Shared Stories
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Raymond M. I am Raymond Metz. On October 14, 2022, I visited my pulmonologist for a sleep apnea consultation. Taking initiative and with a stroke of luck, I requested a chest X-ray when my healthcare provider mentioned the low-dose lung cancer screening test.
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Alicia G. On 9/8/22, pulmonary fibrosis claimed the life of my 23-year-old son, Gavin, who had received a diagnosis in early 2020.
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Lauren B. I decided to start offering the Freedom from Smoking program at my organization because it fit so naturally into our Community Education program.
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Jay C. It's coming up on eight years now (March 27, 2013) since I lost my wife and Nelson lost his loving mother, Patricia Leonard.
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Lida Z. Stage IV Lung Cancer – a frightening diagnosis, and a shocking one, too, for a non-smoker.
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Edward W. I thank God for the opportunity to share my story. In July 2020, a CT-SCAN revealed a nodule on the upper right lobe of my lung. The scan was a follow-up to squamous cell tonsillar cancer treated with radiation therapy in 2017.
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Earnestine B. Broken….In many ways this word describes how I feel about myself. I was diagnosed with Scleroderma 20 years ago,
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David B. My story is all too similar with many you will read. My mother passed away after battling lung cancer for the greater part of a decade.
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Paul S. Life as I knew it changed profoundly over the course of a few weeks in 2017.
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Irisaida M. I’m a stage IV cancer patient. I fight to live, but every day I also fight to breathe. In 2017 I learned that my uterine cancer distantly metastasized from my uterus to my left lung. It didn’t spread, it jumped.
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Cristina K. I am asked to share my LUNG FORCE story, but, truthfully, the story is not mine, it really is all about my husband Rob.
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Megan N. I wasn't feeling well for a while, probably three years. I was tired, short of breathe and I kept getting hives.
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Shantel V. I joined the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative in honor of my grandmother, Doris, who passed away from lung cancer at the age of 79. She was the light of my life and a living example of love.
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Yeimi G. Freedom From Smoking isn’t just about quitting, it’s about creating a ‘New You’ and connecting participants with services that lay the foundation for healthier lifestyles. It provides hope and community connections to so many who are underserved.
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Kindsey D. The training modules and live workshop blew my mind. Evidence-based practices and years of research back the curriculum. I started teaching the class and watched those I was educating become just as surprised that ‘this stuff simply makes sense.’
