Mortals are immortal
By Aigi A. , Caregiver
“The first casualty of War is Truth”, according to Aeschylus.
But there are wars, where truth cannot be sacrificed, instead it comes to light. “Truth is the flight towards our divine”, says…
Patients need to hear “It will be okay“
By A.P. Patient 53 years old
My experience with lung cancer started early last year. After intolerable back pains, I visited an orthopedist, who recommended a scintigraphy. And this was the first…
Effective communication with health professionals encourages patients.
By N.L., Woman Caregiver
In November 2020, my father was diagnosed with lung cancer, after a persistent chest pain, initially attributed to the bypass operation he had undergone some years earlier. Quite by…
Support and information: key tools against lung cancer.
Dimitrios P., 62 year old patient
I would like hereby to share some personal reflections, conclusions and feelings from my lung cancer journey so far, which started in April 2022.
Right…
Turning pain into seed
By C. Apostolakos
Steel is hidden in velvet. The velvet has been sweetened by loss. So has the woman in front of me, full of strength and optimism, even though life has treated her harshly.…
A personal story from M.E.
I met FairLife L.C.C. through the youth anti-smoking campaign “14minutes of life” and through the activities my children participated in during an anti-smoking project, with their school.. Being a lung cancer patient, I encouraged them…
By Christos Apostolakos
The gift of cancer? What is he saying? Is he crazy? Someone could say. Especially if he has been attacked by the damned one or is, in great pain, taking care of someone who is suffering…
Our Pandora box of health problems was opened at the end of September 2018.
My 47-year-old brother was diagnosed with a rare form of advanced stage IV lung cancer, which had metastasized to the liver, bones, mediastinum, lymph nodes, and…
It is often relieving to share experiences that deeply affected us.
Life is not a straight line. There are bumps in the road, ups and downs but also bridges to help you move on.
Life has everything in it.
My…
Honoring Simon Bell
All this is a background to this article, which is essentially a tribute to a patient that positively moved forward in dealing with a range of these factors and that I had the honor of knowing in…