Last year I completed my dream trip to South America topped off with running the Chicago Marathon…my fourth since 2022 and since I quit smoking in January 2020. My last run was on 27th Feb this year when I pulled up sore in my hip. I thought it was a stress fracture but fast forward 2.5 weeks to a Lung cancer diagnosis with a met in the hip and numerous other places. I know the odds associated with lung cancer but I’m determined to face this with positivity and I have beautiful friends and family who have rallied. that said, i struggle with this sense of futility. It’s incredible to me how everything changed in an instant, and suddenly I’m in limbo. Fortunately I don’t feel unwell or have bad pain, and I just had a total hip replacement. The future is scary and I don’t know how it will all come down, I’m just taking it one day at a time. I’m about to have my third round of immunotherapy and chemo, and so far aside from a nasty rash from the immunotherapy, I’ve not fared too badly. I’m grateful to have this forum to share thoughts I rarely speak and I hope I can support others going through this too.  ... View more