LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Paul S. Life as I knew it changed profoundly over the course of a few weeks in 2017.
Valerie D. A pivotal moment…can you reflect on one of the on the pivotal moments in your life and how those moments of clarity have given you new perspectives and opportunities for change?
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.
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.
Megan N. I wasn't feeling well for a while, probably three years. I was tired, short of breathe and I kept getting hives.
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.
Dawn S. My father died of lung cancer when I was 25. I had to watch him slowly deteriorate over the course of a few years. I remember the cough that he had before he was diagnosed and the descriptions of the pain in his chest.
Marla M. On September 4, 2018, I woke up and went to work like any other work day. I had no idea that before the end of the day my life would change forever.
Nina S. Karen Molesphini Cowley is the reason we walk.
Kristie C. My story is about my dad, Sheriff Joe. Being in law enforcement, he helped a lot of people and that is where his story begins.
Judy S. My father William (forever 59) went to the hospital with a shooting pain in his left shoulder on 7/17/21. We were informed that he had stage 3b squamous cell carcinoma lung cancer that was unresectable.
Olyfran M. My daughter, Francine Maigue, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on May 20, 2019 and passed away on February 22 ,2022.
Rona W. My journey has been one of hope, gratitude, and self-advocacy.
Isabella C. On my fourteenth birthday, a family friend gifted me a “learn how to knit” set.
Glenna M. My Lung Force Hero story is written on behalf of my family, as lung cancer has had a profound impact on us and has become our family’s legacy.

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