LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Jill F. My story is a bit complicated, and started long before I was diagnosed with lung cancer, but in the interest of time I will keep it short.
Jes W. I was nine years old when I was affected by lung cancer. My dad passed away from lung cancer after a three year battle with the disease. It taught me as a young girl about resilience and staying strong in the face of such a hard life lesson.
Jessica R. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. See you Friday." These were the last words my Dad ever said to me. I remember that Sunday phone call and the following week like it was yesterday.
Jessica L. We found out my mom had extensive stage small cell lung cancer in early March 2015. Before March she only had a slight but persistent cough.
Jessica D. At the age of 37 I was blindsided with my lung cancer diagnosis. I had been battling what my doctors swore was bronchitis for almost two months, a debilitating cough which could not be eased with anything. After several visits to my family doctor a c
Jerilyn T. This isn't my story as much as my mom's story. It is short- her life was too short. At 63 she was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer.
Jennifer S. Hi, let me introduce myself to many that may not know me. I am Jenn and I suffer from COPD at the young age of 42 years old. I don't even know where to start, so I will start from the beginning.
Jennifer W. My mother died Christmas Morning 2002 at the age of 65 from lung cancer.
Jennifer W. My mother had COPD for 15 years. No matter how hard it was for her, she fought and fought for her kids!
Jennifer N. When I was only 36 years old, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer with mets to my bones. We were all very surprised as I had never smoked and had not lived or worked with a smoker.
Jennifer M.
Jennifer K. Cancer - the one word you never want to hear. That one word that does not discriminate no matter who you are.
Jennifer K. After my husband passed away from lung cancer at age 35, I vowed that I would never let his memory fade.
Jennifer J. My story is about my aunt Helen. She was misdiagnosed at first with stage 1 lung cancer and a month later was told it was stage 4.
Jennifer A. One summer, I had a cough that just wouldn't go away. It seemed to get worse over the course of a month.

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