LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Aaron H. It was Halloween 2019, I had a biopsy a couple weeks ago and wasn’t worried about the results until my doctor called. . .
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Jenny W. My journey with lung health is deeply personal and multifaceted.
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Lisa B. Hello! I am Lisa, a 56-year-old wife, mother of two boys, and grandmother to four, with one more on the way this year.
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Rochelle T. On December 13th, I was awoken with an overwhelming headache and disorientation, causing me to be unable to take care of my three daughters, Azylnn (8), Mila (6), and Nyelli (2).
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Emily Y. In August 2019, my mom was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer that had already spread throughout her body, just a month after a bronchitis diagnosis.
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Nellie R. In July, when I was 27 years old, my 67-year-old dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Paul B. My lung cancer story began when I was in college nearly 40 years ago when my mother - Pat Billings - was diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Sue B. Nine percent is not enough.
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Donnita B. My name is Donnita. I’m a veteran, a retired IT professional, a mother, Grams to two wonderful grandchildren, and an outdoor enthusiast who finds peace hiking, camping, and paddling.
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Karen U. At the age of 60, while out of town in June 2021, I woke up one morning with pain in my upper back which I attributed to sleeping poorly on a pull-out couch.
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Hazel C. On January 12, 2022, I went outside and inhaled the chilly air in Ohio. I had a cough—not a normal cough, but a bronchial cough.
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Teresa D. Hello, my name is Teresa I am a 55-year-old Kentucky resident, mother of two, grandmother of three. I am former cigarette smoker and a registered nurse for 32 years.
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Leah L. My husband was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which had spread from his lung to his liver, a third of his hip bone, and eventually his brain.
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Linda T. Wow I don’t even know where to start other than I am the perfect advocate for low dose lung screening as it saved my life.
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Kristen K. I have stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR mutation. I was diagnosed on July 4, 2019, and ironically, it wasn’t because of any symptoms—I found out due to a serious car accident.
