Shared Stories
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Jeff S. I am here today asking you to protect the NIH, CDC, and improve access to quality, affordable healthcare coverage.
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Steve A. I was a smoker for about 55 years. I get an annual physical every year. My doctor is very thorough, and he sent me for a CT scan since I had smoked for so long. It came back negative, which was great.
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Lisa C. I was ashamed that I smoked; and that I had caused my lung cancer.
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Elaine L. When something bad happens to someone you love very much, it’s personal. When my 77 year old Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, lung cancer became personal for me.
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Valerie V. "Valerie, you have lung cancer." These words came through the phone, from the pulmonologist I had met with recently, and hit me like a ton of bricks.
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Janice K. My husband passed away from NSCLC. He was a car painter.
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Meghan Z. I smoked from the time I was 13 to the time I was 30.
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Rose W. I’m 71 and diagnosed this year with NSCL cancer, adenocarcinoma, EGFR (mutation), non-smoker.
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Kathleen L. A diagnosis of lung cancer was never on my radar.
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Lisa G. I’m glad I never gave up trying to quit. Change takes time and practice. Smoking cessation programs work. Not only is the smoker given tools to succeed but by engaging with others who are trying to achieve the same goal they build a support system.
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barbra M. This is my third year in which I am participating in the Fight for Air Climb 2026 because my family history which has been affected by lung disease.
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Robin J. I started my double lung transplant story in 2016.
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Sara S. My mom smoked for 42 years, and she died five days ago from cancer. Three years ago, my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer of the parotid gland.
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