Why patient advocacy is important to me

I believe in the power of knowledge sharing and collaboration and have been a volunteer with the Norwegian Computer society (Dataforeningen) in Oslo for many years. Following my cancer diagnosis in 2021, it felt natural to move my focus from the data community to improving the lives of people living with lung cancer. I joined…

Collaboration across Europe for Lung cancer

Last weekend, more than 30 European lung cancer patient organizations gathered in Budapest for the Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) Members’ Meeting in Budapest. I had the pleasure of representing the Norwegian Lung cancer association (Lungekreftforeningen) at this meeting. We discussed many important topics like the effects of lung cancer on mental health, equal access to…

Four years and time to reflect

It’s been a wonderful summer and I am now back to work and my daily routine. This year, my husband and I took three weeks off, and travelled for one of these weeks. It was amazing spending time together with our sons and their partners in Slovakia. We did a hike in the Tatra mountains…