How a lung cancer diagnosis led to a powerful friendship between a survivor and a nurse practitioner

Name: How a lung cancer diagnosis led to a powerful friendship between a survivor and a nurse practitioner
Uploaded: 2026-05-27T18:22:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: Michelle Lipchock, a New Jersey mom, was diagnosed with lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. During her treatment, a special friendship with Lindsay Dougherty, a nurse practitioner at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center Perelman, blossomed.

Michelle Lipchock, a New Jersey mom, was diagnosed with lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. During her treatment, a special friendship with Lindsay Dougherty, a nurse practitioner at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center Perelman, blossomed.