Shared Stories

David B. After hearing my wife, Carol’s horrible cough for months on end, and watching her exhausted after bouts of coughing, I was sure if I never heard another cough again it would be fine.

Chelsea C. Today is my lungaversary! A year ago today I underwent surgery to remove a tumor in the upper lobe of my right lung.

Pamela B. My name is Pamela. I'm a cancer survivor three times. In 2013, I had breast cancer. They found it early enough, it was stage 1.

Frank F. I made a promise with my daughter that if I quit smoking she would stop biting her nails. A few years later, I quit. I learned about the low-dose CT scan while signing up for a golf tournament.

Eva Marie F. I smoked for over 15 years. I started when I was around 8 years old, but didn't seriously start smoking until I was in my 20s, smoking up to 2 packs a day.

Carla G. In 2014, my ex-husband, the father of my children m, was dying of lung cancer. He and I had both smoked for close to 40 years.

Catherine S. I am a never smoker who was diagnosed with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of my left lung in May of 2020.

Nancy l. To paraphrase Lou Gehrig, “I must be the luckiest woman in the world!” Why? It was because something that could kill me was discovered by accident and treated early.

Jose A. My name is Jose Armas, I'm a 64-year young Latino male to recently went through a bi-lateral lung transplant. I was diagnosed with IPF. At my worst, I was at a lung function of 42%. My last spirometry came in a 131%—WOW. 

Barbara W. My husband just passed on July 1st 2022, 18 days before my 73rd birthday.

Bob B. I was told I had smoldering multiple myeloma years ago. I have been tested every six months since, the progress stays the same.

Chanel C. In the past two years, I've lost two members of my extended family due to COPD and lung cancer.

Elaine L. The 2022 Fight for Air Climb at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, MN, was another exhilarating experience for our new team, The Step Sisters!

Laverne C. MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; this was the lung cancer type that I had.

Erica T. I worked at a local hospital and contracted COVID-19 from a patient. I thought it would be a mild infection since I was a healthy active woman.