Shared Stories
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Diane S. My lung issues started 8 years ago.
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David K. My name is David Kaufman, and this is why I make Every Step Count
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Charlotte B. Hello my name is Charlotte Buchanan now. Well let me say I've had a very hard life.
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Carol H. I was first told I had pneumonia from a CT scan. Without further investigation I was given the antibiotic called Cipro.
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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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Jessie W. We must unite together to protect our patients. As I walk among the towering trees, listening quietly, breathing deep the moist air, I am reminded of the interconnected web of life.
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Hassan B. We know that even when people improve their health by kicking smoking and exercising more, air pollution can slow that progress, and lead to more pulmonary and cardiovascular consequences.
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Glenn R. S. Right now, the air we breathe is in crisis. Health care professionals have a responsibility to help diagnose and treat patients, and to help the community at large when there is a crisis.
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Gary P. The wildfires are a wake-up call. The devastating wildfires in our communities served as a wake-up call. The unfolding climate crisis is impacting human health now and will become even more of a factor in the future.
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Erika Maria M. Climate change is (quite literally) sickening. As a lung and ICU doctor, my patients’ health is threatened by unhealthy air and climate change, and now COVID-19.
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Denise L. Climate change is of concern to me because it is impacting so many people locally and around the world. As a women's health nurse practitioner, I am especially concerned about the impact on women and girls.
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Daya U. Climate change imposes a serious threat to human health and our environment. We must act now and raise our voices to fight climate change and support strong clean air policies.
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David Tom C. Fighting for a healthy climate. Too many of our patients surviving lung diseases are being sickened by air pollution.
