LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Hazel C. On January 12, 2022, I went outside and inhaled the chilly air in Ohio. I had a cough—not a normal cough, but a bronchial cough.
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Teresa D. Hello, my name is Teresa I am a 55-year-old Kentucky resident, mother of two, grandmother of three. I am former cigarette smoker and a registered nurse for 32 years.
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Leah L. My husband was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which had spread from his lung to his liver, a third of his hip bone, and eventually his brain.
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Linda T. Wow I don’t even know where to start other than I am the perfect advocate for low dose lung screening as it saved my life.
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Kristen K. I have stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR mutation. I was diagnosed on July 4, 2019, and ironically, it wasn’t because of any symptoms—I found out due to a serious car accident.
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Tracy V. I’m writing today to share why getting a CT lung scan is so important.
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Becca P. Over the course of 19 months, extensive small-cell lung cancer slowly took the breath away from my best friend—my dad, Barry. My role as a daughter gradually shifted into that of a caregiver.
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Ashley B. My mother, Maureen, has struggled with back problems for years, enduring five back surgeries over time.
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Natalie B. My name is Natalie, and in 2020, at the age of 33, I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
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Beata D. Not everyone gets a second chance at life. Some of us are more fortunate than others, and I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I’m alive, I’m happy, and I’m here to share my story.
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GeNeise F. My story is about lung cancer. My brother, Ricky, was born deaf.
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Lowell J. I smoked cigarettes, on and off for 40 years. At my annual physical, my primary doctor, said I should get scanned. He saved my life by doing so.
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Carla G. I was screened on my own, as I had been a smoker for 38 years, having quit for eight at that time. My cancer was caught at stage one and I had the top lobe of my lung removed.
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Karen A. I got screened last week with a low dose CT and it showed Stage-1 Emphysema.
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Karen B. I am now a very lucky lung cancer survivor. This is due to early detection that only required surgery and no additional treatments.
