LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Catherine W. If you are looking for a happy ending...do not read this story about my hero, my daughter, Tiffany.
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Cassie M. My name is Cassie Menn. When I was 35, my mother passed away from lung cancer. My mom, Susan, was my best friend. She worked at MD Anderson and was a marathon runner.
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Carolyn W. Lung cancer was diagnosed in the love of my life in Nov 2010; he passed in Jan 2011.
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Carolyn W. Approximately a year after quitting a 25 year smoking addiction in 1988, I trained as an American Lung FFS Facilitator and facilitated the program at area hospitals and in the corporate setting for many years.
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Carolyn P. My husband was diagnosed with cancer in November 2009 at which time his left lung was removed. He required no chemotherapy or radiation.
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Carol T. My name is Carol Taylor. In October 1979 my dad lost his battle with lung cancer. As a young woman, I was in a place in my life where I did not realize what he was going through as he fought this battle. I had never seen anyone go through lung cancer
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carol f. My 49-year-old husband smoke since he was 14. Tried to quit multiple times but got pulled back in. Two weeks ago, we found a 2 1/2 inch mass in his right lung.
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Carole B. In March 2011, after worsening back pain, I visited my physiatrist who ordered an MRI. When I saw her for the results, she was speechless; my upper body was "riddled with lesions".
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Carol C. I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and tested positive with ALK gene mutation in December 2016.
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Carol A. I was diagnosed last year with COPD, and an aneurysm on my heart. I was a smoker for years etc.
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Carmella A. May of 2006 my sister Linda became ill with what we thought was pneumonia. It lasted all summer long. Every time I talked with her over the phone her coughing got worse and worse. In September 2006, she finally got her doctor to send her to a pulmona
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Carmela S. I remember it like it was yesterday. A friend from work and I went to the annual Greek Festival, which is held in May. Little did I know that May of 2013 was going to begin my upcoming battle and lung cancer journey.
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Carly H. I am going to be honest, I struggled quite a bit with my father's lung cancer diagnosis. As a child I had begged him to quit smoking, especially when his own mother died from the disease.
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Carley F. I was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 35. I am a nurse with a then 4-year-old son. I came down with a cold that turned into bronchitis and then into what I thought had to be pneumonia. I would get short of breath with my everyday tasks and I had a
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Carla W. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! This is what my life is about. I have always lived a very active healthy lifestyle. I have never smoked and I'm an active runner. I was initially diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 42. I was shocked!
