Shared Stories
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Dominic B. So, like many others, I've experienced what is known as a spontaneous pneumothorax-collapsed lung.
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Erin G. In the spring of 2017, my sister Meghan began having health issues. Meghan was a former Division I athlete who never took a sick day in her professional career, so when she started to have health issues, we were all surprised.
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Ted J. I was hospitalized in 2015 for being unable to walk for more than a few feet without having to stop and catch my breath. I was immediately placed in the cardiac critical care ward with a heart monitor attached 24/7 for 8 days.
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Barbara W. My husband just passed on July 1st 2022, 18 days before my 73rd birthday.
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Chanel C. In the past two years, I've lost two members of my extended family due to COPD and lung cancer.
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Heidie N. I was diagnostic with COPD in April of 2018,
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Stephanie T. I'm advocating for better lung health and cleaner air because I have been diagnosed with asthma and COPD and I had a grandma who died from complications from COPD.
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Erica S. My battle with cigarette smoking, my lessons and advice
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Carolyn T. Just venting, I have asthma and COPD.
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Erin G. Over the course of 2017, my sister and best friend, Meghan, was diagnosed with three serious ailments in succession: an autoimmune disease, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and a rare and aggressive lung disease (bronchiolitis obliterans).
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Kaden C. In the summer of 2021, in the midst of recovering from an entire year and a quarter of distance/ virtual learning through freshmen year of high school, I suffered a sudden, primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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Richard G. My sister, Clara, and I grew up in a small home in Philadelphia. She had terrible asthma, including many doctor visits and hospitalizations, including in the ICU.
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Ellen A. I was shot in my torso and arm some 29 years ago. One of the bullets went through my lung.
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Chanel V. My oldest daughter Isis, 17, was the most pure hearted person you could ever meet. She was taken from us recently due to asthma.
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Beth A. I have two daughters, both influenced by other teenagers who vape.
