Maria has been diagnosed with 3 cancers over the past 9 years, including stage 4 lung cancer

[@Gjenks-l2w]

Maria… you have a very comforting presence about you. I’m sure the support you provide to other patients is extremely helpful

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

@@Gjenks-l2w thank you 🙏

[@Sinclare-x4j]

It really is about the fear of what will happen to the people we leave behind. Hope you both are here for a very long time..

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

@@Sinclare-x4j thank you 🙏

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

@@Sinclare-x4j thank you 🙏

[@Ludwag]

Your strength and resilience are truly inspiring. To face not just one, but three different types of cancer is unimaginable, yet here you are sharing your story with such courage. Thank you for raising awareness and reminding us all of the importance of perseverance and hope. Wishing you continued strength and healing!

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

❤ thank you

[@Kjhkkibnnku]

You’ve been through a lot. Must have been hard to wake up and hear that it had spread. Glad you’ve found “your tribe”

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

❤❤

[@jmel1388]

Maria is a great advocate for cancer patients. I follow her on instagram and she is such a warm and fun person.

[@YoungLungCancer]

Couldn’t agree more!!

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

@@jmel1388 why thank you. 💙

[@JJO-Writer]

Husband diagnosed at 56 with Nut Carcinoma, Squamous Lung Cancer. They won’t stage him but it’s probably a 3 not 4 since it is not in other organs just lymph nodes and the large primary tumor in the left lung. It’s lonely being a caregiver too.

[@YoungLungCancer]

Yes absolutely- being a caregiver takes such a toll and can feel so helpless. 💔

[@Ludwag]

is NUT carcinoma a rare type?

[@JJO-Writer]

@@Ludwag Yes, very rare, IDK if it’s the most rare but it’s only a few hundred globally. There is no standard of treatment and no effective treatment for NMC, there are no guidelines, and current approaches to treatment are based on discussions amongst a few oncologists who each have had a single experience treating this disease. His is a lung cancer primary, squamous cell carcinoma with NUT mutation. We are just trying to adjust to the news and the new normal, he just found out this last month.

[@MariaElliott-w1g]

@@JJO-Writerthank you for commenting. I’m sorry you and your husband have had such a tough time. It’s one I haven’t heard of. I must look it up. ❤

[@YoungLungCancer]

@@JJO-Writer is the NUT mutation the driver of the cancer? Is it treated with the same standard of care as a lung cancer primary with squamous? So sorry you are all dealing with a rare presentation :(