LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Amanda P. My grandfather was diagnosed with Stage 3C lung cancer in 2010
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Amanda H. My mom battled COPD for 14 years before being diagnosed with lung cancer. It was a long hard road for her as well as her family members. We walk in the LUNG FORCE Walk in her memory and continue her fight for awareness.
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Amanda C. I lost my father to stage four lung cancer just ten days after he was diagnosed. We watched as he rapidly withered away, cough by cough. In just 240 hours, he was gone.
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Alyssa B. My family is insanely close. We are lucky enough to genuinely enjoy each other's company. We look forward to holidays and get togethers because they're always filled with loud, and usually inappropriate, laughter.
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Alvy K. In his efforts to determine why I was experiencing "dizzy" spells, my neurologist ordered x-rays
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Allison R. My sister, Marilyn, was a gym teacher. She was always interest in all sports. In high school she played field hockey, golf, baseball,tennis, feature Baton Twirler, and dive team.
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Allison M.
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Allison H. When I married my husband, his father had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. He was the best man in our wedding, with no hair.
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Allen M. My late wife, a long-time cigarette smoker, died of lung cancer
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Allana B. My Mom was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer on February 18 and was given 3 to 5 months to live.
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Alisa B. My name is Alisa and I am a lung cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer at 43 years of age, in July of 2000, just a few months after my mom passed away of lung cancer. It still boggles my mind to this day that I was taking care of
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Alina C. I was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer in mid 2016; I never smoked cigarettes or marijuana and never used any type of recreational drugs. I’ve heard of other people having cancer but I never thought that I would be a victim.
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Alicia N. My mother passed away almost 3 weeks after of being diagnosed with stage 4 Lung cancer. We didn't have time to process the shock of the diagnosis and most of all to spend time with her. My family and I want to do this walk and many more in her honor
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Alicia M. I was about to sit down to dinner when the telephone rang. The caller was my doctor delivering a dread message: “I’m sorry to have to tell you,” he said quietly. Your tests show that you have non-small cell lung cancer.”
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Alicia K. The letters below were sent to the governor's office in Juneau, Alaska in 2015. They are my story. My mother passed away peacefully on September 23, 2015.
