How I Learned I had Stage 4 Lung Cancer - Anne | The Patient Story
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- In this cancer vlog, Anne shares her inspiring yet frustrating journey to a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Despite having a lung nodule flagged years earlier, doctors dismissed Anne's worsening back pain as nothing serious since she was a lifelong non-smoker. It took multiple ER visits and self-advocacy before Anne finally received an MRI that revealed widespread metastatic cancer in her spine and she was diagnosed with stage 4 B non-small cell lung cancer.
She shares how she processed her diagnosis, starting a targeted therapy (Tagrisso) and later enrolling in a clinical trial.
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[Video Chapters]
00:00 Introduction
00:40 The beginning stages of my diagnosis
01:22 My first symptoms
03:25 Being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
04:00 Next generation sequencing
06:35 Starting Tagrisso and radiation
08:52 My treatment side effects
13:02 Starting a clinical trial
16:02 Words of advice
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The interview has only been edited for clarity. The interview has only been edited for clarity.
How sad,Anne LaPorte passed away January19 2024
Sending hugs to Anne's family and friends.❤
How very tragic. Makes me want to cry after just watching her, rooting for her here. Gosh, so sad to read this.
I just came across her video and find her passing so sad. She was so positive and strong. Deepest condolences to her family and wishing her daughter the best with her health moving forward. 😢
😞 so sad!
Oh no!
I didn’t realize Anne had passed away since the story was just posted yesterday on my feed! May she rest in peace…
Why are they still going on about only smoker can get lung cancer!!😡everyone who has had lung cancer in my life was healthy athletic and non smoker! I’m a retired nurse and physicians can be so closed minded and we need to change this.
I’m starting to think there are many environmental things and possibly things we may be consuming that is causing lung cancer 😮. Everyone I’ve know with it never smoked either ❤
@Thecrazyraven. Its most likely one of the trillion bacteria we haven't cultured yet or struggle very hard to identify and culture such as mycobacyerium we've identified almost 150 species but they are extremely difficult to grow because they LIVE inside living cells and multiply inside our white blood cell lymphocytes
My sister in law passed from non small cell cancer, never smoked. We’re thinking Radon gas might have been the culprit but can’t say.
They so bloody do!! I worked with 12 Drs for 15 years. Yeah, nuh! I’d only trust 2 of them to actually listen. This poor woman was TOTALLY wronged by her useless medical “professionals”. Poor lady
radon poisoning is one of the number one causes of lung cancer actually, not smoking :(
I have stage four ovarian cancer. It would be nice if at the end of this video, they would have mentioned that Anne passed away in January 2024. I think when they fail to mention this, it makes the whole thing misleading. Anne wasn’t misleading, she was sincere and she believed with all her heart she was gonna beat this horrible disease. RIP sweet lady.
Thank you for mentioning 🩵
Thank you for telling us this . Please look into EBC 46 ... it goes by other names .
I really hope you will get the miracle that you need .
God bless you
Prayed for your healing. Do you have a prayer warrior team praying for you? If not, call your local churches and ask them to put you on the prayer chain at each church.
See you in heaven, if not before...if you are also a Christian.
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@@barbie3139 Thank you. I have dozens of people in Europe and America from different faith backgrounds praying for me.
My sister went to the hospital for two years getting X-rays and they would tell her she had a lung infection each time she ended up in the hospital with coughing and back pain,then one night she threw up half a bucket of blood ,before ambulance got her to the hospital they did a M.R.I. only to find out she had stage 4 cancer gone very bad,she only lived 2 months after finding out.Tomorrow March 25th 2024 will mark 9 years she has been gone.I miss her so very much she was only 62. I lost my mom two months after i lost my sister,she went to bed right after my sister died and never got back out she passed may 24th i miss them both so much! I pray they find a cure for Cancer.💔😥🙏
Im sorry 🙏 my Condolences GOD bless you sweetheart ❤❤❤❤
Condolences so hard to loose a sister and your mom
So very sorry for your losses.❤
Thank you for sharing & I am so very sorry for losses. I pray time lessons your pain. I lost my mother to colon cancer age 56. I was 22 yrs old. Time has helped me however I miss my best friend to this day. Take good care 💕
God bless you
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My brother died of stomach cancer in 2002. He was aged 38. Because he was relatively young he was constantly dismissed by various doctors. Finally, and out of sheer desperation and exhaustion he phone called cold a surgeon he had been recommended. He saw the surgeon the next day, and upon having something as routine as an endoscopy, a tumor was discovered, the size of a grapefruit. Stage 4. He was given' a small number of months'. He died almost three months to the day of the prognosis. My parents died grief stricken. Grief over their loss and what could have been but for the negligence.
Most Drs just want to rush you out the door and go to the next patient! There is so much malpractice and negligence out there it's sickening. This ladies life was drastically impacted by all these doctors misdiagnosed. Every single one of them should lose their license and be held accountable for their stupidity.
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Most doctors are rushing you because money talks to them.i hope you get better!
A lot of times I wonder what kind of grades my doctors earned in medical school.
They are taught 'standard of care'. More focus should be on "do no harm".
(I imagine a lot of doctors are busy-as we all are- with work demands, family and finances. The more patients they can schedule and see, the more that adds to their ability to pay off student loans, cars, homes, kids, vacations, etc. )
@@juliannetaylor9989 yup
american doctors are all like this. living in the USA will make you sick mentally and physically.
Thanks for doing this. I had non-cancerous tumours removed several times from my colon years ago. My doctor never said to get a colonoscopy after several years going to him. I was the one who brought it up. Stage 3 colon cancer. Treatment was successful.
Did you have the mismatch gene?❤
As an aircraft mechanic, I now see that the medical industry has far less certainty & clarity in diagnosing their patients’ problems than we do on our aircraft.
But with DEI influencing hiring, do we have anyone competent enough to fly them?
@@jaycarver4886 Apparently that’s also an issue! But I’m a mech on small private aircraft, so I don’t know for sure.
So true. Use the same diagnostic abilities on a human as you do a motor and well realize cancer is similar to getting bad deposits in your oil causing building and wear.
@@RustyShakleford1 Doing regular maintenance on one complicated machine is cheaper than doing it to every person on the same flight.
Good universal healthcare systems are more effective at finding illness early.
Correct
R.I.P dear Anne
Did she die??
@@GS-cf7pw she passed Jan 19, 2024
@@andreahebert3259 thank you. So sad 😥
Oh no!!😢😢
I’m so sorry! She is a brave lady who is educating us all….thank you!
I’m also a nurse (of 52 years) worked 35 years. Cancer has affected my family. You are an amazing person. Continue to stay well and God Bless you and your beautiful daughter 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
So the quality of air must be a factor
I. No. God. Bless. You. Amen. 💜
she passed away in january as many comments indicated
@@tauresattauresa7137biking passing next to cars and trucks ? smog …
@@anna_m59 I live in Southern California where the air quality is poor at best. LA has been working toward better air quality but there are a lot of people that suffer the ill effects of air polution. from asma to lung cancer. It's terrible.
Anne passed? Oh noo. May she rest in sweet peace. Lung cancer seems soo prevalent in non smokers. Anne, Jenny Apple. How is it these symptoms in non smokers are becoming more common than ever.
Rest in sweet peace.
Research needed to find out why healthy young people get cancer. RIP ANNE AND JENNY❤ Tx for sharing❤
Look into soy. My husband had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 20 years ago. The common denominator is that he had been drinking soy smoothies for over a year before this. Jenny was a vegan. All the “fake” meat and “fake” cheese, etc is made from soy and the soybean was changed to a GMO. Along with her having the gene, I believe soy is causing vegans to get cancer. I also know a few other UA-camrs who got cancer and are vegans.
Non smokers and ALSO very physically fit as well! I'm guessing certain genes are at fault??
Same thing happened to my mom. She went to the Mayo Clinic (12/95) complaining of severe back pain. They told her it was "all in her head", told her to take OTC pain relievers, and sent her home. Then on 08/27/98, she was diagnosed with large cell carcinoma from head to toe. Without radiation & chemo, they gave her 4 months at best to live. So she put herself through months of radiation (to her brain) and chemotherapy and died on 08/12/99 at the age of 65. It bought her just shy of a year...of misery. She knew something was seriously wrong, but the doctors did not listen to her, and she clearly did not advocate hard enough for herself. It's sad because she had a LOT of plans & a LOT MORE living to do!
Thank you for making this video, for sharing your story, and for encouraging people to speak up, to be persistent, and to be heard! It could mean the difference between living or dying!!! God bless you and you are in my prayers!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼
Sad, so sorry to hear of this and I hear it all to often in the states of how the doctors don't listen to women! I live in Connecticut and doctors listen to men but not women! They think its in their head?
She died in January of this year. It’s so sad. I don’t know why the video isn’t amended at the end so that viewers will know the patient died.
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I'm sorry 🙏 ❤❤❤❤
@@susannejenson1065 I know.
@@CHELSEABuckhannon It’s so sad.
This video was posted less than 24 hours ago, yet she passed earlier this year.
I was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2023. I never smoked and used to run 10 miles a day. The cancer was discovered in three nodules in both my lungs. Like Ann, my doctor put me on Tagrisso, which is a targeted medication. I am thankful I found Ann's video story.
My husband has been on Tagrisso for almost 2 years now, his tumors are stable no better no worse. I hope you continue to thrive on it!
Same here let’s hope TAGRISSO keeps on working for a few years 🙏❤️good luck to everyone taking TAGRISSO
God bless you - healing prayers from our Lord God Almighty 🙏🙏❤️❤️
@@debrachan1899 I've been on it for about 2 1/2 years now. So far I've adjusted to the side effects or they diminish. Like your husband, my tumors are stable. Best of luck to both of you.
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I had a friend who had a spot on her lung for three years. Her doctor chose to follow it to see if the spot changed in size. She was a non-smoker. No one in her family smoked. She did have a family history of various cancers. She got sick with a persistent cough that wouldn't go away. Another x-ray showed fluid in her lung, which led to a stage 4 cancer dianosis. Inoperable. She died within a year. The fact that the doctor knew the "spot" was there for all those years and didn't do further testing was mind-blowing. It was maddening and devastating to know she could have had a better outcome if treated sooner.
And they never face any consequences
She should of gotten another opinion.
It is mind-blowing and outrageous. Its not unusual to hear this anymore..and then have symptoms brushed off? It makes no sense. Omg 🙏🙏🙏
Would her insurance pay for additional testing?
Sadly, cancer cells can go to a "sleeping mode" for quite sometime, then activates again. Terrible disease 😢
Fellow non smoker here. Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer!! I was diagnosed with stage 1B in 2021. Thank you for spreading awareness 🙏🏾
As an NP, I never ever tell anyone there is “no possible way”. Patients know their own body a lot better than I do and I listen to their concerns. I wish insurance companies didn’t try to block us at every turn.
For sure and govt restrictions. I have had the full effects fromPSA since a teen but it wasn’t until I diagnosed it during lockdown that they agree and I am in too much agony despite biologics. I was a tns- trauma nurse specialist and I do what I can everyday but over the years have been treated in the worst ways imaginable. It affected my heart, mind, vessels and is consuming my joints but God forbid anyone from allowing me the dose that helped me for my pain. Wasn’t my Dr’s desire, they know how sick I am but rheumatologist wants to put people who are not depressed on meds that will cause even more problems because many just don’t look up side effects and the pts chart. I am considering just stopping everything because I am in too much agony and have seen doctors since I was 20 and I am 54 and disabled. I enjoyed working and I tutored A &P, chem , physiology, physics and helped physicians with their boards. My BP goes into the 300s because I don’t have enough ability to control it. All I can say is that I know that humans will have a huge intervention coming, one that is needed on a worldwide scale, and it will end our crisis. Take care!😊
Thank you for being open minded! When in labor with my son, the nurses called my OB and told him I was ready. He brushed them off and said it was my first baby and I’d be pushing for a long time so he took his sweet time. My mom,also a nurse, requested they call him again. She was fuming. My son’s heart rate was decelerating with every contraction. I laid on my side and waited for an hour because I knew something was wrong and didn’t trust the resident to deliver my baby. My doctor finally arrived, I pushed 3 times, and in 15 minutes my 10 pound, 23-1/2 inch son was born with the cord wrapped twice around his neck. My doctor is lucky he survived. My point is, doctors need to stop putting patients in a box. Everyone is different!
Thankfully my current NP is also listening to me and ordered a chest CT for my recent persistent wheezing cough and chest pressure. I’m a nonsmoker and don’t have asthma.
So sorry to hear that Anne passed away in January.😥My thoughts and prayers go out to her entire family.🙏
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I'm so sorry. RIP Anne.❤❤❤
I have a friend with advanced metastatic cancer who was given 1 year to live with treatment. He is now six years out and, to his oncologist’s surprise, apparently cancer free. What the oncologist doesn’t know is that my friend started taking Fenbendazole, a canine dewormer, that has demonstrated anti-cancer effects. It is cheap and OTC. If I had cancer, I would certainly try it.
Did he still continue cancer treatments or just only take animal drug? Tx
So sorry to hear of her passing.
My sister was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer on 10/31/2023 (metastasized to brain, and abdomen).
She is still fighting.
I'm hoping she'll survive.
Apricot seeds, alkaline diet, no sugar 👌
I've heard of it happening, and I've seen people extend their life well beyond any expectations.
Another victim of the jab!!! SMDH 😡😡😡
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I was diagnosed the same June 2023 and am still fighting progression after 9 months of tagrisso. Praying for us!
Amazing but horrific story.
Here in the UK, we have regional screen tests for lung cancer, (in 'well-being' mobile vans). My neighbour got a call - positive. 4 weeks later she had surgery.
Good for your neighbor, but the UK has its own horrific medical errors and people dying before they can get treatment. Either from all the red tape or just plain incompetence. You should look in the mirror before touting how you all do it over their. I've had cancer, and my care was excellent, from diagnosis to surgery, and It was only 2 months. And this was during the height of Covid. Just saying
Yup 🇺🇸 medicine is all profit-driven. It’s fab if u have great insurance but the worst if you have crap or no insurance. I’m British born but lived in USA for 35 years so familiar with both systems.
@TheRapnep I've lived in America, and any medical treatment my family needed was immediate and superb. I wasn't comparing countries. I was highlighting the opportunity to be screened, which has proven effective.
My family has also benefited from private surgery. Only last year, my uncle had major surgery on his seriously injured leg. It was only £20000. A mere drop in the ocean for him.
My 29 year old stepson loved to hike. He had been complaining about shortness of breath for several months. His regular dr said it was because he had hernia surgery. I'm a nurse and I was like no way. He worked as a lab tech so he did blood work on himself. The pathologist told him to go see someone immediately. He never smoked. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in Oct 2007 turned 30 in 2007 and died Jan 2nd 2008. He didn't even live 3 months. We still blame his regular dr for not listening to him.
Can I just say you are an amazing communicator!! Your voice is so needed now. So much respect to you prayers for this trial and only positive energy. Luv. Joy. Surround you!! 🙏🏻💙💎🦋🦋🦋🦋🙏🏻
Prayers for no progression, and both excellent pain control and functional status!
She died in January. .
You are a brilliant fighter with an enduring positive attitude. I hope all GPs and oncologists hear your voice. Thank you very much for sharing your journey with us. A|l the very best for both you and your daughter.
She passed away Jan 2024 . Very sad .. cancer is the worst . I lost both my parents to cancer .. lung and colon cancer: (
Thank you for letting me know. I am sorry for your loss of your parents to lung and colon cancer.@@shazshaz8821
The inflammation markers indicate tumor cells are super charged. Regular tcell are exhausted. Was there for three types of cancer for me. Insist on better diagnostic tests. Push, push, push.
I love your toughness. Enjoy your life. I pray for healing for you and your daughter.
She passed away January 😢
My sweet precious Mother passed away 2 yrs ago, and right before that my Father.
Her lungs out of the blue were diagnosed in the hospital as severly scared that turned into double pneumothorax. She was vented and soon after this passed away from this and other health issues. She was checked out all the time always. Not a smoker. No cancer..but how could she never have had anyone pick up on the severe double lung scaring.
Lung issues and women who are non smokers.. What is happening here?
Air quality, or something in the chemicals we use at home, more research needed.@@lj245
Thanks for letting us know your experience and that one can have lung cancer with no coughing. My Mom died of lung cancer and I have two close family members also had lung cancer. I wish you and your daughter well in your recovery journey. 💖
I find it stunning that as a nurse, you could not get to a doctor more quickly.
Depending on where you live I understand your comment however im from DC I have been over looked I have stage 4 spine and lung cancer and I can't get any help wanna know why I lost my love my husband of 37 years he had a 6 figure income had no problem then and than tragedy struck he had a massive brain anyrisum his job fired him after his fmla was up he was still on life support he had woken the 4th day but had another on day 7 his job after him working there for 29 years did this so I could not recive his life insurance my husband did make it but for only 2 more months than he passed away I lost him he was my life we met at 15 I have no family no parents nothing so I'm on medicad and nobody takes it than Biden changed the medicad where I live it don't take affect until April 1st I can not be seen by a dr I went to hospital I have pulmonary edema pulmonary embolism and pneumonia they debt me back not enough beds.... so a little insight not every state nor drs nurses inwich I was one myself until my accident that left me parpalgic and blind in 2016 give a crap about you is all about them for instance the Nero surgeon at my husband beside said to me FRANKLY WE ARE BORED disgusting, so that's why you can't get to a dr so quickly in other states
@@FadedWhispersASMR-cw9ov Ask Jesus to come and visit you and help you. Do it with Faith, he will come. In Jesus Name!
i worked in healthcare ( just retired) . my only blessing being from medical field the knowledge. If you don’t have that it can be difficult to achieve anything in a doctor office.. sometimes I asked myself what are they learning in the med schools?
If you lived in this area you’d be scrambling to find *any* healthcare professional who could see you in maybe a few months-and that’s with “good insurance.” Same with dentists and veterinarians. Even with incentives for healthcare people like NPs, RNPs, MDs etc., attracting and retaining professionals is extremely difficult. To get to large regional hospitals it takes hours, mostly on two lane roads that may be experiencing whiteouts regularly in the winter.
Stay in Michigan, my friend unless you want to bring your expertise here or to any other remote, underserved area. You would be cause for a community celebration!
Anne, it frustrates me and makes me sad to hear you say while in emergency you “begged for an X-ray”. Just watching The Patient Story alone has informed me and others that non smokers are a notable category of people who get lung cancer. I agree with you that these several doctors seemed to be quite uninformed; and therefore in my opinion, reckless. You are so well spoken, so focused on your educational talk and are definitely an advocate for early testing. Your attitude is inspiring. Wishing you and your daughter all the best.😘🌷
I just read that Anne has died. Rest in peace beautiful lady.
Especially with her being a medic herself.
Your health is too important to trust to doctors.
I’m so sorry to hear your diagnosis.
The medical costs in America leaves me gobsmacked.
I was in hospital (Sydney, Australia) for 7 weeks just over a year ago. I had 12 CT scans, daily blood test, x-rays, taken by ambulance and so much more. I also had the community nurses visit me daily, once I was sent home. I also had a cleaner once a week. EVERYTHING WAS FREE. We are so blessed. 💛🙏💛
Same here in New Zealand.
Same here in Canada. I am shocked at the amount of younger people getting cancer. I have my suspicions but this has become an epidemic! RIP Anne.
Yes, thank goodness. My eldest son and family live in NZ and my ex partner lives in Canada. My youngest son lives in the UK. Thank God they all have great health systems too.
The last thing you need to be worried about when you receive a cancer diagnosis, is whether you’re going to be able to pay for everything.
I too, am heartbroken about the massive increase in young people now being diagnosed wth cancer. It breaks my heart. I pray for you both 💛🙏💛
I think we would agree on our theories of why so many young people are getting cancer! @@freespiritwithnature4384
Why free cost ? Are you citizen?
I am 76 year old woman who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 14 months ago. Fortunately my cancer was discovered in a chest exray after complaining about upper back pain. I had no other symptoms except an Increasing shortness of breath that I put off as being old and out of shape. The tumor in my upper right lobe was seen 2 years before and explained as possible radiation scarring from 16 year prior breast radiation for a small breast cancer tumor. I can understand the frustration with getting the medical community to sit up and take notice. I am a former smoker, 1/2 pack a day quit 35 years ago.
What type of breast cancer and did you have to have a mastectomy? Happy to hear you're doing well 🌹
I've had to pay out of pocket for expensive labs & tests when Blue Cross insurance denied them as "not medically necessary". Drs. lean toward "watchful waiting" or referring to other specialist Drs who are booked up for months in their schedules. Time cannot be wasted & gut feelings that something is wrong cannot be ignored. The US medical system is broken so be your own advocate. Very sad to hear her cancer battle struggle. Quality of life & pain free is all that matters in life. Let her story be a teachable lesson & dont think its not going to happen to you or a loved one because cancer touches everyone sooner or later.
Unfortunately, Anne passed January 19, 2024 😢prayers for her friends & family
I am so sorry.
This makes me so sad, she looked so vital, what a lovely woman.
So sad and sorry to hear. She was so inspirational, I learned so much from her advice. RIP Anne.
How very sad. She was such an advocate for her health. RIP Anne xx
Lung cancer is a bad cancer to have. Bless her.
I had a non smoker friend who died of lung cancer. She was also a nutritionist, vegetarian, vitamin and supplement taker who led a very healthy lifestyle.
It's frightening how many people are getting cancer
My husband was also diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He was placed on Tegriso as well and has been on it for 26 months now and is feeling quite good! His cancer started with a cough that was constant and had a chest x-ray. It was diagnosed and staged with a lung biopsy. So far so good, no side effects and he goes on long walks with me and golf's once a week. I hope you continue to do well.
RIP Anne. Thanks for sharing your story. I wish doctors would pay more attention to their patients. After all it’s our bodies and we know when something isn’t right.
My daughter works in radiation oncology and you are 100% right at lung cancer for young non-smoking people or even older ones is on the rise like crazy. It’s scary I wish you the best!
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I’m sorry to tell you, but according to the other comments, she has already passed this January.
Yes, since covid jabs stage 4 cancer has greatly risen
@@annettajensen6751and covid itself. Both cause damage to the cells in our body unfortunately. Unless you never leave the house or live away from the rest of society, you'll eventually be exposed to the cancer causing risks of COVID.
Can't hide the sadness in her eyes 😢
I think I'm going to start telling my doctor I'm a regular two pack a day smoker so he will give me the appropriate diagnostic tests.
It might help!
A nicotine test will show amounts. This is insane, I'm in Canada, I went to emergency,and they did MRI and CT immediately. I'm so sorry.
I Smoke too.Oh Jesus
Brilliant!
You should be getting a routine yearly low dose CT scan starting at a certain age. It's considered a standard of care now.
RIP Anne. It's sad that after all the suffering, research, money and time we still haven't managed to wipe out cancer. That makes you wonder if there is a battle between those who try to cure cancer, versus those who profit from treating it
You're getting warm ....
Look at Jenny Apple lung cancer journey, how docs kept dismissing her symptoms for 1 year, she had to beg n cry for a chest scan and when finally had it done she was stage 3 non smoking lung cancer. Unfortunately she died last year at 36, young mother of 2 children. So sad for her. Darn if i started having bad symptoms i would advocate strongly for myself to get scanned. Even if i had to say lung cancer ran in my family so I would maybe be taken more seriously.
I miss Jenny
Jenny Apple was lovely.Her husband on the other hand...
@@lisawhite3648What's that supposed to mean??
@@lisawhite3648 Her husband was and is an angel! Lovely, loving husband
@@lisawhite3648How rude!
I am having a needle biopsy for my non small cell in my lower right lung this Wednesday. Thank you for sharing your story lovely Lady. You are now in my daily prayers 🥰
Positive vibes to you! 💕
Thank you for your kind words @@jenn2115 🥰
May God bless you and be with you! Pray to Him and to Mother of God! God love you soooo soooo much,believe me! Trust in God ,no metter what! Trust in Him! You are not alone!❤
Many years ago , l trained and worked as a registered nurse…..this lady has been an excellent nurse…. I feel so saddened that she has passed.
Same as Jenny Apple! She had to fight for an MRI! Ridiculous! What’s with these Doctors?😡
It’s not the doctors, it’s insurance not paying for expensive scans. Doctors know insurance won’t pay and their administrators have told them not to order these expensive scans.
In France that cost is from 130 to 200 euros @@juniordixie9489
I demanded a MRI, and I told radiologist if u have a problem with a MRI I will go to the Medical Doctor of the hospital. I got my MRI. Radiologist originally gave me 6 potential benign diagnoses. I told him “not conclusive enough and that my nodule WOULD GET BIOPSIED!!! I was right about all of it! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!! Doctors are not perfect!!!
Nurse Anne, thank you for taking the time to share your journey and wealth of knowledge with us. I hope I never need this information, but I have saved your video for reference just in case.
I am so glad that you were a candidate for the clinical trial, and that your pain and symptoms are well managed overall. I wish you and your family all the best, and hope that your tumors come to shrink. Take good care.
Anne died in January.
@@karenimran3349 Jesus!
Such a beautiful and talented woman. What a great loss to be taken so soon; her story can only help further the progress in research/treatment.
How do you know she died?
@@Sasbie65 Someone posted here that she passed on January 19th (2024); her obituary can be easily found...Anne L
@@jbarryjul4159 thank you. She held on for a long time.
You are welcome. Considering the severity when diagnosed, she put up a good fight.
Being sensitive to changes in your body is normal, most people are.❤
My son had aggressive Hodgkin’s disease when he was 22. The treatments were horrible and he got Mrsa through his port at the hospital. I’m happy to know your daughter has recovered mostly. There’s so much cancer in my family that I’m thankful that there’s so much information out there now, like your video. Thank you.🙏 I pray and wish you the best with your health situation. ❤️
Our friends husband only had “rib pain”; no shortness of breath, coughing blood, etc. Just the rib pain was his symptom. He was eventually diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. However, he had smoked for 35 years and worked in a restaurant with smoking was allowed for years.
I'm sorry to hear that? Do you know where the rib pain was? One side or left side?
You have such a gift for explaining with clarity your experience and what may help others. Thank you for caring enough to share your hard earned wisdom and vulnerability to others experiencing this.Thank you. God bless.❤🙏 17:40
Insurance and government health care has tied the dr’s hands!!! Wake up people. God Bless you! I wished I could take your place. 🙏🏻
@@JesusPaidThePrice ty. But even you spelled it incorrectly. Check!! Not WOKE
@@JesusPaidThePrice seem like your and unhappy ungrateful person making commitments on a dying person page. Smh. Grow up.
You are a hero! Blessings that you will be around many decades. And your beautiful daughter, as well! 🙏💝
She’s dead. Passed away in January
@@jamesbott3788 oh no!!!😔thank you for informing me.
I@@jamesbott3788I'm so sorry to hear that.💔 My thoughts and prayers are for the family.🙏
Sorry to hear that. That is so sad.😥
I am so sorry you are going through this x
Prayers for you!!
Brave lady.!
Sorry to hear that you have cancer and also sorry that they treated you the way they did. I hope that you showed all the doctors that denied you the care that you had a reason to be worried. Hopefully they could learn from this situation.
Bless you!
Thank you , and all the best to you and your family x
I have something that is "likely" benign. They told me I don't have to be followed anymore... this has prompted me to push for follow up!
I’m so glad for you that you are advocating for your own health! It’s so important. Keep strong!❤
Thank you, Anne-this information is invaluable. Congrats on the good days! And the quality of life. And the clinical trial. :)
Thanks for sharing your story. Rest in peace 💕🙏🏻
Thank you SO MUCH for this very educational video. This video is going to be life saving for so many ❤
I hope you and your daughter live a long happy life 💟
You are saving lives with this video. Bless You❣
Thank you so much!
Praying and sending love to you❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
Heads up - do NOT wait for insurance. Call the imaging facility and make your own appointment. In my case, the cost of an MRI was cheaper than the insurance deductible. STOP relying on The System - you have to be proactive.
What's a name of an imaging facility like this?
@@LJLLL Mine was done at Banner Imaging.
So moved by your story, your honesty, your knowledge and self advocacy. I am wishing you and your daughter the best outcomes and that the great gift of good health becomes a full reality for you both.
I am so very sorry. Sending love and prayers. ❤️🙏
Thank you 😢
Bless you and great information for other people.
What an articulate, thoughtful, engaged woman. All the best to you. ❤
Thank you for sharing your story .
My deepest condolences to your family from my heart. What a dear family. ❤
I don't believe how beautiful you look and how nice your attitude is.
Not knowing why you appear on my youtube,I really enjoyed the positive thinking that you show me!
At 70,,I got my part of various diseases,but was always living like tomorrow will be another story,what really counts is the present.
Thank you for giving me the strength that I needed today,exactly at this moment.I Subscribed immediately,courage!😅
Edit: I must tell you that I stop to trust doctors in general...
Because one of them,I lost the usage of my right leg,3 other doctors send me home because I refused to let them amputate my right foot((until now at least,3 years after)
I believe that our time on this planet is set from beginning to end engraved on the wall of life.
See you in your next video! ❤😊
She passed away I believe. Jan of 2024
@@jeffreymanestar5319 oooh...Sadness and tears in my heart,Jeffrey,I just read your comment...thank you for giving me an occasion to pray for this woman,I hope that she rests in peace...
We all have to go one day,and I really hope that I will be as strong as this brave girl the day of my departure.
Have a nice week Jeffrey,thank you
Thank you very much for sharing this!
So sorry for Anne's family and friends. She was a great mother, very educated, and caring as a nurse and mother. Having no respiratory symptoms seems rare. I am not a medical professional! I am so sorry for Anne and her family. Hopefully, her passing made medical professinals learn more about cancer. Lung cancer on a healthy nonsmoking active female is rare. Anne, you are an inspiration on Earth and beyond.
Your message is golden. Sending prayers and positive energy for strength & hope! 💜
Thank you and bless you for sharing this. I so respect you and honor your courage. 🙏🌷🌸🌹
Good luck my darling, you are both brave and beautiful.😊
She already passed
What a wonderful lady , a huge loss to her family.
Rest in peace Anne ❤️❤️
Thank u so much for ur Vid & personal story! It enlightened my family & self so much! We wish u best out come in ur journey!! Sending virtual hugs to u & ur daughter!
wow this lady is incredible
Your So Strong an Amazing.Prayers for you and your family.Badass!!
She’s dead. She died in January unfortunately
I’m so sorry that this is happening to you. I will definitely say a prayer for you.
Thank you Anne. That was such an encouraging Vlog.
Really sad to see her struggles. Doctors do NOT know everything. I had two miss a brain bleed. Trust your gut. You know you best.
I wish everything will turn out well for you. Thank you very much for sharing .
She passed away this January.😢
Thank you for your information ❤
Thank you for sharing. Such a brave woman ❤
It's so frustrating when a patient has to demand tests because health providers choose not to for whatever reason. I had to fight for years to get 3 tests, with one being fairly rare, to get any answers. Mine was not a cancer situation, but it took me 13 1/2 years to finally get my 2 diagnosis. Best wishes to you, Anne, and your daughter as well. You will be in my thoughts.
I'm a nurse too and my understanding is a low CBC warrants further investigation. I'm really sorry you had to go through this. I've had very unproductive, expensive and unpleasant ER experiences myself. It's hard to access the system. I hope you get what you need going forward.
She died in january 2024..the video it was posted later😢
It is such a sureal feeling listening to beautiful anns story knowing that she was so recently taken from us.
Im so sorry that you were taken. You lived such a precious life. I wish i could have traded you places
Well done you ❤😊and thank you for making this
Anne’s obituary ❤ is at demarco funeral home under ann-laporte
I said it to my Primary physician last a few weeks ago about the research on nonsmoking women getting lung cancers and die from it. Nearly 60% of East Asian women who got lung cancer have never smoked. To my surprised she managed to get insurance approved for low dose CT scan without contrast. Luckily, the result was negative. I did have thyroid Cancer, my sister died from colon cancer at age 36 and my father died from liver cancer. I appreciate my doctor who would listen to my concerns.Other cancer and genetic disposition were the reason she put down to get insurance approve the scan.
I did enroll with the research from the UCSF, Stanford and UC Davis. Unfortunately, I live in San Diego and in Bay Area.
Hopefully, your family members opt to not have children. 🙏
@@k9khodi363-The children are doing very well, thank you for the concerns! All the children are in their 30’s and healthy.
Violet, so sorry about your father, sister and your cancer diagnosis. Hope you can find healing through your suffering. God bless you
@@sandilobianco6734-Thank you so much. They have been both gone more than 25 years ago. I was able to preserve one lobe of my thyroid and live a healthy life. Interesting thing was I have never had any thyroid function issue even to date.
God bless you and your family as well!:)
I started reading more about lung cancer after my husband being diagnosed, there is a surge in Asian women getting lung cancer in the Bay Area. My husband is Asian I wonder what the correlation is? He is enrolled in a study…
Prayers for Anne's family. 💕🙏🙏💕
You’re a strong person. Thank you for sharing your experience.