LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Nora P. My primary doctor and I decided I needed to get a scan since I started smoking at the age of nine! So at the age of 54, in 2016, I got a low dose CT Scan.
Gail B. I had a slightly heavy feeling in my chest and I wasn’t sure what it was. I thought perhaps it was a panic attack, even though I was not anxious about anything. I did not have a constant heaving feeling, I would only feel it occasionally.
Joy S.
Hannah R. Hello, my name is Hannah and on August 16th 2021, I lost my mother, Diane Michele Reister, to lung cancer.
Chloe V. Today is the first day of November. So I decided that today I am going to talk about why November is and should be so important to everyone.
Dian O. Hi! My name is Dian and I am a lung cancer survivor thanks to a low-dose CT scan.
David B. After hearing my wife, Carol’s horrible cough for months on end, and watching her exhausted after bouts of coughing, I was sure if I never heard another cough again it would be fine.
Chelsea C. Today is my lungaversary! A year ago today I underwent surgery to remove a tumor in the upper lobe of my right lung.
Catherine S. I am a never smoker who was diagnosed with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of my left lung in May of 2020.
Bob B. I was told I had smoldering multiple myeloma years ago. I have been tested every six months since, the progress stays the same.
Laverne C. MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; this was the lung cancer type that I had.
Tracy G. The picture of health, active, health conscious and all natural were all words used to describe Tracy.
Randette J. By the grace of God, my mother Diane Baker, age 72 went to her doctor for a routine physical. The attending doctor was a physician's assistant who noticed my mother hadn't had a chest X-ray in years and felt they should go ahead an take one.
Angela Y. My story is about how lung cancer affected my mother’s life.
Diane W. In August 2018, I was driving down Rt 2 East, by Davis-Besse Power Plant in Oak Harbor, OH and saw a billboard that said "If you have ever smoked, you could be eligible for a life-saving lung scan."

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