Shared Stories
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Joseph B. On February 17th, 2024, I experienced the devastating loss of my mother to stage 4 cancer, believed to have originated in her lungs.
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Crystal T. I received cancer screening in 2021, after quitting smoking and being diagnosed with COPD.
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Michelle N. I struggled with weight gain from the time I was 21. By the time I hit 50ish, I could not seem to keep any weight off through many programs. I applied for and was approved for a bariatric surgery at our local hospital until I failed a pre-operation t
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Maureen W. Hi, my name is Maureen and I am the face of a lung cancer survivor!
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Mia S. My initial symptoms began in 2019 with overwhelming fatigue, back and leg pain. My primary doctor recommended that I do stretching exercises and gave me pain medicine.
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Carlos R. I'm Carlos Ramirez, a single father to two thriving young adults. Life took an unexpected turn when Small Cell Lung Cancer disrupted our entire lives.
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Darcy E. Although I do not have lung cancer, its effects are very personal to me. I am a respiratory therapist and work in pulmonary rehabilitation and as a tobacco-free advocate. Every day I work with patients who have a history of lung cancer. They become l
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John G. My journey for lung began when I was not quite nine years old. I asked my father for a special present for my 9th birthday – that he quit smoking.
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Patricia F. Prior to February 2008 my life was going great, and my Mom was my best friend.
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Peter M. My father, Constantine Malmberg, was a lifelong educator and school administrator, a World War II veteran, and a father of five, grandfather of eight. He received a lung cancer diagnosis two weeks after his 80th birthday celebration.
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Savannah C. My name is Savannah Cavanaugh and I am here on behalf of my grandfather: Dale Fortenberry Sr.
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Christy F. Let me start by saying there is no right or wrong way to handle being diagnosed with cancer. You have to do what's right for you.
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Victoria G. My mom, Doreen, the beautiful women in the picture, was just 55 years old when she was first diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Amy S. My story began when a CT scan I had due to a possible heart attack revealed a spot on my left lung.
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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.
