Historias compartidas
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Elaine L. When something bad happens to someone you love very much, it’s personal. When my 77 year old Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, lung cancer became personal for me.
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Valerie V. "Valerie, you have lung cancer." These words came through the phone, from the pulmonologist I had met with recently, and hit me like a ton of bricks.
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Janice K. My husband passed away from NSCLC. He was a car painter.
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Meghan Z. I smoked from the time I was 13 to the time I was 30.
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Rose W. I’m 71 and diagnosed this year with NSCL cancer, adenocarcinoma, EGFR (mutation), non-smoker.
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Kathleen L. A diagnosis of lung cancer was never on my radar.
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Lisa G. I’m glad I never gave up trying to quit. Change takes time and practice. Smoking cessation programs work. Not only is the smoker given tools to succeed but by engaging with others who are trying to achieve the same goal they build a support system.
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barbra M. This is my third year in which I am participating in the Fight for Air Climb 2026 because my family history which has been affected by lung disease.
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Robin J. I started my double lung transplant story in 2016.
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Sara S. My mom smoked for 42 years, and she died five days ago from cancer. Three years ago, my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer of the parotid gland.
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Carla P. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in March 2018. My internist suggested I have a screening CT scan of my lungs due to my history of smoking. The scan revealed a tennis ball size mass in my left upper lung and a nickel size mass in my lower rig
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Neil K. I am a healthcare provider, and I choose to get vaccinated.
