This site is the home base for my cancer journey — the real story, the hard days, the hopeful days, and the moments that remind me why I keep pushing.
Cancer isn’t just a diagnosis. It’s a daily reality that sits on top of everything else I’ve already been through: a liver transplant that saved my life, and chronic kidney disease that I manage every day.
Here, I share what it’s really like to live with lung cancer — the treatments, the scans, the pain, the small wins, and the mental game of getting up and facing it again and again.
My journey didn’t start with cancer. A liver transplant changed everything and gave me more time. That experience still shapes how I see every new challenge.
CKD is a constant background process — labs, numbers, and choices. It’s part of the story, and it makes every treatment decision more complicated.
Now I’m facing lung cancer. This site focuses on that fight: scans, treatments, side effects, and the emotional weight that comes with it.
I use this space to go deeper than a quick status post — to talk about what appointments are like, how PET scans feel from the inside, what the pain is really like, and how I’m coping day to day.
Over time, this will grow into a timeline of where I’ve been and how I’ve kept moving forward. For shorter, more frequent updates, you can follow my Facebook page: “Jamey vs Cancer”.
Life isn’t only cancer. Every day at 9am, I take a moment to notice something good — something small, something funny, something worth holding onto.
The 9am Project is my personal “commercial break” from the heavy stuff. You might see these moments pop up as side notes, photos, or short reflections. They’re reminders that even in the middle of treatment and pain, there’s still something worth noticing.
If you want to reach out, share your own story, or just say hi:
Email: jameystrong@gmail.com
Facebook: Jamey vs Cancer
Thanks for being here. It means more than you know.