Give to Lung Cancer Research and Your Donation will be Quadrupled!
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
1d ago
Friends and Family, I’m raising money for lung cancer research, and your donation has never had the opportunity to pack such a wallop. That’s because whatever you donate will be QUADRUPLED! For example, if you donate $100, then $400 will go to lung cancer research. Here’s how it works. An anonymous donor has agreed to match any donations you and I raise together up to $10,000. When the donations are finalized and turned in to LUNGevity, the anonymous donor will double it, turning into $20,000. Then the Sally Rudney Memorial Fund will double THAT donation, turning it into $40,000! The research ..read more
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Close Calls and Big Dreams
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
2w ago
Friends and Family, The wild ride continues. After my final chemo round, Genevieve and I got lab results which showed increased fluid in my lungs and new fluid around my heart. Our hopes for me to buy more time by staying on ramucirumab alone for the next 6-12 months went out the window. But a parachute arrived just as it was time to jump out of the plane. Dr. Sanborn had requested that I receive patritumab duruxtecan, a HER3 drug, through the Expanded Access (compassionate use) program. She made the request eighteen weeks earlier and approval came through just when I needed it. I had to wait ..read more
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Not Everything is About Cancer
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
2M ago
There are those occasions when not everything is about cancer. This is one of those times.  It starts with headaches I’ve had all day, every day since chemo started. I believe it’s the ramucirumab since I had a similar drug (Avastin) eleven years ago and had headaches like this for over a year. I also had intense dental/jaw pain that led to a root canal six weeks ago. That pain never subsided and has morphed into lockjaw. As a result, I’ve been on a liquid diet since Christmas. Muscle relaxers and five sessions of PT haven’t helped, so I’ve seen an oncology dentist who specializes in both ..read more
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Join Me for a Podcast
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
4M ago
Friends and Family, I had the honor of being interviewed for Lung Cancer Canada’s annual Evening of Hope. The full-length version of that video was turned into a podcast, which I think turned out well.   Ottawa Hospital oncologist Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price interviewed me about the evolution of lung cancer treatment over the past seventeen years, maintaining hope through treatment failures, the difference between surviving and thriving, challenges for caregivers, and other topics. The interview is heartfelt, vulnerable, and optimistic. Most people who read my blog should find this worth the ..read more
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Pulling a Rabbit out of the Hat
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
4M ago
Friends and Family, There have been some ups and downs over the past six weeks and two rounds of chemo. Between the antibiotics for the infection in my lungs and the chemo, my breathing has steadily improved over the past six weeks. Where it took me several minutes to climb a flight of stairs six weeks ago, now I’m walking the hills in my neighborhood at a fairly rapid pace. Success is like a breath of fresh air! This guy may be a wee bit younger and better looking, but you get the idea. But before starting my second round of chemo three weeks ago, I asked Dr. Sanborn what chemo options are s ..read more
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Friends and Family, I’ve thought about the differe...
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
4M ago
Friends and Family, I’ve thought about the different things I could do for Lung Cancer Awareness Month and decided I could make the most impact by giving my book away for free to anyone, whether they have cancer or not. From Monday, November 13th through Wednesday, November 15th, go to https://www.amazon.com/Second-Wind-Thriving-Dann-Wonser-ebook/dp/B07C9BWWB7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1699741635&sr=8-1 for your free copy. You are welcome to share the link and tell anyone you would like – the more the better. If you have read the book and wish to share your thoughts with ..read more
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I Should Have Been More Specific
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
6M ago
Friends and Family, I should have been more specific when I was sending out my intentions. I should have said, “I’ll take Door Number Three ONLY, Monty.” We got the results of my bronchoscopy/biopsy yesterday when we met with my oncologist. It showed that I do have a bacterial infection, but it also showed that the cancer has spread. The progression also means I’m kicked out of the amivantamab trial, so it’s time for Plan B. You know that old saying, “plan for the worst, hope for the best?” Over the past week, I went to www.clinicaltrials.gov and found 243 trials that fit my general criteria ..read more
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I'll Take Door Number Three, Monty!
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
6M ago
Friends and Family, For the past month or more it has become increasingly difficult to breath, which has been a major concern for both Genevieve and me. My pace on our daily hill walks is much slower, and our mild yoga workouts seem more like cardio boot camp lately. I wanted this to be anything other than progression. Leading up to last week’s CT and appointment with my oncologist, I tested myself for Covid, hoping to find an alternate culprit. No dice. Next, I looked up symptoms for RSV, but that wasn’t a fit either. Genevieve and I both were losing sleep, but held out some hope, even if we ..read more
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Grieving
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
8M ago
Friends and Family, I avoid negativity. I try to be uplifting to other people through my blog and personal connections. I do the same for my own benefit because we could all use more realistic positivity. But sometimes bad things happen, and not talking about them doesn’t make them go away. Even meditation doesn’t help sometimes. I just lost a friend to lung cancer. I’ve known Helen for almost five years through our local survivors’ group that meets every month. She was a good human being who cared about others, worked for causes greater than herself, and fought like hell to stay alive. It hu ..read more
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Get a FREE Copy of My Book on August 1st
Dann's Cancer Chronicles
by Dann Wonser
8M ago
Friends and Family, To celebrate World Lung Cancer Day I’m giving away FREE copies of my book, SECOND WIND: THRIVING WITH CANCER on Tuesday, August 1st. In the book, I share my experiences learning to not only live with lung cancer, but to thrive with it. This offer is open to everyone. I ask a small favor in return. If you could take a minute to rate the book on Amazon after reading it, and better yet, write a review, it will make it easier for other people to find it. If you already have a copy, that review would still be helpful! Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Wind-Thriving ..read more
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