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Shayna R. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was in my mid-20s. Every year I would get this horrible cough for months and there weren't any real answers as to why.

A H. I have bronchiectasis, with frequent flareups requiring antibiotics. I also have asthma that gets set off when I am sick and when I am around chemicals, campfires and wildfire smoke.

Rachel S. I live in Kennett Square, PA, "Mushroom capital of the world"

Dawn S. My father died of lung cancer when I was 25. I had to watch him slowly deteriorate over the course of a few years. I remember the cough that he had before he was diagnosed and the descriptions of the pain in his chest. 

Marla M. On September 4, 2018, I woke up and went to work like any other work day. I had no idea that before the end of the day my life would change forever. 

Nina S. Karen Molesphini Cowley is the reason we walk. 

A K. On 21st July 2021, both my parents started coughing mildly with no other symptoms. On the 22rd my father developed mild fever but no other symptoms.

Kristie C. My story is about my dad, Sheriff Joe. Being in law enforcement, he helped a lot of people and that is where his story begins. 

Judy S. My father William (forever 59) went to the hospital with a shooting pain in his left shoulder on 7/17/21. We were informed that he had stage 3b squamous cell carcinoma lung cancer that was unresectable. 

Olyfran M. My daughter, Francine Maigue, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on May 20, 2019 and passed away on February 22 ,2022.

Jennifer V. My Name is Jennifer. I am only 29 years old and I am currently battling Pots/Dysautonomia and partial seizures caused by COVID-19.

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S W. In the northern part of Staten Island, north of the expressway, the terrace to the ferry, we are regularly, depending on the direction of the wind, hit with a noxious chemical smell, which causes chest issues, nausea, and headaches.

Sandra P. I am a 71-year-old senior living on social security in government assisted rental apartment in Oscoda, Michigan.