Traveling helped me remove myself from the storyline of cancer and reconnect with the world around me.
Linnea Olson
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Linnea Olson was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in April of 2005. In addition to being a vocal advocate for cancer patients, Linnea is a mother, artist, writer, friend, adventurer. She refers to herself as a terminal optimist; someone who is living (each day to the fullest) with stage 4 lung cancer. Linnea also writes at outlivinglungcancer.com.
Articles by Linnea Olson
Looking for the silver lining during cancer isn't always easy, but it is possible.
The first thing cancer took away was my innocence. I still remember what it was like to hear those five words: "I'm sorry, you have cancer."
It's not always easy to keep on living when you've been told that you are dying.
I have stage 4 lung cancer. Here are 24 other things about me.
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