Shared Stories
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Cathey I work as a clinic nurse at an elementary school in downtown Houston, Texas. I live in the suburbs, and as I drive into work each day, I see the brown haze that hangs over the city center.
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Colton I need clean air because I have asthma, so pollution makes it tough for me to breathe.
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Alex My name is Alex, and I’m an ambulatory clinical pharmacist working with Phoenix children and families to help them better understand the risks of unhealthy air and take appropriate steps to prevent severe asthma attacks.
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Krista M. I’m 63 years old and a former smoker—I smoked for 20 years but quit over 30 years ago.
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Lynda V. My brother died at the age of 70 of lung cancer, and my mother at age 92.
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Diane S. I quit smoking in 2011. I started CT scans in 2020 once a year. Last May 2025, a scan showed a new nodule, so my doctor had me redo the scan in August.
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Dylan S. Hi, my name is Dylan. I was born on my mom’s 27th week. I was 3 months early. I almost died. I was on oxygen from a baby until I was 7 years old.
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Mary N. Lung cancer has impacted my life not once but twice and changed our family forever.
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Jeff S. I am here today asking you to protect the NIH, CDC, and improve access to quality, affordable healthcare coverage.
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Steve A. I was a smoker for about 55 years. I get an annual physical every year. My doctor is very thorough, and he sent me for a CT scan since I had smoked for so long. It came back negative, which was great.
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Lisa C. I was ashamed that I smoked; and that I had caused my lung cancer.
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Elaine L. When something bad happens to someone you love very much, it’s personal. When my 77 year old Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, lung cancer became personal for me.
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Valerie V. "Valerie, you have lung cancer." These words came through the phone, from the pulmonologist I had met with recently, and hit me like a ton of bricks.
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Janice K. My husband passed away from NSCLC. He was a car painter.
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Meghan Z. I smoked from the time I was 13 to the time I was 30.
