Historias compartidas

Violet L. My name is Violet Lowrey and I am the Director of Student Service at Keiser University Fort Lauderdale. I've signed up to be a part of the LUNG FORCE initiative to make a difference in the lives of people impacted by lung disease. 

Pamela G.

Donna W. My husband passed in June. He had lung cancer, plus chemo pneumonia and immunitius.

Jan R. My husband Lyle was my best friend and much beloved by his family and friends. We nicknamed him The Lyle because he seemed capable of just about anything.

Carson S. It has been a year. A year ago I received the call. My mom, with a shaky voice, told me that though she had been admitted to the hospital for what had looked like pneumonia, it was not in fact pneumonia.

Eugenia S. Today I emailed four local news channels in Tucson, 4, 9, 11 and 13, asking them to post air quality numbers, along with the temperatures in TV weather reports.

Deyne M. I was born downwind of oil refineries, along the Delaware River, outside of Philadelphia. This was in 1947, and there were no regulations about filtering the stacks, which put forth quantities of particles in the air.

Debra P. I have had COPD for more than five years. I had to retire early because of this disease.

Denise L. For 3-6 months, I would pass a billboard on the highway as I drove home from work. It was for early detection, lung cancer., American Lung Association "Saved by the Scan" billboard.

Tze-Ming (Benson) C. Clean air equals healthy air. Climate health is of critical importance to our own personal well-being and that of our children and future generations.

Therese S. Clean air is essential to all of us. I fight for clean air and climate action because I lost my mom to lung cancer in 1986.

Sunil K. S. Clean air is the right of every individual. As a specialist in treating childhood asthma, I see first-hand the effects that pollution has on the health of our most vulnerable population - children.

Sumita B. K. Climate change affects everyone. There are many reasons why I work to fight and increase awareness around climate change. The most important reason is simple: Humanity.

Sonal R. P. I owe it to my children to fight for climate health. With asthma, you wheeze, your chest tightens, you cough and are short of breath.

Sharon C. All communities deserve a healthy climate. Air pollution has detrimental effects on fetal development, sends people to the hospital for respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and worsens asthma and COPD.