LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Angela O. Before May 2014, I had never been affected by lung cancer. I didn't know anyone who had been diagnosed with it and I certainly didn't know anyone who had died from it. All of that has changed in such a profound and dramatic way.
Angela N. My sister, Tracy Ann was diagnosed with lung cancer on June 17, 2016. She passed away 6 months to the day of her diagnosis on December 17, 2016. What I don't understand about her diagnosis is, why did it take so long to get an MRI to diagnoses the di
Angela L. My name is Angela Lee (52 years old) and I was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in July, 2015. I had little to no symptoms and was very active, playing sports and going to the gym every other day when I was diagnosed.
Angela K. This is the beginning of our journey. My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer metastatic to the brain on Oct 12, 2014.
Angela H. My mother in law Linda was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer two years ago. First, it started small in one lung and she was still able to do many of that things she loved to do, go shopping, hang out with her family, visit the beach etc. After abou
Angela E. In September 2014 my Mom became ill, she would go to the doctor and be told it was a really bad cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. One morning, my mom started coughing up blood, and I instantly new we were dealing with something else.
Angela C. My name is Angela. I'm 46 year old. I first was impacted by lung cancer at an early age seven, to be exact. I lost my grandfather to this disease in 1978.
Angela B. I lost my mom, Deborah (Pierce) Bailes, on February 19, 2019 to lung cancer. Being so young—she was just 58 years old—and otherwise healthy, the most difficult thing about this loss was that it felt like she never even had a chance.
Angela B. I lost my mom, Deborah (Pierce) Bailes, on February 19th 2019 to lung cancer. Being so young – she was just 58 years old – and otherwise healthy, the most difficult thing about this loss was that it felt like she never even had a chance.
Andree s. In January 2017, I went to the ER in Kaiser Permanente. I received treatment for asthma and chest X-ray. Left the facility with prescribed medicine and been told that I have something on the right side of the lung.
Andrea W. My mom was diagnosed with lung cancer on August 18, 2019. She had not been sick, and it was found unexpectedly. She did not fit the criteria for lung cancer screening.
Andrea S. In September of 2014, my twin daughters were born 12 weeks early. They both spent many months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, fighting to grow and strengthen their lungs.
Andrea N. My name is Andrea and I was a caregiver for my Mom for fourteen years. During the last couple years of my Mom's illness, my Auntie Isabelle was a huge source of emotional support to me.
Andrea H. A few decades back, my grandmother, Adele, discovered that she had lung cancer.
Andrea H. I lost a dear friend to COPD in 2013. It is so easy to take something as simple as breathing for granted, but it's not so simple for everyone.

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