I was diagnosed with EGFR-positive lung cancer in July 2012, but I had never had any symptoms of lung cancer before that.

It actually started in the fall of 2011, when I began experiencing aching in my legs—especially my right leg. As time went on into early 2012, the pain became more like sciatic ...

I don’t know if “shocked” is the right word, but I was very shaken by the news. I always knew there was a possibility it could be cancer, but when it actually happened, it felt like a nightmare coming true. I honestly didn’t know what to do next.

This started around the middle of 2013 when I began ...