LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Amanda L. My mother, Annette, was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer in May 2022.
Patti U. My mom Patti had a history of osteoporosis with several previous compression fractures in her spine.
Erin H. In May 2022, my life changed forever. After battling a continuous cough, being out of breath while working out and walking up inclines, and numerous doctor visits, I was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer.
Jay C. It's coming up on eight years now (March 27, 2013) since I lost my wife and Nelson lost his loving mother, Patricia Leonard.
Lida Z. Stage IV Lung Cancer – a frightening diagnosis, and a shocking one, too, for a non-smoker.
Edward W. I thank God for the opportunity to share my story. In July 2020, a CT-SCAN revealed a nodule on the upper right lobe of my lung. The scan was a follow-up to squamous cell tonsillar cancer treated with radiation therapy in 2017.
Earnestine B. Broken….In many ways this word describes how I feel about myself. I was diagnosed with Scleroderma 20 years ago,
David B. My story is all too similar with many you will read. My mother passed away after battling lung cancer for the greater part of a decade.
Paul S. Life as I knew it changed profoundly over the course of a few weeks in 2017.
Irisaida M. I’m a stage IV cancer patient. I fight to live, but every day I also fight to breathe. In 2017 I learned that my uterine cancer distantly metastasized from my uterus to my left lung. It didn’t spread, it jumped.
Cristina K. I am asked to share my LUNG FORCE story, but, truthfully, the story is not mine, it really is all about my husband Rob.
Megan N. I wasn't feeling well for a while, probably three years. I was tired, short of breathe and I kept getting hives.
Shantel V. I joined the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative in honor of my grandmother, Doris, who passed away from lung cancer at the age of 79. She was the light of my life and a living example of love.
Dawn S. My father died of lung cancer when I was 25. I had to watch him slowly deteriorate over the course of a few years. I remember the cough that he had before he was diagnosed and the descriptions of the pain in his chest.
Marla M. On September 4, 2018, I woke up and went to work like any other work day. I had no idea that before the end of the day my life would change forever.

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