- Despite never smoking, Summer Farmen was diagnosed with rare ALK-positive stage 4 lung cancer in 2020 — targeted therapies have kept her alive and thriving for six years.
- She turned her experience into advocacy, becoming vice president of Alk Positive Inc., organizing support groups (even art therapy on Zoom) and contributing to research.
- A mom of three who helps care for a son with cerebral palsy, Farmen is celebrating turning 50 while living with ongoing scans and the uncertainty of a chronic cancer diagnosis.
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