Shared Stories
In December 1995, just before the holidays, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
On Aug. 8, 2020, my mom shared devastating news: A lung scan showed possible lung cancer.
I was diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma in 2018 after seeking treatment for what I thought was sleep apnea.
Our world was turned upside down on April 8, 2024, when my mother, Patricia C. Moore, a fun, feisty and vibrant 73-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was diagnosed with lung cancer.
I am a lung cancer survivor! I am “Beyond Grateful” to be alive, to breathe and to be on this earth for many more years.
It was Halloween 2019, I had a biopsy a couple weeks ago and wasn’t worried about the results until my doctor called. . .
My journey with lung health is deeply personal and multifaceted.
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Hello! I am Lisa, a 56-year-old wife, mother of two boys, and grandmother to four, with one more on the way this year.
On December 13th, I was awoken with an overwhelming headache and disorientation, causing me to be unable to take care of my three daughters, Azylnn (8), Mila (6), and Nyelli (2).
In August 2019, my mom was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer that had already spread throughout her body, just a month after a bronchitis diagnosis.
In July, when I was 27 years old, my 67-year-old dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.
My lung cancer story began when I was in college nearly 40 years ago when my mother - Pat Billings - was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Nine percent is not enough.
My name is Donnita. I’m a veteran, a retired IT professional, a mother, Grams to two wonderful grandchildren, and an outdoor enthusiast who finds peace hiking, camping, and paddling.
At the age of 60, while out of town in June 2021, I woke up one morning with pain in my upper back which I attributed to sleeping poorly on a pull-out couch.
