Shared Stories
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Jan P. I was diagnosed with stage 3A lung cancer in 2007. My father died of lung cancer at age 74, so you can imagine how frightened I was with my own diagnosis.
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Lida Z. Stage IV Lung Cancer – a frightening diagnosis, and a shocking one, too, for a non-smoker.
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Summer F. I became an advocate overnight with the birth of my twins.
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Edward W. I thank God for the opportunity to share my story. In July 2020, a CT-SCAN revealed a nodule on the upper right lobe of my lung. The scan was a follow-up to squamous cell tonsillar cancer treated with radiation therapy in 2017.
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Earnestine B. Broken….In many ways this word describes how I feel about myself. I was diagnosed with Scleroderma 20 years ago,
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David B. My story is all too similar with many you will read. My mother passed away after battling lung cancer for the greater part of a decade.
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Ellen S. Late in 2013, 930 miles apart, I sat on the other line of a phone call that changed our lives. My mom had just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that had metastasized to her lymph nodes and adrenal gland.
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Cathy Z. I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014 despite my internist insisting I was healthy and did not need the recently-introduced low-dose CT scan that I requested.
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Michelle H. My name is Michelle Hills, I was diagnosed with Stage IV ALK Positive Lung Cancer in September, 2018.
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Susanne L. I am a Nurse Practitioner and have worked for 21 years - certified in Family Practice Medicine in the state of Iowa. I saw many, many patients during this time, and diagnosed and treated many lung infections, emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer cases.
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Paul S. Life as I knew it changed profoundly over the course of a few weeks in 2017.
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Valerie D. A pivotal moment…can you reflect on one of the on the pivotal moments in your life and how those moments of clarity have given you new perspectives and opportunities for change?
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Irisaida M. I’m a stage IV cancer patient. I fight to live, but every day I also fight to breathe. In 2017 I learned that my uterine cancer distantly metastasized from my uterus to my left lung. It didn’t spread, it jumped.
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Cristina K. I am asked to share my LUNG FORCE story, but, truthfully, the story is not mine, it really is all about my husband Rob.
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Megan N. I wasn't feeling well for a while, probably three years. I was tired, short of breathe and I kept getting hives.
