with pneumonia, pneumonitis and kidney failure. I was able to stay off of a ventilator and dialysis, be my own advocate and make the right, informed decisions for me at the time. So very thankful. </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The housess</b></p><p>While I was in the hospital, I was supposed to be home packing for my move. I sold and closed on my house in Colorado days before my first August hospital stay. Then I bought a house in Ohio by cell phone and from my hospital bed. I would find houses on the realtor app. My Ohio realtor, Linda, and my friend, Pam, previewed houses for me and sent me videos.</p><p>I found the house that checked off all my requirements and mid century modern ranch quirky house dreams.</p><p>But the problem was being in the hospital and not able to complete packing my house. There was a small team of friends that stepped up, went to my house, picked up where I left off, got things packed and to a storage unit by my absolute deadline to vacate the CO house. I had to ask the buyer to reschedule that deadline three times due to being in the hospital or home and not physically able to complete packing.</p><p>I had downsized significantly and packing what was left didn't seem like a big job...to me. But now think about walking into someone else's house and starting in the middle of their packing project and their process. It's not your things, you don't know how or where to start. It got started and completed. So very thankful.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lung cancer advocacy</b></p><p><a href="http://www.thewhiteribbonproject.org" target="_blank">The White Ribbon Project</a> (TWRP) and the lung cancer survivors and advocates associated with TWRP kept me interested and somewhat active in lung cancer advocacy throughout the pandemic and when I was not feeling so hot during chemo and between the hospital stays.</p><p>There were periodic Zoom meetings that kept us in touch and me engaged. I did take some time away. I couldn't stay gone for too long. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lung Cancer Awareness Month </b><b>proclamation</b>.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zu1IuJtPq96tbNp6y85goV1zWLc2NkDR0M6VdZOSrPWFlRAmNIYZmPktvPqNvqAQXhHZtqCQzvJsBS8S_rXcjCugkj9waX5igqOjqLjVTFHWKQIfmk5bPgQl0NvxfM5zYrbaZ68GWFWL/s3228/20211123_203133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2184" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zu1IuJtPq96tbNp6y85goV1zWLc2NkDR0M6VdZOSrPWFlRAmNIYZmPktvPqNvqAQXhHZtqCQzvJsBS8S_rXcjCugkj9waX5igqOjqLjVTFHWKQIfmk5bPgQl0NvxfM5zYrbaZ68GWFWL/w136-h200/20211123_203133.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLps-SVI0YaGz3qZC-pxTBEpHqlR_QIsf46m_xMH-37S1BAESo1OVSukCUPpxkrcce9mGob4pumT-d2KWd8VLbzKpxjS2PfbvuIiVObyEkucwdkJpgY_ORJz-fULDNRFIsSfLya_j6AxPC/s4032/20211124_144833.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLps-SVI0YaGz3qZC-pxTBEpHqlR_QIsf46m_xMH-37S1BAESo1OVSukCUPpxkrcce9mGob4pumT-d2KWd8VLbzKpxjS2PfbvuIiVObyEkucwdkJpgY_ORJz-fULDNRFIsSfLya_j6AxPC/w150-h200/20211124_144833.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p> Lung cancer advocacy gives me purpose and helps keep my mind off of other things like my actual lung cancer and other health issues, if that makes sense. So very thankful.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Lungevity Hope Summit Donor Drive</b></p><p>I started a fundraising campaign to raise funds for lung cancer research and for me and Calvin to attend the Lungevity survivorship conference (Hope Summit) in April 2022. With the generosity of donors so far, I've raised enough to hit my first milestone goal. I will be able to attend the conference by myself with airfare and hotel provided by Lungevity Foundation.</p><p>f I hit my 2nd milestone, Calvin can attend with me. It would be so helpful to have my care partner with me. Flying and traveling would be so much easier having him along to assist me. Navigating airports and big events are challenging for me since my stroke. Please consider donating. No amount is too small. Much love and appreciation to Lungevity, those that have already donated and to those that will donate. So very thankful. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://lungevity.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaign&participantID=67644" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="758" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QIiM4p0GtuyiUOtKA_fNV_0OAUvK9qcwcpWa6HvqqZCjVfXzFV56S1S7ox1qEly89HOna9wnKK7kX9bmF07RcByBR-n6Rx2pLcSLo_zRIYwDcSLJv7MJKkfxnsent181r6XYS7XCTG18/w200-h174/donate-button.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click button to donate to the Lungevity Donor Drive</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I'm blessed</b></p><p>There is so much for me to be thankful for this year. I'm still alive. I'm not on dyalisis. I'm in a new (old) city in my new house. I have Calvin in my life. We are getting settled in and living our new Ohio lives. So. Very. Thankful.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><br /></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-74531622753814186702021-11-22T22:32:00.002-07:002021-11-23T18:32:41.057-07:00Lung Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The City of Kettering, OH will proclaim November 2021 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibSEqwoiIhJAVU4GSIEp_wK5XfMlouTyD58rMxNlxJkV9XiWFJTIzMp_dnB3TVzamajR6FS-ReXJ3xpO9jpc0bIjerOxDxxs5enx8q-i-w7h4RxhmFbyhPAzjFm8RNy5Wo3cDGT8OLTrf/s875/Screenshot_20211123-001613_Drive%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="875" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibSEqwoiIhJAVU4GSIEp_wK5XfMlouTyD58rMxNlxJkV9XiWFJTIzMp_dnB3TVzamajR6FS-ReXJ3xpO9jpc0bIjerOxDxxs5enx8q-i-w7h4RxhmFbyhPAzjFm8RNy5Wo3cDGT8OLTrf/w200-h200/Screenshot_20211123-001613_Drive%257E2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I submitted a request for the proclamation. It was granted and added it to the agenda for the next meeting. Mayor Patterson and City Council will make it official at the November 23, 2021 City council meeting. I will get a chance to speak and will receive the proclamation.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-11445602307799259232021-11-20T23:48:00.004-07:002021-11-20T23:54:14.434-07:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/negative-relationships" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="664" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQdvjF8ocICYhrpt2lVE4GsKxjz4EnJB7rvdhyphenhyphenNmDmGlsfb-E9Z7RWgnQkSOWh83bO31_R5HvGgpdsb5RyyGx6HceipVSnIl3RGdCoHRjlsZAN1wQ8Boo8kJRQIopMEyLqf9bkhalFuSF/w200-h200/Collage+2021-11-21+01_44_00.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click above or <a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/negative-relationships" target="_blank">HERE</a> to read article.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-82358583446862642672021-08-26T05:14:00.008-06:002021-08-26T05:35:26.510-06:00Surviving August Again<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://peacelungshappiness.blogspot.com/2021/08/surviving-august-again.html?m=1</span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkgd2HjNysEfL9hQZ6JELAfe9K6avEF4q8tbUTC2FWhNyFa_aPn4HFuZogdzVZqwX-zpS54DarbV6GXa72f-9m0I6tYxjyOwCmRIL-zbfDztX8NvtZYuqF1AoWjbr6FtPDjMQLXmrfWI9/s724/Screenshot_20210825-233741.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="724" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkgd2HjNysEfL9hQZ6JELAfe9K6avEF4q8tbUTC2FWhNyFa_aPn4HFuZogdzVZqwX-zpS54DarbV6GXa72f-9m0I6tYxjyOwCmRIL-zbfDztX8NvtZYuqF1AoWjbr6FtPDjMQLXmrfWI9/w200-h167/Screenshot_20210825-233741.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The month of August never ceases to amaze me. Another August, another set of potentially life altering medical decisions.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simply put...I survived another August.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With amazing friends, family, an inpatient medical care team, friends that are more like family and a network n of individuals across the country, I managed to survive haemoptysis (coughing up blood), </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">kidney failure, afib, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, pneumonitis, pneumonia and a list of other ailments without being placed on a ventilator or life support. And all without the risk of life threatening procedures.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During this ordeal, I video previewed, negotiated and bought my forever dream house in Ohio, all from my Colorado Springs, CO hospital bed.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFCuy43XwRYpiGv4kgpw4RUAXgKlaLsBvDf9HkA-O-VawtWlIpjrbCtMfnlwXjl0M8mRytaNI_XhVxQDC449_nACHGCdDzlWoGOfGuc6esCn6A9h5Xhq6al9ER3KeDFK0ZzOhi4mxqom7/s1080/IMG_20210822_140407_299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFCuy43XwRYpiGv4kgpw4RUAXgKlaLsBvDf9HkA-O-VawtWlIpjrbCtMfnlwXjl0M8mRytaNI_XhVxQDC449_nACHGCdDzlWoGOfGuc6esCn6A9h5Xhq6al9ER3KeDFK0ZzOhi4mxqom7/w200-h200/IMG_20210822_140407_299.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Never stop planning ahead. I'm 110% sure the thought of the future and life in that house with Calvin and Laynie is what pulled me through most of my hospital stay.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBuSYWbX4-gTNxWcW9b74CRhiH-r8rIw_aG9IWzgucaVgZfL_Hbj7jhlRxUlNBy2g-BU9jHrcY2ZITbb_reTQl_tHjSvb1VsSXldMSWDwbqZR44YGMAXPKtiB2J6LsYH2iSgmSz0mbvZ3/s724/Screenshot_20210826-045809.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="724" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBuSYWbX4-gTNxWcW9b74CRhiH-r8rIw_aG9IWzgucaVgZfL_Hbj7jhlRxUlNBy2g-BU9jHrcY2ZITbb_reTQl_tHjSvb1VsSXldMSWDwbqZR44YGMAXPKtiB2J6LsYH2iSgmSz0mbvZ3/w200-h106/Screenshot_20210826-045809.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">I manifested this happiness, by god, I'm going to be around to enjoy it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-59851880765833373172021-04-14T18:52:00.007-06:002021-04-14T18:56:32.113-06:00Feeling Meh<p>My latest published <a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/feeling-exhausted" target="_blank">article</a> and update. Click photo below to read full Lungcancer.net article. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/feeling-exhausted" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="724" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpusSg12ok05vgNRXraGb97sGj6VoiW0kV1QzLCx8IXeVOMIMW9H94aPEBxI1jOgxClDL8gaUCWqMPI89FsH0jg7dPrhx3jL3hTgcGqgn0mgXKxmu9Wj4WzPlhbjewQLLNnkmF3wHa826v/w136-h200/Screenshot_20210414-182218.png" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">UPDATE:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm glad to share an update to this article. The long iv chemotherapy break has been nice. I am continuing the oral targeted therapy for two of the three mutations driving my lung cancer (EGFR and T790m). Although it's scary to go so long without the treatment, we will be periodically monitoring for cancer progression by labs and scans.<div><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><p></p></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-48609510450546860842021-04-08T22:12:00.000-06:002021-04-08T22:12:34.435-06:00Radon and Lung Cancer CBS 4 Denver<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/5474511-companies-that-install-radon-testing-mitigation-systems-in-colorado-are-unregulated/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CBS News Denver April 8, 2021" border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1430" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYI5Ybilo9HU2d7TSbumEFy0pfr_XlskfvnnyMAi-B9qFsXYV2nuFIJTxbsoybdU_m8NzY1g0mYLZg6Gc9BwwCytrfJiSihh1yXss4kYGN32XJd5Ls8NXarycdnyqM7O-lqX9cJYXyUY6/w200-h134/Screenshot_20210408-215542.png" title="CBS News Denver April 8, 2021" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>https<a href="https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/5474511-companies-that-install-radon-testing-mitigation-systems-in-colorado-are-unregulated">://denver.cbslocal.com/video/5474511-companies-that-install-radon-testing-mitigation-systems-in-colorado-are-unregulated</a>/</p><p><br /></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-6860251903416354542020-10-09T15:38:00.055-06:002020-10-10T10:55:38.325-06:00The BIG Five-Oh! and Uh-oh!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR9Sm1r6SpK-2QBmI14TSdr0ontID-FMe84pLHKHbA5z1XqqbI-P62RmdvHwNkuAAek00YaxWTvX2muU4Hls0JrjBFd0_Y_3-c1PADqP6d5H4SgM0ISu9LJ6sIuJvKJUTUoHZ41phffqY/s1000/flat%252C750x%252C075%252Cf-pad%252C750x1000%252Cf8f8f8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR9Sm1r6SpK-2QBmI14TSdr0ontID-FMe84pLHKHbA5z1XqqbI-P62RmdvHwNkuAAek00YaxWTvX2muU4Hls0JrjBFd0_Y_3-c1PADqP6d5H4SgM0ISu9LJ6sIuJvKJUTUoHZ41phffqY/w150-h200/flat%252C750x%252C075%252Cf-pad%252C750x1000%252Cf8f8f8.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /> I'm turning 50 next week. Can you believe it? It's hard for me to believe. Five years ago, with the odds totally against me, I said if I'm still alive for my 50th birthday, I'd throw a giant party and hire Tesla to play at the event.<p></p><p> Well, my birthday is next week and I officially have nothing more than a small outdoor lunch at a local restaurant planned for the weekend after my birthday.</p><p>Because of COVID 19, I'm at a standstill, just frozen in my tracks, not knowing what to do and what is safe to plan. Not only am I facing COVID19, I'm facing it with lung cancer, that puts me at higher risk for complications if I catch the virus and a super compromised immune system while my lung cancer treatments include iv chemotherapy. </p><p>Travel is out of the question. Oh, what would I do for a tropical destination and a beach with the sound of the surf and a big fruity drink in my hand while soaking up the sun!!!?!!! A huge party or get-together is not an option. I don't need to expose myself to too many people. </p><p>I'm now in the pre-planning stages of an October 2021 beach birthday party with a 5150 theme. Get it? It will be my 51st birthday and my 50th do-over. We better be able to travel safely by then.</p><p><b>No gag gifts please.</b></p><p>We have all seen the Over The Hill party favors and gag gifts. I don't need those. For my August cancerversary, I put out a serious request for stool softeners and laxatives. My friends came through. And I especially appreciated when one wished me a shitty day. I will say that chemo constipation is no longer an issue.</p><p><b>Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!</b></p><p>No need to get me the fake Life Alert necklace. I got the real deal after a scary couple of weeks and a traumatic experience.</p><p>My body was not tolerating the three chemo cocktail. I would end up sleeping for days on end without eating or drinking anything. Sleep and a few bathroom breaks was all I could muster up. I recognized this behavior and discussed adding fluids infusions a day after my chemo infusions and then a couple days after that.</p><p>One day, while home alone, and getting ready to go to a fluids infusion, I passed out a couple times. The second time I was moving from my hall bathroom to my bed to lay down. I woke up in my hallway in the doorframe of the room across from my bedroom. I was confused weak and scared. My last memory was collapsing on my bed. In reality, I had collapsed in the hall thinking the floor was my bed.</p><p>I've always worried about Laynie trying to wake me up in an emergency situation and accidentally scratching and hurting me in the process. Well, I put her to the test. And she was the perfect nurse. When I woke up in the hall, Laynie was right by my side, calm as can be, watching over me. She kept calm and watched as I jokingly told her to go fetch my cell phone so I could call 911. We've never practiced that and she doesn't know the words/command cell phone. I may have thrown in a joke about Timmy being in the well and she needed to go find help. I was too weak to even go down the stairs one by one on my butt. I was upstairs in the hall and my cell phone was down a floor in my livingroom.</p><p>I eventually got up enough strength to move to the bed. Laynie followed and stuck by my side as I slept more. I later made it downstairs to call the on call oncologist. At one point, I got violently ill. </p><p>Looking back, I should have called 911 at that time. The oncologist didn't get the severity of my condition. He advised me to drink some clear liquids, eat dinner and get a good night's sleep. I told him I could only sip Sprite and the thought of eating made me feel more sick. I was so weak and not thinking clearly at all. If I was, I would have caught on that he thought I was experiencing common chemo nausea and didn't understand if I sat up or stood up I felt lightheaded and/or like I was going to pass out again. </p><p>I ended up sleeping for three more days while Laynie kept watch over me.</p><p>I'm sure if I would have gone to the hospital, I would have been given fluids and quite possibly a blood transfusion and/or antibiotics. It took me two weeks to semi recover from this incident. And even then, my red and white bblood cell counts were too low for my chemo infusion. My chemo was postponed for a week to give me time to gain strength.</p><p><b>My biggest present</b></p><p>I've put off getting a port for my chemo infusions as long as possible. With my brain disease and history of stroke, any procedure with twilight or general anesthesia is risky. But I have problem tiny veins in my arms. And I'm done getting poked multiple times for each chemo and fluids infusion.</p><p>I will have a port in my chest installed (placed) the day after my birthday. I'm officially over the hill. I'm looking forward to a medical procedure as a birthday gift to myself.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYNk71223p8cpMjoz3mk_wI63QFecZzG1ESZcmfc35kkijFtiblt_Oz90-bIz4iKAPP6-hLDzjftExbztJeCAJOoG4GTiQmpKwgZU4sTOaBbtgn6lWaFESpGLpLxS3c6gvUgIadeiGUrX/s423/aviary-image-1476208120160.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYNk71223p8cpMjoz3mk_wI63QFecZzG1ESZcmfc35kkijFtiblt_Oz90-bIz4iKAPP6-hLDzjftExbztJeCAJOoG4GTiQmpKwgZU4sTOaBbtgn6lWaFESpGLpLxS3c6gvUgIadeiGUrX/s320/aviary-image-1476208120160.png" /></a></p><br /><b>My birthday weekend tradition</b><div>One thing that has been a constant for me since October 2015 is the Run the Rocks 5k. I've celebrated my birthday weekend every year since my lung cancer diagnosis by participating in the event. Not this year. There just wasn't a 100% safe way for them to hold the event in-person. It would have been my 6th year in a row to climb those ramps and steps to the finish line.<p></p><p>I signed up as soon as registration was opened many months ago. At the time, I figured coronavirus would be behind us by now and a socially distanced outdoor event at Red Rocks Park would be possible.</p><p>Although, it's not the same as being there, I'll I'll be wearing my Run the Rocks shirt and medal and remembering the last six years of happy reunions and finishes this weekend. </p><p>You can register for the Virtual Run the Rocks and join my Peace Lungs & Happiness team. Click <a href="https://action.lung.org/site/TR/Other/ALASW_Southwest?px=6520045&pg=personal&fr_id=20777" target="_blank">HERE</a> or the photo below and scroll down to join my team. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://action.lung.org/site/TR/Other/ALASW_Southwest?px=6520045&pg=personal&fr_id=20777" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuKXJJMQZw0nrOYYLUceMfUFcmh_NL1kXRPRjp4bu0TnhoYCZpP0VFDPlXTC__s73BSkcNCfNdTbKqAhwQdcJWp8YvHzqsnn-3SfLtC57uCKzLsBiKHceKH2qCMNuzNMEQFsGYF06Qzps/s320/Screenshot_20201009-151646.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-9273510045469302872020-08-10T11:57:00.003-06:002020-08-10T12:32:25.007-06:00Bucket Lists<p> Bucket Lists is my latest published article.</p><p>I feel weird with the traditional bucket list concept.</p><p>My bucket started out empty. I fill my bucket with wonderful memories and experiences. When my bucket gets full, I'll get a bigger bucket or another bucket and start over again. Click <a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/bucket-lists/">HERE</a> or the article snippet below to read the article.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/bucket-lists/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="724" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YWCAS0sFgWd1f-rSB6VSMxUEeity3WRPpldP99l0ZsM74fIMTLQ3YTgbU6Myqwyb30OaEM23dDERIiwbm3gxN7iTAFfYv4qvt19o_O_O48zh8wFSm2juouhmtfov3bqHCbzxJL9p9_MV/w117-h134/IMG_20200810_093701_164.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><p></p>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-72541587079132989852020-07-01T20:18:00.001-06:002020-07-01T20:18:48.105-06:00My Chemotherapy Theme Song 2020, TESLA - Breakin' Free<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There have been many points over the last 35 years when Tesla has had the right song at the right time to provide the perfect soundtrack to my life. Today, it's Breakin' Free, originally released in 2008. This evening was the premiere of their newest Home to Home TeslaQuarantined video. They did it gain, perfect timing for me.</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Many songs are written with a certain situation in mind. But music is art. The listener can interpret the lyrics and the feeling the music gives them any way they want.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These lyrics helped me through a breakup in 2009.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2020, they are helping me to break free from my new cancer progression and to start my next lung cancer treatment chapter. </div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xF_TWj97IJ0" width="320" youtube-src-id="xF_TWj97IJ0"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><i><b>I don't care what you say</b></i></span></div><i><b><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">You'd better get out of my way.</div></span><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm tired of wastin' my time,</div></span><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">Now I'm breakin' free....</div></span></b></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><i><b><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">I always knew the day would come</div></span><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">When everything's coming undone</div></span></b></i><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Now I've made up my mind, I'm breakin' free.....</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everything's coming undone. The cancer has formed a new mutation and my current targeted therapy can't keep my lung cancer 100% under control. It's time to break free and add additional iv chemotherapy treatments to control this newest growth and spread.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0Colorado Springs, CO, USA38.8338816 -104.8213634-0.75728800851377542 -175.13386340000002 78.425051208513764 -34.508863399999967tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-6983397137787084082020-06-20T21:49:00.000-06:002020-06-20T21:49:52.013-06:00GO2 Foundation Virtual 5k Your Way 2020June 20, 2020<br />
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If we were able to travel to Washington, D.C., it would have been the day hundreds of lung cancer survivors, caregivers and advocates stormed Capitol Hill to attend a day's worth of meetings in our Senate and House representatives' DC offices in-person.</div><div><br /></div><div>COVID-19 has changed the landscape of Washington, D.C. and our whole lives. But an idea that has come up more than once is, "Lung cancer doesn't stop for COVID-19 and neither does the need for more research." It can't stop lung cancer advocates either. We prepared for our meetings via Zoom and held our congressional meetings virtually by telephone conference calls to our DC contacts on Capitol Hill.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will never say it's easy to attend these meetings in-person or by phone to ask for $20 million dollars. But as I approach the end of FDA approved targeted therapies and I don't know if there will be a proven treatment option available to me, the ask for funding to increase lung cancer research is more of a plea than a simple question. It also helps the argument when your teamed up with five others in the same predicament.</div><div><br /></div><div>The lung cancer community has been given the opportunity to educate Congress about lung cancer and to ask them to restore the Congressionally Directed Lung Cancer Research Program administered by the Dept of Defense to its original allocated amount of $20M in the FY 2009 Appropriations Bill. The program is currently underfunded at $14M. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8oBH1pf9svvXMlzvOWIIPfKyqWatFDGL6KxEuM00qUsVcvwaiIey1nfWiSbD8WL3rmjdRx3VBUY8rMr0WddPx_fpodWZIRDOeAhmk7KVo_Rr3_skrUMgMP4EQeeag3X7_iyvkdhNYEHe/s2448/IMG_20200616_101850_640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8oBH1pf9svvXMlzvOWIIPfKyqWatFDGL6KxEuM00qUsVcvwaiIey1nfWiSbD8WL3rmjdRx3VBUY8rMr0WddPx_fpodWZIRDOeAhmk7KVo_Rr3_skrUMgMP4EQeeag3X7_iyvkdhNYEHe/w205-h205/IMG_20200616_101850_640.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>In my home office aka sewing room on the Day of Action</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>GO2 set up an easy way to meet with members of Congress from our own homes without having to do anything more than practice our elevator pitch and share our personal stories about our connection to lung cancer. No travel expenses, no risk of coronavirus. What an amazing opportunity. Yet, compared to the size of the lung cancer community, there was only a handful of survivors, caregivers and industry members that participated.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Part II Preview:</h2><div>Click on the screenshot below for my latest lungcancer.net article.</div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height: 1; text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lungcancer.net/living/team-draft-opportunity/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oWexaURY92dN59yt6TGSdN-nIRzehApfu3Q2HV2ykQHUtIb_KFRcc4GZ5AwN_6R1hDZtXLXafrQXghtOhZb8oci3GYYEvMYOxzoPfYlGu1QnwwrnOj56gmvXTlgwpw_T7mvci8UbjMYv/" /></a></div>Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-10275128015463410342020-05-21T18:26:00.005-06:002020-05-21T23:03:58.580-06:00Starting Over, Catching up and Silver Linings<h2 style="text-align: left;">
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To be honest about the break, I was mentally exhausted and needed a blog break after working on my Team Draft Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge fundraising campaign from January, 2019 until February 2020. I was all in from November 1, 2019 until Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 2020 and a then some after that.</div>
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I raised a grand total of $13,100. </h3>
Team Draft and I were scheduled to present the $11,790.00 BIG CHECK to Lung Cancer Colorado Fund at the end of March. We had to cancel the in-person presentation due to Coronavirus and the risks of exposure, restrictions and need for social distancing.<br />
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I still don't feel comfortable going into details on my blog, another reason for the break. It's time to, at least, let everyone know, I am single and have been for just over one year, officially. The beginning of May, 2020 marked one year since removing myself from a very toxic relationship, situations and removing my ex from my home and life. Breakups are crappy. This one was, no doubt in my mind, The best change I could have made for me and Laynie and at the best time. It gave me a renewed joy and a sense of freedom to be me, stroke deficits, cancer and all. It also allowed me to make strides in my stroke recovery. There was no more holding me back. I made more improvements in my first couple months without my ex than I did in the whole year and a half after my stroke. </div><div>
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Instead of commenting here about the positives that have come to me in self-isolation, I wrote them in a lungcancer.net article, Self Isolation Silver Linings. </div>
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Another cool thing to come out of quarantine was the opportunity to participate in a Writing with Cancer Workshop offered by University of Colorado Cancer Center. The above article was written before I participated in my first writing session. Until Coronavirus, these were in-person, in Denver only, sessions. They are now offering an every other week workshop via Zoom. From two sessions, I've written three poems. I will be sharing all of them with you soon.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">A beautiful journal that was gifted to me.</td></tr>
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Lisa Moran http://www.blogger.com/profile/01895043729788986682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234136395113537144.post-13423657737641676142020-01-17T13:28:00.002-07:002020-01-18T02:25:35.089-07:00Three Interviews and a Fundraiser<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've had several recent opportunities to share my lung cancer story and to advocate for more research funding. It just happened that these three interviews were released so close together that I am sharing all with you in one post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can help me reach my $50,000 fundraising goal . Click </span><a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-lung-cancer-survivors-super-bowl-challenge/brownsbackerlisa" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or the donate button to submit a tax deductible donation today. Donations can be made through Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 2020. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LLwLC is a website focusing on lung cancer patients and survivors living and thriving in spite of their diagnosis. I'm lucky enough to be one of the first to be interviewed. I can't wait to see and read upcoming inspirational stories from fellow lung cancer patients. Click <a href="https://livingliveswithlungcancer.com/meet-lisa-peace-lungs-happiness/" target="_blank">HERE</a> or the zipline photo collage to read my interview.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Melissa and I recorded this interview in November 2019. I think it was originally an hour and ten or twenty minutes long. The Medical Apocalypse doesn't really have a Cliff's Notes version. Melissa did a wonderful job editing that down for the show. you can hear the interview <a href="https://youtu.be/LlsDIeoOz9w" target="_blank">HERE </a>or click this video.</span></div>
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This is so freaking cool!I received my Joe Thomas <a href="http://cameo.com/" target="_blank">Cameo</a> today. I requested encouragement for my <a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-lung-cancer-survivors-super-bowl-challenge/brownsbackerlisa" target="_blank">Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>UPDATE: Use prmo coade <b>GIVING10 </b>for 10% discount. Expires 12/7/19.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peace Lungs & CLE shirts are available. Place your order today. Your Cyber Monday Promo Code is:<b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">CYBER10</b> Offer expires on Tuesday Dec 3, 2019. Click on a shirt or <u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://teespring.com/peace-lungs-cle-shirt?pid=369&cid=6529" target="_blank">HERE</a></u> to order. All proceeds will be donated to the <a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-lung-cancer-survivors-super-bowl-challenge/brownsbackerlisa" target="_blank">Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Giving Tuesday is coming. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to the <a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-lung-cancer-survivors-super-bowl-challenge/brownsbackerlisa" target="_blank">Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">90% of funds go to life saving lung cancer research. 10% will help <a href="https://www.teamdraft.org/" target="_blank">Team Draft</a> continue their mission of changing the face of lung cancer with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">awareness and #survivorship and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your donation, of any amount, may provide the funds needed to research or develop a new lung cancer treatment. It will brighten my day, put a smile on my face and could possibly provide me with a trip to Super Bowl LIV, the Pro Bowl or the Taste of the NFL. These trips are awarded to the top three fundraisers. As I post this, I am currently in second place, only by a hair. All three trips would be a trip to Florida in the middle of winter. I would love some fun in the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Super Bowl Challenge has given me a focus with an obtainable goal, high but obtainable. After the past couple years and recent months of recovering from personal devastation and difficult times, the challenge is a wonderful distraction with a possible outcome of a reward and trip away from my everyday reality, challenges and hurdles with lung cancer, progressive brain disease and recovering from a hemorrhagic stroke.</span><br />
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