Oncogene Cancer Research shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Life can change quickly on any ordinary day for a lung cancer warrior and the caregiver walking beside her.
Max shares the part of caregiving people don’t talk about… How lonely it can feel, even when you’re surrounded by people who want to help. It’s the constant thinking ahead, the quiet worry you carry, and the way your own needs slowly slip to the bottom of the list.
Each year, around 48,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK. There are 2.5 million diagnoses in qch year globally. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers, often linked to smoking, but affecting many people who have never smoked.
For Max, these aren’t just statistics. It’s personal.
Charlie was diagnosed in November 2023 with EGFR exon 19, a lung cancer that tends to affect people with no smoking history, and continues to fight. Max says that Charlie’s strength, courage, and grace in the face of something so overwhelming are beyond words. Watching her face each day with determination inspires her – and everyone who knows her – more than she will ever realise.
To the caregivers holding it all together, to those still fighting, and to those we’ve lost along the way:
You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
Thank you Max for putting this so beautifully into words.”
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