LUNG FORCE Heroes
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LeeAnne K. I am a 41 year old mother of two children. My first encounter with cancer was when I just gave birth to my daughter and the doctors realized I had cervical cancer.
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Leann F. My personal lung cancer story is not just about me. It is about the impact lung cancer has had on my immediate family.
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Le Ann F. I am both shocked and yet, I shouldn't be. I have stage 4 lung cancer. I am the third non-smoker in my family to have the same diagnosis-my 42 year old sister, who passed away in 1999 and my 83 year old father (83 going on 70 and extremely healthy) p
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Leah P. On December 18, 2019 I was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer EGFR Exon 19 deletion with mets to my spine and pelvis.
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Leah F. American Lung Association: I am a daughter, sister, girlfriend, friend, runner, and HERO.
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Lawanna B. My story is about my husband. He was diagnosed at the age of 46, no symptoms besides shoulder pain. He was working every day, thinking it would just disappear. It didn’t – it got worse.
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Laurine B. My husband, Andy, has had lung cancer two times and is now in remission.
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Laurie Z. Although we have not had first-hand experience with this disease, a college classmate was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer less than five years after graduation, and died very quickly after his diagnosis, leaving his wife a widow at 23.
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Laurie S. I had been a smoker for 30 years, a non-smoker for 20 years, and was always aware that lung cancer was still a possibility.
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Laurie S. A few months ago if you would have asked me to list 10 things from which I might die, I would have listed heart failure from watching the New Orleans Saints way before lung cancer. I've never smoked, never been around second hand smoke, and never had
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Laurie S. My mom had lung cancer. We did not find out she had it until it was 4th stage. She was diagnosed in 09/15/2010 and passed 09/21/2013. She did two rounds of chemotherapy then did radiation.
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Laurie R. My 66 year old mother was diagnosed with Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer last Thanksgiving
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Laurie C. My husband, John, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer following a visit to the hospital.
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Laurie B. I moved to North Florida to help my sister go through her cancer experience with chemo and radiation. When she completed her treatments I decided to visit a doctor myself (it had been 1.5 years since I saw a dotcter) and then my journey began.
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Lauren E. When I was in eighth grade I came home one day from school and walked into my family room. My mom and dad sat there in front of me with their heads hanging low, barley making eye contact with my brother and I.
