LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Lisa D. In 2016 two nodules were found on my left and right lung. October 2016 I had surgery on my right lung which ended up being cancer. Doctors took out the cancer it did not spread to my lymph nodes. In December of 2016 I had surgery on my left lung the
Lisa D. Eight years has passed since I lost my mother to COPD after her surviving lung cancer. I was lost for words the day my mother told me she had lung cancer. She was my best friend and my mentor, how could I live without her?
Lisa B. My name is Lisa – I am a daughter, a wife, a mother – and my life has been profoundly touched by lung cancer. On December 27, 2010, I was in the car with my boys and my husband, who just came home from Afghanistan for the holidays; we were heading to
Lisa T. My beloved Aunt Lou was diagnosed with NSCLC in October 2014 with a tumor on her spine and one on her liver. We were so shocked.
lisa f. My name is Lisa F. I am 52 years old. I was a smoker who quit about 6 years ago. Last winter I got sick several times, running fevers coughing a lot with a lot of mucus.
Lisa S. My story is about my Aunt Nancy. She was diagnosed in March of 2008 at the age of 46. She had never smoked a cigarette a day in her life.
Lionel M. I'm now 62 years old and thanks to my doctor I will be able to see 63 and more.
Linnea O. I was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in April of 2005. At the time I was forty five years old, a happily married mother of three and a never smoker. The never smoking part is important only because I feel it delayed my diagnosis. Unlike so
Lindsey W. My grandma was diagnosed with COPD last year. They found abscesses in her lungs. We're trying to get her treated effectively and improve her longevity.
Lindsay S. August of 2016 my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was only 49. We didn't know how quickly the cancer had spread until a few weeks later.
Linda W. In 2013 my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, he was given six months. Six months and 12 days later he passed away on March 20, 2014.
Linda W. I never smoked and I got lung cancer. My local doctors ignored my symptoms of shoulder pain and a chocking cough.
Linda V. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in early July 2017. Early 2017, my dad experienced pain in his sciatica and pelvic region. He immediately went to his doctor and then to one of the top neurologists in Orange County, CA. In no particular order
Linda T. Hi, my name is Linda and two months ago I had chest pain so I went the hospital to check it out. They gave a CT scan that found the mass on my right lung. It was two inches.
Linda S. My cousin was diagnosed with lung cancer when she was 63 years old.

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