Shared Stories
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Nelson C. My Dad and I lost my mom to lung cancer.
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Alonzita H. On February 12, 2021, I was diagnosed with stage three squamous lung cancer. It impacted my life in many ways.
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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.
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Nancy l. It began when my primary physician ordered a CT scan to determine why I was having pelvic pain.
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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.
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Melodee M. My lung cancer journey began on December 8, 2018 with a cough.
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Leanne W. Had my Dad, Leon Lee Wheeler, survived his NSCS lung cancer diagnosis, he would have turned 84 on March 1st.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lori D. I am a 61-year-old disabled woman living alone in a second-floor apartment. I have several pre-existing health conditions including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, obesity and diabetes.
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Julio V. About 7 years ago I was diagnosed with asthma. Every time I am exposed to personal use products like hair shampoo, body wash, lotions or cleaners like clothes detergents and the like I start coughing within about 15 minutes.
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Sydney S. My interest in the LUNG FORCE and lung health found me when my grandfather died from lung cancer when I was 10.
