Shared Stories
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Lane F. I was diagnosed with IPF in November 1999 via a lung biopsy.
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Beth S. On 4-22-22, my grandson was born and rushed to the NICU with respiratory distress syndrome.
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Donna F. My husband, Mo, was very fortunate that seven years ago his primary care doctor was aware of the screening for lung cancer for high-risk individuals.
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G G. Approximately six years ago our next door neighbors built an outdoor fireplace with a chimney only 12' high.
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Madison C. I was one of the millions of adolescents that big tobacco companies successfully got hooked on nicotine.
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Amy B. This will be my 6th year participating in this amazing event.
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James L. Life changed for me in the summer of June 2018. It was a typical Saturday for a personal trainer; I instructed a bootcamp class, a boxing class and then decided to get my personal workout in which consisted of a few rounds of sparring.
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Skyler S. My story is about asthma. When I lived in Washington, I used to get frequent asthma attacks, most often from running or playing too hard, or extreme cold.
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Karla S. Karla was born as a twin in El Salvador in 1989.
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Mary Beth T. This is a message for former smokers who think, like I did all these years, that you beat lung cancer by quitting their nicotine habit.
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Jake P. When I was 15 I started using vape and thc vapor products, around a year later I was noticing a terrible cough which would wake my family up every morning.
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Katie M. I was diagnosed with allergy-induced asthma when I was 8 years old and have suffered symptoms for as long as I can remember.
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Steven B. My permanent residence is in Bonita Springs. Before Hurricane Ian, it was a popular destination across the street from the Gulf.
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William S. I quit smoking in May 2018 and started getting yearly lung cancer screening scans in November 2018; they never showed any problems with my lungs.
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Kay D. I find it hard to believe that complacency has won out. I have lived in NM for 22 years. The biggest problem is that polluted air from Las Cruces and El Paso blow are way.
