LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Dian O. Hi! My name is Dian and I am a lung cancer survivor thanks to a low-dose CT scan.
Sharon W. In 2018 at my yearly visit to my doctor it was suggested to me that I get a chest X-ray since I had been a smoker for a long time.
Laurie S. I had been a smoker for 30 years, a non-smoker for 20 years, and was always aware that lung cancer was still a possibility.
Geri D. I was scheduled for a lung screening that was cancelled in Spring 2020 because of COVID-19.
Christine D. Hello, My name is Chris and I have non-small cell lung caner. I am living proof that cancer is not a death sentence. I was a smoker until the day I found out that I had cancer. I quit when I left the doctor's office that day.
Elinore S. My cancer (squamos cell) was discovered by a routine X-ray on December 6, 1983. I consequently went through surgery four days later.
Anne W. In February, 2021, I had a routine chest X-ray before my scheduled spinal fusion surgery. It showed a mass and a CT confirmed non-small cell lung cancer. A brain MRI confirmed that there were also spots on my brain.
Cristina M. Hi, my name is Cristina Menezes and my story is about my sweet dad, Juan Rodrigues.
Michelle M. My name is Michelle McMahon and I am a lung cancer survivor.
Cheryl C. On June 28, 2020 after a routine CT with contrast I was notified that I had Stage III lung cancer. My world came crashing down once again.
Jim W. It was sometime in early 2016 when I was diagnosed with lung cancer. Oddly I don’t remember the exact date. Early that year, while getting tests for a separate health issue my doctors noticed spots in my lungs and referred me to a pulmonologist.
Bobbie B. My dad was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer May 10, 2021, and I remember the heartbreak as I heard those words even though deep down in my gut I already knew he had some type of metastatic disease.
Shirley T. Hello everyone. My name is Shirley and I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer and I am in complete shock.
Cortney B. On January 22, 2021 my mother was admitted to the hospital, while at my sisters house in Florida, with pneumonia and a collapsed lung.
Lori B. My sister-in-law Gwen G. was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 58. By 59 she had lost her battle, but not before putting up a great fight.

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