colleen ziegler

Living with Stage IV ALK Positive lung cancer. LC advocate, LCRF Board member. Mom 2 a great daughter, married to the best guy💕 Believer in hope n science

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@lawler4ny Or a mistake…???

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@headquarters68_ John, he never hid who he was. Putting him in office just allows him to act on who he is.

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@LindseyGrahamSC And an expert grifter .. what happen to the $50,000.00?

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@LindseyGrahamSC Sit down Senator Graham
You are part of the problem, not part of a solution

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@Suzierizzo1 Oh the ignorance 🤦‍♀️

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@Michelle_in_ON @Acyn @Anthony52373483 We are afraid that he won’t . Our elected representatives have the power to make sure this won’t happen but the Republicans in office will not- or at least so far have not shown us that they will.

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@ReichlinMelnick

[Libby’s Lungs @Libbys_Lungs]

Pleased to see that Dr. Stabile will be speaking to LiveLung this week. Libby’s Lungs is proud to support her research.

[Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf_org]

"Living with cancer is not the same as surviving cancer. It’s a distinction that needs to be acknowledged and understood, and research needs to reflect this reality." - Jill Feldman

[Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf_org]

LCRF is pleased to announce a new research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim @boehringerus, creating two funding mechanisms to address HER2 mutations in #LungCancer: a new Team Science Award and an Early Career Investigator Award. Read more about these research grants here: https://t.co/oEq0cG7Lh6
@boehringerus

[Boehringer Ingelheim @boehringerus]

We’ve joined forces with @lcrf_org on a #research collaboration to further understand and treat #lungcancer with HER2 mutations. Learn more: https://t.co/hhmfA1ZkKw

[Brendon Stiles @BrendonStilesMD]

Critical reminder that ANYONE w/ lungs can get lung cancer. We need more research & need to develop a pathway to screen high risk never smokers.
@lcrf_org @NLCRTnews @AmericanCancer @LUNGevity @atscommunity @AATSHQ @STS_CTsurgery @ASCO @myESMO @CDMRP @CharlesSwanton @theNCI

[Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf_org]

LCRF is excited to announce the expansion of its Research Advocates. This select group of volunteers helps shape LCRF’s research priorities and includes patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and advocates committed to identifying and funding innovative #LungCancer research. Learn more: https://t.co/nKmS9v4sRU

[Urvashi Prasad @urvashi01]

Three years ago today, I had absolutely no idea what had just hit me. Stage 4 ALK Positive Lung Cancer at just 35 years of age? What on earth was that? Even now, I’m not sure I have better answers. I’ve learned to navigate this so-called “new normal,” but let��s be honest—it’s anything but normal. And I will never get used to it.

In the cancer community, we often mark our ‘cancerversaries’. Not because they’re something to celebrate really, but because they are a moment to acknowledge the fire we’ve walked through—another year of surviving, enduring, and fighting the unimaginable.

Yes, I’m still here. Not because it’s been easy, but because survival often isn’t a choice—it’s just what we do. Antidepressants have helped me cope, my mother’s relentless determination (and defiance of all odds) has kept me going, and research has quite literally kept me alive.

But the reality is terrifying: global funding cuts threaten the very studies that people like me rely on, and here in India, there’s virtually no research dedicated to my type of cancer.

So, while I appreciate your kind words, I don’t need to be told I’m an inspiration or that I’m brave—I already know that. What I need—what we all need—is action. Not empty words, not fleeting sympathy. Real, tangible action.

Cancer isn’t just a statistic. It’s in our homes, our families, our lives. And if we don’t fight for more research, more funding, and more urgency, the reality is undeniable: it will keep tearing through more lives, more households, until we have nowhere left to turn.

We don’t have time for complacency. We don’t have time for ignorance. The situation is dire, and it’s only going to get much worse unless we demand better.

Special mention for my doctor @docrohatgi. Meeting an oncologist is never on anyone’s wish list but he’s one I don’t mind meeting now, especially if it’s outside his clinic 😊

#Cancerversary #CancerResearch #Advocacy #ALKPositive #FightCancer #ourlivesmatter

@ALKPositiveinc @ALKpositiveINT @IndiaAlk @R2SurviveCancer @VivekSharmaSE @ThanksCancer @YoungLungCancer @theNCI @MDAndersonNews @SU2C @AmericanCancer @nuvalent @MoHFW_INDIA @AyushmanNHA @JPNadda @PMOIndia @PfizerOncMed @ICMRDELHI @CSIR_IND @Roche

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

Add your voice to this campaign! https://t.co/DWIjMP9R3D

[Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf_org]

Preserving funding for cancer research is a nonpartisan issue. Lend your voice to the fight to restore #lungcancerresearch funding. #lcsm Link in thread.

[colleen ziegler @ZieglerColleen]

@RpsAgainstTrump This man has access to the nuclear code. 🤦‍♀️

[Mass General Surgery @MGHSurgery]

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Yang from the Division of Thoracic Surgery who has been selected by Harvard Medical School as a recipient of their 2025 Young Mentor Award for 2025! Dr. Yang will be celebrated at a reception on June 3, 2025, at Harvard Medical School

[Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf_org]

Tumor testing to identify #biomarkers can determine the most effective treatment. Insist that your cancer is tested for the best outcomes. Learn more at https://t.co/hBg1T4aqAX. #LungCancer