Shared Stories
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Theresa H. Hi, My name is Teresa. I had a knee replacement in 2016. I wasn't feeling good after, so my knee doctor had me get a high-resolution CT scan. Well, they told me I had pneumonia.
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Monica B. It all started when I visited the doctor due to a persistent sore throat and a slight discomfort in the upper part of my chest, just above my heart. Since I regularly go to the gym, it might be related to lifting weights.
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Jacqueline W. I am blessed and grateful for a new breath of life. I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis over 25 years ago, destroying my lungs over time.
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Jarell B. Hi, my name is Jarell. I was out of work for nearly two weeks, and this was the worst health scare of my life.
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Prisha M. My grandfather suddenly passed away a few years back in India due to COPD.
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Becky E. In February 2012, I was living in Seoul. I felt sick and was told I had pneumonia and the flu. After being hospitalized with hyponatremia, many tests were done.
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Harold K. I’ve had asthma since I was only 12 years old.
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Lane F. I was diagnosed with IPF in November 1999 via a lung biopsy.
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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.
