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Lung cancer journey gives Markey patient renewed purpose
By Elizabeth Chapin Jan. 26, 2026
After her lung cancer diagnosis and treatment at UK Markey Cancer Center, Gabby Morrison found a new purpose helping others. Hilary Brown | UK Photo
LEXINGTON, Ky.( Jan. 26. 2026)— Gabby Morrison was 11 weeks into her third pregnancy in early 2023 when she learned she had miscarried. Days later, the emotional weight of the loss triggered a panic attack so severe the 27-year-old from West Liberty thought she was having a heart attack. Morrison went to UK St. Claire in Morehead, where a chest scan revealed a mass in her lung.
After two biopsies, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The news was a shock— she was young, healthy and had never smoked.
Morrison was referred to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, where medical oncologist Susanne Arnold, M. D., oversaw her treatment. She had been diagnosed with Stage 2b invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma( IMA), a rare form of nonsmall cell lung cancer that accounts for