LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Leanne W. Had my Dad, Leon Lee Wheeler, survived his NSCS lung cancer diagnosis, he would have turned 84 on March 1st.
Jennifer C. My name is Jennifer Chikoyak. I have spent the last 18 years working to educate my fellow Alaskans about the health harms related to tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke because of my Grandma Shirley.
James B. My lung cancer story starts with me being born to a mother who smoked during pregnancy. I was exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke up to the age of 18.
Elizabeth S. I was a healthy mother of three, a wife, a Navy veteran, and a practicing Nurse Anesthetist of 37 years. My life abruptly changed on November 17th 2017. While at work I developed chest and neck pain.
Debbie A. During the COVID surge, the hospital where Debbie worked had finally received their low dose CT scan which was delayed for several months.
April D. I have been a lung cancer advocate for three years after losing my sister Kimberley, a non-smoker, to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in July 2020.
Sydney S. My interest in the LUNG FORCE and lung health found me when my grandfather died from lung cancer when I was 10.
Bonnie C. I was a smoker for over four decades. My family doctor found out and got the ball rolling.
Amanda H. I remember the day very well when we heard "We think it may be lung cancer." There was no way this could happen to my 53-year-old daddy. I felt hopeless, defeated, scared.
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.
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.

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