Historias compartidas

Monique F. It was the summer of 1979. I was 4 years old and my maternal grandfather, daddy as we called him succumbed to his battle with lung cancer.

Lizzie B. August 2015 changed our lives forever: my mother, Candice Warren, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer.

Nelson C. My Dad and I lost my mom to lung cancer.

Alonzita H. On February 12, 2021, I was diagnosed with stage three squamous lung cancer. It impacted my life in many ways.

Portia B. “Portia, I want to do this.” These were the exact words from my mother (Sharonne L. Lopez) as she handed me the flier from the counter.

Nancy l. It began when my primary physician ordered a CT scan to determine why I was having pelvic pain.

Sam A. My name is Sam Akers, and I reside in Augusta, Georgia, with my wife and daughter, who is in her first year at Georgia Southern University.

Melodee M. My lung cancer journey began on December 8, 2018 with a cough.

Leanne W. Had my Dad, Leon Lee Wheeler, survived his NSCS lung cancer diagnosis, he would have turned 84 on March 1st.

Jennifer C. My name is Jennifer Chikoyak. I have spent the last 18 years working to educate my fellow Alaskans about the health harms related to tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke because of my Grandma Shirley.

James B. My lung cancer story starts with me being born to a mother who smoked during pregnancy. I was exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke up to the age of 18.

Elizabeth S. I was a healthy mother of three, a wife, a Navy veteran, and a practicing Nurse Anesthetist of 37 years. My life abruptly changed on November 17th 2017. While at work I developed chest and neck pain. 

Elaine L. When something bad happens to someone you love very much, it becomes personal. When my 77-year-old mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, lung cancer became personal for me.

Debbie A. During the COVID surge, the hospital where Debbie worked had finally received their low dose CT scan which was delayed for several months.

April D. I have been a lung cancer advocate for three years after losing my sister Kimberley, a non-smoker, to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in July 2020.