LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Betsy S. I've known of the American Lung Association since I was a kid. My parents, particularly my mother, were big believers in philanthropy and the American Lung Association was one of the causes they supported.
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Beth S. My husband John Matthews wants to end the suffering and stigma of lung cancer for all patients. His inspiration is his mother Kathleen, who lost her battle with the disease. John is committed to raising awareness and one million dollars in his lifeti
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Beth M. On this Mother's Day, and everyday, I honor my Mom who was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in 2014 at age 64. She was a non-smoker. Mom fiercely and courageously battled the disease and gave it her all amid the many health issues that arose along
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Beth M. Beth's story really begins with her mother. In 1981, Beth's mother Rita, found out she had cancer quite by accident. Rita had fallen and thought that she may have broken a rib.
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Beth C. My Dad died from lung cancer on November 8, 1993. He was 66 years old and I was 26 years old. My sister died from lung cancer in March of 2014. Too many families have been touched by this killer.
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Bernard B. Hi All - I am 58 and was diagnosed in January 2014 with lung cancer stage 3b NSCLC after coughing phlegm with streaks of blood since mid-2013.
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Bernadette S. I also got sick in 2008 and became fatigued, coughing - just achy everywhere, so I went to my doctor and was told I had pneumonia. I went back after a dose of antibiotics after getting no relief and was given a stronger dose and told that it looks li
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Becky R. I smoked for more than 30 years. I quit eight years ago. I read an article on my tablet about the CT scan. I asked my doctor about it and I had it done in January.
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Becky K. My father worked in the general motors foundry for 35 years. Sadly, in December of 2015, he got what seemed to be a cold and went to the doctor, got a chest x-ray and was told it was pneumonia.
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Becky J. Did you know that lung cancer claims more lives each year than breast, prostate and colon cancers COMBINED? Did you know that it doesn’t receive nearly as much funding as those cancers? Until my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer I did not know much
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Beatriz S. Hi, I'm Beatriz Sarmiento. I am 84 years old. I had emphysema for the past 12 years, and I am also a twice left lung cancer survivor.
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B C. I asked my doctor for a chest X-ray and he sent me for one. It was not anything he understood so, he sent me for a PET scan which showed that I had a pea-sized growth in one lobe of my lung. They biopsied it and it was cancer.
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Barry B. My father died from lung cancer in June of 2013. Prior to his diagnosis, he was a strong, healthy and active man.
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Barb R. My story begins with a persistent cough that was diagnosed as pneumonia with no x-ray done. The medication I was given did not work, back to the doctor (twice), more medication that still did not help.
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Barbara T. I was busy getting ready to retire and I did not see a cancer diagnosis as part of my future. But, there it was.
