What a Way to Start Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, but I hadn’t thought about how I would participate as a lung cancer survivor until late last week. As it turned out, I had a great weekend that helped me kick off the month. On Friday, I had meetings in Boston, so I made plans to also have lunch with Janet Freeman-Daily , who was in Boston for the Partners Connected Health Symposium. Janet is a well-known lung cancer advocate who spends her time “supporting others in online forums, raising awareness (through writing, blogging and public speaking), collaborating with lung cancer nonprofits and researchers, and participating in a clinical trial. I tweet as @JFreemanDaily and share moderator duties for Lung Cancer Social Media (#LCSM) tweetchats on Thursdays at 8 PM ET.” What an honor to meet and spend time with Janet, and share our lung cancer journeys. She is so committed to education and advocacy! On Saturday, I had the privilege of joining Chris Draft and Linnea Duff at the Boston