Shared Stories
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Laverne C. MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; this was the lung cancer type that I had.
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Erica T. I worked at a local hospital and contracted COVID-19 from a patient. I thought it would be a mild infection since I was a healthy active woman.
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Tracy G. The picture of health, active, health conscious and all natural were all words used to describe Tracy.
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Angela Y. My story is about how lung cancer affected my mother’s life.
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Violet L. My name is Violet Lowrey and I am the Director of Student Service at Keiser University Fort Lauderdale. I've signed up to be a part of the LUNG FORCE initiative to make a difference in the lives of people impacted by lung disease.
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Violet L. My name is Violet Lowrey and I am the Director of Student Service at Keiser University Fort Lauderdale. I've signed up to be a part of the LUNG FORCE initiative to make a difference in the lives of people impacted by lung disease.
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Eugenia S. Today I emailed four local news channels in Tucson, 4, 9, 11 and 13, asking them to post air quality numbers, along with the temperatures in TV weather reports.
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Deyne M. I was born downwind of oil refineries, along the Delaware River, outside of Philadelphia. This was in 1947, and there were no regulations about filtering the stacks, which put forth quantities of particles in the air.
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Debra P. I have had COPD for more than five years. I had to retire early because of this disease.
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Vicki C. I have mild COPD from many years of smoking. I quit in 2008 but experienced shortness of breath prior to contracting COVID-19 in March.
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Tashona M. My name is Tashona and on February 2,2021 I went into cardiac arrest. My oldest daughter found me in the bedroom unresponsive and called 911.
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Suzan S. I got COVID-19 from my son when we went to visit our first granddaughter after my husband's massive heart attack.
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Shannon P. I had two confirmed mild cases of COVID-19 over a six month (6/5/20 and 12/26/21) period. Two weeks after I recovered from the first episode I began having constant shortness of breath, dry cough and chest tightness.
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Shanay P. I'm a 40 year old woman who has never been sick and tries very hard to stay healthy. After getting COVID-19 I realized that mental and emotional health are just as important.
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Sarah M. My husband and two sons and I self tested at home and found out we have COVID-19 eight days ago.
