Each Breath Blog
Breathing is essential to life, and through this blog, we hope to illustrate the importance of lung health. Hear directly from experts, researchers, staff and volunteers about our ongoing fight for healthy lungs and healthy air.
The Brave New World of Virtual Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With an estimated 1.8 million predicted lives lost to cancer in 2020, it will not wait for a vaccine, or novel antiviral therapy to arrive. No amount of social distancing will subvert cancer's inexorable toll. Read More
Making Masks: Rediscovering Old Passions to Save Others in this Time of Need
When the pandemic hit and the CDC recommended wearing a homemade mask, many Americans were at a loss. It’s important to reserve N95 and surgical masks for frontline healthcare workers. So how are we supposed to find or make a cloth mask? Read More
Mission Successes During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 is still a new lung infection and has become an unpredictable global disrupter. During these times, the American Lung Association has made it a priority to monitor developments and offer support to all. Read More
Campus Lock Down: A Senior’s Perspective
After an initial retreat to my parent’s house when the novel coronavirus started shutting down parts of the U.S., I decided to move back to my college town to finish my last semester at the University of Iowa on campus. Read More
Mission Moment April – 2020
On April 9, the American Lung Association launched a COVID-19 Action Initiative, a comprehensive $25M initiative to end COVID-19 and defend against future respiratory virus pandemics. Read More
A New Normal? For Now.
The surgery was complex. She and I met each other face to face for the first time the day before. Such is the “new normal” providing care for people in the need of lung cancer surgery during the COVID-19 epidemic. Read More
What Is Air? Honoring the Legacy of Janice Nolen on Earth Day
Clean air is something that we all need. We breathe so many times a day that many of us don’t really think about our air quality, or even air at all. But for those who have experienced the struggle to breathe we know how precious air is. Read More
Life After Cancer: The Bright Side of COVID-19
In light of the scary statistics we are seeing on the news, it may seem like an oxymoron to speak about the bright of side of COVID-19. You probably could say the same thing about having lung cancer. Read More
From the Frontlines: The Spread of Misinformation
Last night, I got a text message letting me know my COVID-19 test was negative and I was cleared to leave quarantine and return to work. This was another surreal moment in this endless month of Quarantinary. Read More
From the Frontlines: An Update from Navajo Nation
In the early part of March, before the COVID-19 outbreak began ravaging the United States, I could be seen roaming the halls of my hospital telling my favorite social distancing jokes. Today, the jokes are not funny. Read More
