Shared Stories

Amy S. My story began when a CT scan I had due to a possible heart attack revealed a spot on my left lung. 

Michael H. On Friday, May 7, 2004, I received a call from my sister. Meg had come from a doctor’s visit because of nagging bronchitis. She was headed to the hospital for chest X-rays.

Jalonna K. My name is Jalonna and October 1, 2022 my mother succumbed to lung cancer. This was less than 3 months after her initial stage 4 diagnosis. 

Sarah R. In November of 2018 my mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer that had spread to her brain.

Nellie S. In July, when I was 27 years old, my 67-year-old dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Rebecca D. My father Constantine Frithiof Malmberg was born in August of 1925.  He died 80 years later on the Autumnal Equinox in 2005 of lung cancer.

Laura R. In May of 2023 I was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC.

Hazel C. On January 12, 2022, I went outside and inhaled the cold air in Ohio. I had a cough. Not a normal cough, but a bronchial cough. I know it all to well. I suffer from bronchitis most of my life.

Jennifer P. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined, yet it receives the least amount of federal funding than any other cancer.

Wayne A. In January 2016, my son and daughter-in-law were told their unborn baby has Spina Bifida.  At the same time, my wife Carrie was going on a couple months with a nagging cough.

Jamie E. My name is Jamie Ellefson. I have NEVER smoked and I am a very fit, healthy and active person. I have always been very passionate about health, fitness and the outdoors.

Frank M. Hello, I’m Frank McKenna and I was diagnosed with Stage 4 EGFR Lung Cancer.

Wynn W. I’m a three-time cancer survivor. It all started in my lungs. My lungs kept collapsing, and the first time was in 2005.

Anthea G. My family has a long history with lung illnesses like asthma and COPD as well as lung cancer.

Adrina M. Our family volunteers with our local American Lung Association in Central Florida in support of our family members. Unfortunately, lung disease has struck my family on multiple fronts.