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Lung Cancer Has An Image Problem

by JulsIt's Just A Bad Day October 13, 2014No Comments

My Grandpa passed away on September 1st, 2014 of lung cancer. I left his wake to catch my plane out to Stanford to attend Medicine X. When Janet walked out on the stage and gave this ignite talk I was speechless. I had chills, I had tears in my eyes, I had an explosion of …

Medx – Overwhelmingly Emotional

by JulsIt's Just A Bad Day, Medical Conference, Stanford Medx September 12, 2014September 11, 2014No Comments

As I’m settling back into the routine of my daily life, I feel overwhelmed with emotions when I reflect on the past 2 weeks. My Grandpa was diagnosed with lung cancer in March (we believe it started last summer) and decided he didn’t want any treatment. How can you argue with a 93-year-old man who …