Shared Stories
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Lindsey W. My grandma was diagnosed with COPD last year. They found abscesses in her lungs. We're trying to get her treated effectively and improve her longevity.
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Lindsay S. August of 2016 my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was only 49. We didn't know how quickly the cancer had spread until a few weeks later.
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Linda W. In 2013 my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, he was given six months. Six months and 12 days later he passed away on March 20, 2014.
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Linda V. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in early July 2017. Early 2017, my dad experienced pain in his sciatica and pelvic region. He immediately went to his doctor and then to one of the top neurologists in Orange County, CA. In no particular order
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Linda T. Hi, my name is Linda and two months ago I had chest pain so I went the hospital to check it out. They gave a CT scan that found the mass on my right lung. It was two inches.
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Linda S. My cousin was diagnosed with lung cancer when she was 63 years old.
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Linda S. It is with many blessings, prayers, family, friends and very special doctors and surgeons that I am here to share my story. I was a closet smoker for approximately 20 years. I began coughing every morning and feeling pain in my chest. I knew then tha
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Linda R. My story of how I figured out I had lung cancer: Early February of 2004 I was having extreme anxiety and panic attacks. I ended up in ER twice because of it.
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Linda R. Lung cancer affected my life and the life of my daughter and family, because my mom died of it. She was a life-long smoker until the last ten years of her life, but I still don't know if smoking really was the cause of her death, because she also liv
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Linda K. My name is Linda and I'm an ex-smoker. Sadly, I have always, until recently, felt that I had to add this as a preface or add a postscript to any conversation I had regarding my health. As if somehow I deserved anything that was wrong with me.
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Linda G. My journey with lung cancer is just beginning. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer this month.
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Linda A. About 7 months ago I went in for a physical - everything was just "fine". Blood work everything is okay. For about 3 weeks I had has this stitch in my right side.
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Lina J. In January 2006, a broken rib from coughing led to the diagnosis of stage 3b lung cancer. My late husband was not a smoker.
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Lidia V. As an OB/GYN working full time, a single mom of two teens and maintaining and renovating my home on two acres of property, the diagnosis of non-small cell adenocarcinoma of the lung hit me like a brick wall!
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Leya T. My dad has Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. He was diagnosed earlier this year and it has changed our family forever.
