text: Gayne B. 931390680 /about-us/shared-stories/gayne-b.html gayne-b.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/photo-hi-res.jpeg yes I grew up in Southern California, in the 50's, and remember taking deep breaths, and it would hurt. Thirty years later, th... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Donald W. 928709482 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Donald-W.html Donald-W.html no I have MTHFR type A. This condition does not allow my body to properly detox. Since my body hold onto toxins breathing ... issue-topic-healthy-air SC state-of-the-air healthy-air Carol B. 927315040 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Carol-B.html Carol-B.html no We sold our lovely home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to come to Okatie, South Caroline and build a patio home in a planned.... SC state-of-the-air healthy-air Edwa S. 927318482 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Edwa-S.html Edwa-S.html no I was a life long resident of Baltimore, Maryland. The humidity and mosquitoes during the summer and the snow and ice duri... AZ state-of-the-air healthy-air Stavroula X. 924422630 /about-us/shared-stories/Stavroula-X.html Stavroula-X.html no I love to work in my garden, but some days my asthma makes it hard for me to do this. When the pollen count is high or the... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Yemayah S. 924481616 /about-us/shared-stories/Yemayah-S.html Yemayah-S.html no My story is fairly simple when it comes to my asthma. Bad air = active asthma. Nothing more, nothing less. So when I have ... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Karen S 923687253 /about-us/shared-stories/Michele-S.html Michele-S.html no Wow, where to begin? I will start with my being a young kid. I grew up with parents that smoked cigarettes till there were... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jill H. 923215805 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Jill-H.html Jill-H.html http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/form-uploads/img_4278.jpg yes My son has cystic fibrosis and there is currently no cure. His lung function will deteriorate throughout his life until it... MT state-of-the-air lung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air Hatton L. 923191253 /about-us/shared-stories/Hatton-L.html Hatton-L.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/hattonl.jpg yes I have experienced respiratory issues – asthma, eczema, and allergies – since I was a child. While never hospi... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Therese S. 922895314 /about-us/shared-stories/Therese-S.html Therese-S.html no I have been greatly impacted by lung disease since my mom died from lung cancer in 1986. I started working hard to fight f... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marcy A. 921394549 /about-us/shared-stories/Marcy-A.html Marcy-A.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/marcya.jpg yes My concerns over climate change and poor air quality and their impacts on kids are personal. My son was born in the spring... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lexi S. 920689017 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Lexi-S.html Lexi-S.html no My sister passed away at 19-years-old due to a fatal asthma attack. She had many triggers including allergies, smoke, heat... TN state-of-the-air advocacyresearchhealthy-air Philip R. 920705194 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Philip-R.html Philip-R.html no I lived in some places with pretty bad air. The San Francisco Bay Area was where I spent my childhood and youth. I'm old e... OR state-of-the-air healthy-air Dani C. 920791769 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Dani-C.html Dani-C.html no Most of my poor air quality experiences are related to secondhand smoke and secondhand vapor, indoors and outdoors. The mo... VT state-of-the-air healthy-air Julia R. 920937617 /about-us/shared-stories/Julia-R.html Julia-R.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/juliar_mt.jpg yes I am a nurse and work at the local emergency department at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital. In the ER, we are seeing the... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Corinne Y 920846584 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Corinne-Y.html Corinne-Y.html no I understand how important clean air is. I have lived in New Jersey for almost all my life. Climate change is a real conce... NJ state-of-the-air lung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air Jon S. 920500044 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Jon-S.html Jon-S.html no We have raised our son between NYC and Denver. We left NYC because of his terrible cough that no doctor could explain. It ... CO state-of-the-air lung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air Jimmy S. 920349033 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Jimmy-S.html Jimmy-S.html http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/form-uploads/pizap-com14217923128851.jpg yes Imagine what it would feel like to take a breath when your lungs were already full of air. Try this. Take in a deep breath... CA state-of-the-air advocacylung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air John B. 920331815 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/John-B.html John-B.html no I had to take first grade over because I was absent so much from respiratory problems due to secondhand smoke. My dad died... MI state-of-the-air healthy-airstop-smoking Jame B. 920062182 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Jame-B.html Jame-B.html http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/form-uploads/0e90ff3b-f99c-49e4-81d3-42caf07d8c00.jpeg yes I live in Western North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. There are thousands of oil and gas sites in my com... ND state-of-the-air advocacyhealthy-air Rebecca B. 919956421 /about-us/shared-stories/Rebecca-B.html Rebecca-B.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/2018-08-21_9-10-26.jpg yes As a lifelong asthmatic, I have always fought to breathe. That is my "normal." There were countless times as a child that ... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cholena H. 919922576 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/cholena-h.html cholena-h.html no I live in Long Beach, California and have difficulty breathing. I have had to go to specialists who prescribe medications ... CA state-of-the-air otherhealthy-air Ruth B. 919862932 /about-us/shared-stories/Ruth-B.html Ruth-B.html no I was born in 1945 with severe asthma. I am 73-years-old now. We now have more hazardous days for asthmatics and people wi... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Margery M. 919859783 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Margery-M.html Margery-M.html no Due to systemic lupus affecting my lungs (pleurisy) and adult-onset asthma, I am forced to stay at home on days when the a... MA state-of-the-air lung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air Ashley J. 919886567 /about-us/shared-stories/Ashley-J.html Ashley-J.html no At 24-years-old, I was recently diagnosed with asthma. After years of living with healthy air in a smaller town, I moved t... IN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Audrey S 919162183 /about-us/shared-stories/Audrey-S.html Audrey-S.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/audrey-new.jpg yes I have been participating in the Fight For Air Climb for six years—I was 8-years-old when I joined my dad's te... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deborah B. 919550946 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Deborah-B.html Deborah-B.html http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/form-uploads/20190314_104414-1-1.jpg yes I live in the woods and the wetlands, and highway I-95 is behind my backyard. I have great difficulty breathing due to whe... CT state-of-the-air lung-health-and-diseaseshealthy-air Carrie C. 919631673 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/carrie-c.html carrie-c.html no I have severe asthma. My symptoms have worsened over the past five years. The past two times I have been hospitalized, it ... WA state-of-the-air healthy-air Jennifer M. 918286770 /about-us/shared-stories/Jennifer-M.html Jennifer-M.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/20181027_022959.jpg yes Hello, my name is Jennifer. I'm 39-years-old and I suffer from severe asthma and COPD. When the air quality is poor, it ma... RI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Debra K. 918061032 /about-us/shared-stories/Debra-K.html Debra-K.html no I have COPD. With the air quality the way it is, sometimes I can't even leave my house. When the front door opens up, the ... RI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lakia S 916590424 /about-us/shared-stories/Mrs-Lakia-Shavon-L.html Mrs-Lakia-Shavon-L.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/lakia-s.jpg yes I was born with asthma and allergies. My single-parent mother also has asthma plus sinus problems. As a baby and throughou... CT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Barbara S. 915996086 /about-us/shared-stories/Barbara-S.html Barbara-S.html no I recently moved to York County PA to look after my elderly mother. My apartment building ended up being very close to a P... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary B. 916099197 /about-us/shared-stories/Mary-B.html Mary-B.html no I am 27 years and have lived my whole life in Baltimore, Maryland. In the past year, my asthma and breathing have worsened... MD healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marsha H 914606687 /about-us/shared-stories/Marsha-H.html Marsha-H.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/marsha_hamilton_photo_mt.jpg yes I had the good fortune of growing up in the "Big Sky" state of Montana where we took for granted blue skies and clean air.... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ray Z 914418369 /about-us/shared-stories/Ray-Z.html Ray-Z.html no It is very discouraging to think we have to stand up for our right to breathe healthy air. I find it hard to understand wh... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Trisha S 913697515 /about-us/shared-stories/Trisha-S.html Trisha-S.html no My family has been poisoned by toxic air pollution containing a known neurotoxin. Ours was one of the many that suffered i... healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carolyn F 913697382 /about-us/shared-stories/Carolyn-F.html Carolyn-F.html no I am very concerned about efforts underway at the national level to rollback air quality standards. I was a microbiologist... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jacob L 913018085 /about-us/shared-stories/Jacob-L.html Jacob-L.html no I have had the great fortune to spend most of my life surrounded by nature. In my younger years, I worked in a greenhouse ... healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Orlan H 912790018 /about-us/shared-stories/Orlan-H.html Orlan-H.html no Leading up to my double lung transplant, my doctor urged me to walk to stay healthy. I was a study in slow motion. It took... IN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Melanie L 912394559 /about-us/shared-stories/Melanie-L.html Melanie-L.html no I had been looking forward to an active summer enjoying the great outdoors with my grandchildren. Yet, another year of sev... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sharon H 912246701 /about-us/shared-stories/Sharon-H.html Sharon-H.html no In order to stay alive, we all NEED healthy air. Those of us with asthma cannot even go outside unless it is a " gre... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jacob R 912214419 /about-us/shared-stories/Jacob-R.html Jacob-R.html no Air pollution has had a profound impact on my health making me a staunch supporter of the Clean Air Act and the healthy ai... CT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alison R 911087828 /about-us/shared-stories/Alison-R.html Alison-R.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/alison-r-2.png yes In my early 40s, I developed an increased sensitivity to poor air quality. I believe this sensitivity began much earlier, ... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Martin H. 911087652 /about-us/shared-stories/Martin-H.html Martin-H.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/martin-h-new.png yes Back when smog was an unbearable problem, President Nixon created the EPA and signed the Clean Air Act of 1970 (CAA). By 2... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Elon G 910322355 /about-us/shared-stories/Elon-G.html Elon-G.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/elon-gilbert-and-susie-miller.jpg yes I grew up in polluted air, specifically in the Los Angeles area in the 1950s when smog frequently turned the sky gray. On ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Martha W. 896779230 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Martha-W.html Martha-W.html no My husband and I both have asthma. We live in a rural area (Ghent, NY) and we are surrounded by people who use indoor wood... state-of-the-air healthy-air Erica H. 896192115 /about-us/shared-stories/Erica-H.html Erica-H.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/ericas-pic-1.jpg yes I am 30 years old and I have a chronic lung disease called Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP). I came down with thi... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Melissa H. 890308723 /about-us/shared-stories/Melissa-H.html Melissa-H.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/melissa-reynolds-hogland_montana-photo-copy.jpg yes Smoke from wildfires had been choking the valleys in Western Montana for nearly six weeks. The air quality was so unhealth... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Youssef B. 887748057 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Youssef-B.html Youssef-B.html no I have emphysema. I moved from Brooklyn, New York thinking that the Garden State would have cleaner air. Little did I know... state-of-the-air healthy-air Christina S. 883158317 /about-us/shared-stories/Christina-S.html Christina-S.html no I had a severe respiratory illness about a month ago, from which I thought I had recovered. However, after spending 2 hour... DC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nina E. 881897884 /about-us/shared-stories/Nina-E.html Nina-E.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/ninae_story.jpg yes I chose my home in a peaceful and beautiful western Montana valley for its ample public lands, outdoor recreation opportun... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy S. 881973856 /about-us/shared-stories/Nancy-S.html Nancy-S.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/nancys.jpg yes As an asthmatic for 65 years and a mental health therapist for 45 years, I can attest to the importance of healthy air for... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda W. 881082066 /about-us/shared-stories/Linda-W.html Linda-W.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/linda_wortman_fightingforair.jpg yes Nearly eleven years ago, I was diagnosed with lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The ne... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sarah M. 879245918 /about-us/shared-stories/Sarah-M.html Sarah-M.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/thumbnail_img_4253.jpg yes I grew up in a beautiful university town on a valley bottom in western Montana. But as a child, we had air pollution alert... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joshua B. 868859248 /our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/shared-stories/stories/Joshua-B.html Joshua-B.html no I have COPD and am 42-years-old. I have had one lung removed and am trying to get a lung transplant. Otherwise, without a ... state-of-the-air healthy-air Alan P. 852119365 /about-us/shared-stories/Alan-P.html Alan-P.html no I'm a retired physician having cared for hundreds of patients with COPD, asthma, lung cancer and other lung diseases over ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Virginia E. 850200203 /about-us/shared-stories/virginia-e.html virginia-e.html no I have never had any breathing issues until I moved to Marin County California. I now have asthma and allergies, due to th... healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Janan T. 829506468 /about-us/shared-stories/Janan-T.html Janan-T.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/img_0099.jpg yes I love to garden and enjoy planting exotic, colorful flowering shrubs in my yard here in Florida. As a transplanted Northe... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carol M. 830216535 /about-us/shared-stories/Carol-M-1.html Carol-M-1.html no Air quality is an issue that greatly concerns me. I am especially concerned about the long-term effect of breathing in to... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Heather G. 829345487 /about-us/shared-stories/Heather-G.html Heather-G.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/hea-009-final.jpg yes Since moving to Florida, we spend as much time outdoors as we can. From visiting the beach, paddleboarding to walking our ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane P. 825648339 /about-us/shared-stories/Diane-P.html Diane-P.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/jake-and-di.jpg yes My second son was born with a complex congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome which means he is mis... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deborah C. 810054457 /about-us/shared-stories/Deborah-C.html Deborah-C.html no Last year I had a portion of my right lung removed as the result of lung cancer. Most people who get lung cancer are smoke... state-of-the-air healthy-air Sandra C. 806486144 /about-us/shared-stories/Sandra-C.html Sandra-C.html no As an adult in the 1970's, I moved from a fresh air environment in Massachusetts to Los Angeles County in the San Gabriel ... state-of-the-air healthy-air Michael M. 806448773 /about-us/shared-stories/michael-m.html michael-m.html no Our daughter had serious asthma episodes for 10 years that started when she was just eight-years-old. If you have ever see... healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Zoe P., VA 806427467 /about-us/shared-stories/zoe-p-va.html zoe-p-va.html no Air quality matters to all of us. For our sophomore year science fair project at Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virgi... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathleen B., NY 804441213 /about-us/shared-stories/kathleen-b-ny.html kathleen-b-ny.html no The air quality is so horrible in Nassau County. It has gotten exponentially worse in just a few short years. I smell it a... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Barbara E., UT 804438726 /about-us/shared-stories/barbara-e-ut.html barbara-e-ut.html no I am a 73-year-old lady who has never had any problems breathing. Over the last couple of years that has all changed since... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Pennie M., WA 804442707 /about-us/shared-stories/pennie-m-wa.html pennie-m-wa.html no ... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Debbie B., FL 804439550 /about-us/shared-stories/debbie-b-fl.html debbie-b-fl.html no I had stage 1B lung cancer and never smoked. It's going on 2 years now, and I pray that I never get it again. I believe I ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sonja D., MA 804443519 /about-us/shared-stories/sonja-d-ma.html sonja-d-ma.html no Air is essential. I've lived with awful air conditions many times in my life. I grew up in a smokers' home. I had ear infe... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy R., CA 804442392 /about-us/shared-stories/nancy-r-ca.html nancy-r-ca.html no I can remember in the mid 1960's, being on the playground of my elementary school in Carson, CA, having this absolutely bu... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Abby J., IL 804438262 /about-us/shared-stories/abby-j-il.html abby-j-il.html no Due to air pollution, I have experienced inadvertent tears streaming from my eyes! I discovered it was high sulfur content... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alice M., CA 804438359 /about-us/shared-stories/alice-m-ca.html alice-m-ca.html no Besides the obvious fact, we all need air to breathe to live, having clean air is of utmost importance to the quality of o... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alice M., CA 814442559 /about-us/shared-stories/alice-m-ca-1.html alice-m-ca-1.html no Clean air natters to me so that I can live a healthy life. We have no life without air to breathe. I wonder about and disc... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air james b., GA 804440547 /about-us/shared-stories/james-b-ga-1.html james-b-ga-1.html no I moved from Suffolk County, NY to Fulton County, GA in July of 1992 and developed heart disease, COPD, asthma, bronchitis... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Bob G., TX 804438815 /about-us/shared-stories/bob-g-tx.html bob-g-tx.html no I am 64-years-old, and we have been in Houston for 6 years and will be leaving in 3 years if I don't die first. I had no p... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lindsey M., KY 804438228 /about-us/shared-stories/lindsey-m-ky.html lindsey-m-ky.html no This deficiency leaves our lungs without the normal protection most people's bodies have against air pollutants and toxins... KY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Eduardo R., CA 804439903 /about-us/shared-stories/eduardo-r-ca.html eduardo-r-ca.html no I have been concerned about the level of air pollution after reading an article about how terrible LA county pollution is.... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Susanne S., CA 804443677 /about-us/shared-stories/susanne-s-ca.html susanne-s-ca.html no I was so surprised to learn that only one city in my state had clean air. I think as one of the largest states on the coas... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Delia B., IL 804439616 /about-us/shared-stories/delia-b-il.html delia-b-il.html no I am a woman of color who lives in an overburdened environmental justice community. There are approximately 83,000 individ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Howard H., FL 804440431 /about-us/shared-stories/howard-h-fl.html howard-h-fl.html no Clean air is vital to the health of the body, mind and soul. Air that has become contaminated does not provide the vitalit... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robin C., FL 804443090 /about-us/shared-stories/robin-c-fl.html robin-c-fl.html no I have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, and I struggle to breathe even with the assistance of oxygen. I can tell th... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Logan V., DE 804441656 /about-us/shared-stories/logan-v-de.html logan-v-de.html no We used to live in Northern Utah where Logan was hospitalized a few times for acute asthma. We found that air pollution wa... DE healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lucy P., CO 804441756 /about-us/shared-stories/lucy-p-co.html lucy-p-co.html no When my son was very young, he was diagnosed with asthma. We were in a very polluted state at the time. Every time he went... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alec S., UT 804438337 /about-us/shared-stories/alec-s-ut.html alec-s-ut.html no I was born and raised in Maryland and choose to go to school at Utah Valley U. I find it a huge problem that our air is ra... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Clay W., TX 804439191 /about-us/shared-stories/clay-w-tx.html clay-w-tx.html no I was born in 1959. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 17. Both of my grandfathers died of cancer the year after I was ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Julia L., CA 804441097 /about-us/shared-stories/julia-l-ca.html julia-l-ca.html no Our daughter was first hospitalized with RSV at 4-weeks-old. Now 10 years later, she is suffering from serious health issu... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dianne C., MN 804439760 /about-us/shared-stories/dianne-c-mn.html dianne-c-mn.html no I left my home in Dane County Wisconsin due to breathing difficulties. Not being able to breathe is a scary feeling and a ... MN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Pat A., NM 804442518 /about-us/shared-stories/pat-a-nm.html pat-a-nm.html no I have had a deep cough for about 3 to 4 years. A CT scan shows nothing except concha bullosa, but nothing that requires t... NM healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda R., SC 804441550 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-r-sc-1.html linda-r-sc-1.html no I have had asthma for over 34 years and developed heart disease 4 years ago. Outside air quality affects my ability to bre... SC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Debra M., UT 804439594 /about-us/shared-stories/debra-m-ut.html debra-m-ut.html no Last year, I had the last two of SEVEN heart procedures. I am a diabetic, and I believe the bad air quality creates additi... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Masheka A., VA 804442096 /about-us/shared-stories/masheka-a-va.html masheka-a-va.html no I've always had allergies and been sensitive to air quality. Before I got married, I lived outside of Baltimore and ... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robert S., LA 804443061 /about-us/shared-stories/robert-s-la.html robert-s-la.html no The air that we breathe will help us to live longer verses bad air that will just help us to die faster than we would like... LA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Thoimas S., CA 804443859 /about-us/shared-stories/thoimas-s-ca.html thoimas-s-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Annina D., GA 804438550 /about-us/shared-stories/annina-d-ga.html annina-d-ga.html no My cousin has asthma and has to take so many treatments it is crazy. He has to go to the hospital almost every month to ma... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia W., PA 804439317 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-w-pa.html cynthia-w-pa.html no The life of an asthmatic can be a scary one. Some days my asthma is so bad that I can't walk across the street if it's a m... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Matt B., PA 804442104 /about-us/shared-stories/matt-b-pa-1.html matt-b-pa-1.html no Suzie is now approaching her teen years, and while she is more self-sufficient when it comes to understanding triggers and... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia M., UT 804439290 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-m-ut.html cynthia-m-ut.html no I just read (Reader's Digest, Oct. 2015) that "Elderly women in the 25 percent most polluted places had a decrease in whit... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda S., MD 804441496 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-s-md.html linda-s-md.html no I am very concerned about the air in Maryland and how it is affecting children and the elderly who have respiratory proble... MD healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Antoinette D., VA 804438577 /about-us/shared-stories/antoinette-d-va.html antoinette-d-va.html no My hometown in Adams County, Mississippi is very rural but also industrial. We had a lot of smoke stacks, a lot of factori... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marieliz G., IL 804441904 /about-us/shared-stories/marieliz-g-il.html marieliz-g-il.html no Clean air maters to me. I have bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis. Thirty percent of my lungs have holes, and since 2007, ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane M., AZ 804439724 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-m-az.html diane-m-az.html no ... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nita C., CA 804442461 /about-us/shared-stories/nita-c-ca.html nita-c-ca.html no I have allergic asthma and have a hard time breathing California's dirty air--yuck!!!! I hope to move to Hawaii someday wh... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Todd B., ME 804443945 /about-us/shared-stories/todd-b-me.html todd-b-me.html no Hello, I live in a relatively rural area with a highway near by. They want to move a toll booth near my house, which is ad... ME healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gabriela V., UT 804440190 /about-us/shared-stories/gabriela-v-ut.html gabriela-v-ut.html no I've been living in Springville the last 9 years. I'm from South America. I never suffered allergies before, but I'm worse... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Claudia R., PA 804439183 /about-us/shared-stories/claudia-r-pa.html claudia-r-pa.html no My son Jesse is 11-years-old and was diagnosed with asthma at 18 months of age. It is a condition we must work to keep und... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ashley A., NJ 804438669 /about-us/shared-stories/ashley-a-nj.html ashley-a-nj.html no This year, my husband had a double lung transplant at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 33. We live... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Amy G., OH 804438421 /about-us/shared-stories/amy-g-oh.html amy-g-oh.html no I have very bad allergies. I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area. I have a family history of congestive heart failure, stroke... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dianne E., CA 804439768 /about-us/shared-stories/dianne-e-ca.html dianne-e-ca.html no I have chronic bronchitis and cannot go outside when our air quality is bad. We have several days per year that puts our a... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ray B., NH 804442835 /about-us/shared-stories/ray-b-nh.html ray-b-nh.html no ... NH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ivy S., FL 804440439 /about-us/shared-stories/ivy-s-fl.html ivy-s-fl.html no It matters because I have a grandson with severe asthma. There are lots of trees on our property. He already deals with th... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathe M., GA 804441206 /about-us/shared-stories/kathe-m-ga.html kathe-m-ga.html no ... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air K D., CA 804441142 /about-us/shared-stories/k-d-ca.html k-d-ca.html no I have adult onset asthma that is difficult to control despite taking multiple medications. I have three to four major ast... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jewel G., MN 804440841 /about-us/shared-stories/jewel-g-mn.html jewel-g-mn.html no I'm concerned about the air quality in the city of Menahga, because I have asthma and I'm suffering a great deal. I'm on a... MN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda I., TN 804441514 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-i-tn.html linda-i-tn.html no Imagine a fish trying to breathe in the mud. I have NEVER had allergies or respiratory sensitivities until I moved to Knox... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathleen K., TX 804441237 /about-us/shared-stories/kathleen-k-tx.html kathleen-k-tx.html no I've never had asthma like this. Previous to 2014, I averaged one attack per year due to pollen. Since 2013, it's so much ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lou J., SC 804441706 /about-us/shared-stories/lou-j-sc.html lou-j-sc.html no Even though I have no diagnosed medical condition, I am sensitive to particle pollution and ground level ozone before the ... SC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Aaron P., PA 804438256 /about-us/shared-stories/aaron-p-pa.html aaron-p-pa.html no I love to breathe! Living in Miami, Florida the heat is hot, but it's refreshing. I live in Philadelphia now, and the heat... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air GUSTAVO R., FL 804440376 /about-us/shared-stories/gustavo-r-fl.html gustavo-r-fl.html no I'm an idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patient. Pollution of outdoor as well as indoor air is the principal cause of the inf... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mickey P., AZ 804442243 /about-us/shared-stories/mickey-p-az.html mickey-p-az.html no Before I moved to Tucson, I lived in northern California for many years. I was near the ocean and the winters were wet wit... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sharon E., AZ 804443371 /about-us/shared-stories/sharon-e-az.html sharon-e-az.html no COPD is making my life difficult; the air pollution is very hard to deal with now with the high temperatures in Kingman, A... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Georgia B., TX 804440261 /about-us/shared-stories/georgia-b-tx.html georgia-b-tx.html no I suffer from chronic seasonal sinus infections ever since I relocated to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 2009 from Santa Cr... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rebecca B., CA 804442861 /about-us/shared-stories/rebecca-b-ca.html rebecca-b-ca.html no I am 60 and have had asthma since age 2. I am fit, swimming both masters and running 4-6 miles. Recently, my asthma that o... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sophia T., AZ 804443527 /about-us/shared-stories/sophia-t-az.html sophia-t-az.html no Air quality is important to me because I have two girls ages 7 and 9 that need asthma medications twice every day to breat... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kat Q., MT 804441190 /about-us/shared-stories/kat-q-mo.html kat-q-mo.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/kat-q.jpg yes When my partner and I decided to look for a new community where we could raise our daughters, the top priority on our list... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Darles S., AR 804439432 /about-us/shared-stories/darles-s-ar.html darles-s-ar.html no I want cleaner air for everyone. I have COPD in the late stage, and it is so hard for me to breathe. If it is humid out, I... AR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Arlene M., AK 804438633 /about-us/shared-stories/arlene-m-ak.html arlene-m-ak.html no Several years ago I was diagnosed with borderline asthma. Recently my doctor told me that I was also being monitored for ... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sandra G., TX 804443281 /about-us/shared-stories/sandra-g-tx.html sandra-g-tx.html no On September 28 2014, I was admitted to the ER with respiratory failure at just 44-years-old. I was on life support for fi... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Janie M., IN 804440672 /about-us/shared-stories/janie-m-in.html janie-m-in.html no My husband is a disabled veteran. He was exposed to burn pits while in Afghanistan, as well as being run over by a 4-ton t... IN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Victoria B., CO 804444089 /about-us/shared-stories/victoria-b-co.html victoria-b-co.html no I have a child with cystic fibrosis (CF), which is a life-threatening and life-shortening condition for which lung infecti... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Betty M., CA 804438763 /about-us/shared-stories/betty-m-ca.html betty-m-ca.html no Every day I struggle to breathe. I have asthma. Auto fumes and dust from sand are the worst. The clear sky and sun are won... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Harriet I., TX 804440396 /about-us/shared-stories/harriet-i-tx.html harriet-i-tx.html no I have COPD and high ozone imprisons me in my house. COPD makes my allergies, which I did not have before unbearable. Publ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Wynette V., UT 804444211 /about-us/shared-stories/wynette-v-ut.html wynette-v-ut.html no As a child I was very active and strong. The air quality in Utah and pollution from coal burning etc. did have an effect. ... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Shondon W., NC 804443478 /about-us/shared-stories/shondon-w-nc-1.html shondon-w-nc-1.html no I have children, and I experience sinus, allergy and asthma issues myself. We have a paper mill in the town that provides ... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia L., PA 804439276 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-l-pa.html cynthia-l-pa.html no I moved into a five story York Housing Authority run low-income senior and disability apartment building (75 apartments) i... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air R D., PA 804442760 /about-us/shared-stories/r-d-pa.html r-d-pa.html no I have advocated for a clean and safe environment since I was old enough to do anything about it. I have always tried to l... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Karen A., OR 804441162 /about-us/shared-stories/karen-a-or.html karen-a-or.html no I have had asthma, since childhood, so I have always been concerned about the air I breathe. Lately, I have heard of uncov... OR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Victoria G., CA 804444097 /about-us/shared-stories/victoria-g-ca-1.html victoria-g-ca-1.html no I was born and raised it Bakersfield, CA. Luckily, I've traveled and seen good air quality! Most people are stuck in the V... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda P., CO 804441530 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-p-co.html linda-p-co.html no In 2010, at age 42, I was diagnosed with stage III lung cancer. My life has been forever changed. The side effects from ch... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda M., ID 804441522 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-m-id.html linda-m-id.html no I live in a 7th floor apartment with lots of large windows in Boise, Idaho. So when our air pollution is bad, I can see it... ID healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kay M., VA 804441273 /about-us/shared-stories/kay-m-va.html kay-m-va.html no I have COPD/emphysema. I have been smoking for probably 50 years and am currently trying to quit. I am using the Chantix a... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ginger W., OR 804440293 /about-us/shared-stories/ginger-w-or.html ginger-w-or.html no I have COPD. I left Los Angeles because of the air 40 years ago. Both my parents were heavy smokers. I had whooping cough ... OR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Eleanor K., CO 804439941 /about-us/shared-stories/eleanor-k-co.html eleanor-k-co.html no I am 75 and have lived in the four-corners area since 1992. I am not a smoker and have never worked in a dangerous occupat... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alan K., CA 804438304 /about-us/shared-stories/alan-k-ca.html alan-k-ca.html no Now 62, and as someone who has resided in Fresno, California for better than 37 years, I am one among an estimated 4 milli... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia M., FL 804439284 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-m-fl.html cynthia-m-fl.html no ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dulsie C., CA 804439885 /about-us/shared-stories/dulsie-c-ca.html dulsie-c-ca.html no I have allergies all year long and have had allergies for almost 44 years. Sometimes, it is worse than at other times. The... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dale C., AK 804439344 /about-us/shared-stories/dale-c-ak.html dale-c-ak.html no I have COPD and I can tell how much worse the air in Lafayette has become in the last five years. I do not know how often ... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Janis T., MD 804440680 /about-us/shared-stories/janis-t-md.html janis-t-md.html no I am a severe asthmatic, and since I moved from the UK to Takoma Park, MD, fifteen years ago my asthma has become consider... MD healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kate B., CO 804441198 /about-us/shared-stories/kate-b-co.html kate-b-co.html no I have asthma. I was diagnosed with it when I was 20. I've never smoked and as a child my lungs were fine. My mom died of ... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Terry P., DE 804443763 /about-us/shared-stories/terry-p-de.html terry-p-de.html no I have severe asthma and last September was diagnosed with two pulmonary embolisms. The embolisms have dissolved now thank... DE healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Delores A., NC 804439625 /about-us/shared-stories/delores-a-nc.html delores-a-nc.html no I am a 69-year-old retired schoolteacher. I have had asthma since childhood. My family lived in Washington, DC. The doctor... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lucia M., HI 804441734 /about-us/shared-stories/lucia-m-hi.html lucia-m-hi.html no I live in the beautiful state of Hawaii, on the island on Maui. I was shocked to discover that we have terrible air qualit... HI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anita H., FL 804438501 /about-us/shared-stories/anita-h-fl.html anita-h-fl.html no ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air John S., CA 804440978 /about-us/shared-stories/john-s-ca.html john-s-ca.html no I want clean air, because I try to make bicycling my primary form of transportation. I hate to think that I am taking unh... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Berenice C., TX 804438750 /about-us/shared-stories/berenice-c-tx.html berenice-c-tx.html no I want to fight for healthier air, because my son has asthma. I hate to see him when he gets sick, and we have to rush him... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jude S., PA 804441044 /about-us/shared-stories/jude-s-pa.html jude-s-pa.html no I want to fight for clean air because I want to live a healthy life. I don't want to breathe in air pollutants. I want to ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air John W., CA 804440990 /about-us/shared-stories/john-w-ca.html john-w-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deletta R., VA 804439608 /about-us/shared-stories/deletta-r-va.html deletta-r-va.html no I have a compromised immune system, so of course, I want the air I breathe to be clean. I really enjoy going for walks, bu... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Salvatore C., OH 804443244 /about-us/shared-stories/salvatore-c-oh.html salvatore-c-oh.html no We are living in a world with increasing levels of toxicity in the very air that we breathe, and yet we still have people ... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Laura K., NC 804441386 /about-us/shared-stories/laura-k-nc.html laura-k-nc.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/laura-k-nc.jpg yes Imagine how helpless you would feel if you had to watch your child struggle to stay afloat in the deep end of a swimming p... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gerry P., IL 804440284 /about-us/shared-stories/gerry-p-il.html gerry-p-il.html no I have severe allergies, and I live in a place that is highly polluted. It was not until I started traveling for work and ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Johnell C., IL 804440996 /about-us/shared-stories/johnell-c-il.html johnell-c-il.html no Two years ago my life changed. It all started with a disease called histoplasmosis. It attacked my left lung, and I lost a... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Krista S., CO 804441355 /about-us/shared-stories/krista-s-co.html krista-s-co.html no Our town, along with the Colorado Dept. of Transportation (CDOT) is planning a highway upgrade and town streetscape plan i... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Leisa R., GA 804441464 /about-us/shared-stories/leisa-r-ga.html leisa-r-ga.html no I moved to Atlanta, Georgia in spring of 2007, and that is when my problems began. I developed what SEEMED like seasonal a... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Amanda D., MA 804438401 /about-us/shared-stories/amanda-d-ma.html amanda-d-ma.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/amanda-ii.jpg yes I am 17 years old and a senior in high school. While I am proud to be a student-athlete, another way in which I have come ... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carmen S., NC 804438953 /about-us/shared-stories/carmen-s-nc.html carmen-s-nc.html no I was treated for asthma throughout my childhood until my two sisters and I were diagnosed with a rare lung disease called... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tony F., AK 804443994 /about-us/shared-stories/tony-f-ak.html tony-f-ak.html no I am a 56-year-old man and have a condition called pulmonary hypertension, which means blood doesn't flow properly between... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tony F., NJ 804444000 /about-us/shared-stories/tony-f-nj.html tony-f-nj.html no ... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jane A., TX 804440607 /about-us/shared-stories/jane-a-tx.html jane-a-tx.html no ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Preetham B., VA 804442752 /about-us/shared-stories/preetham-b-va.html preetham-b-va.html no In my opinion it is our primary responsibility for everyone to keep the air clean. In this present world every one is indi... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Grace C., NH 804440323 /about-us/shared-stories/grace-c-nh.html grace-c-nh.html no I am a senior in high school, and I am currently taking AP Environmental Science online. This unit, I'm learning about the... NH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Debbie F., CA 804439564 /about-us/shared-stories/debbie-f-ca.html debbie-f-ca.html no My grandsons live in Santa Barbara on a two-lane street where the traffic flies by much faster than the posted speed limit... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cody B., TX 804439212 /about-us/shared-stories/cody-b-tx.html cody-b-tx.html no I have Cystic Fibrosis (CF), which is a debilitating genetic disease that primarily impacts lung health. For me, having cl... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathy B., TX 804441261 /about-us/shared-stories/kathy-b-tx.html kathy-b-tx.html no I am fighting for clean air because eight years ago, I lost my beautiful son to lung cancer. He was two months shy of his ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lorrene F., OR 804441694 /about-us/shared-stories/lorrene-f-or.html lorrene-f-or.html no I believe in having good health and good quality air, as I am a nonsmoker and feel that the emissions from buses that I li... OR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Stella A., MN 804443537 /about-us/shared-stories/stella-a-mn.html stella-a-mn.html no I've had asthma since I retired in 1999, and within the last two years my 16-year-old granddaughter has been diagnosed wit... MN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cheryl C., CO 804439082 /about-us/shared-stories/cheryl-c-co.html cheryl-c-co.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/cheryl.jpg yes A cold is not just a cold for a child with asthma. It can quickly turn into pneumonia or worse, hospitalization. A change ... CO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Emily L., IL 804440019 /about-us/shared-stories/emily-l-il.html emily-l-il.html no The pain is excruciating. Each cough tears through my lungs; each breath burns more than the last. The cough controls my l... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air marina w., CA 804441926 /about-us/shared-stories/marina-w-ca.html marina-w-ca.html no I just love it whenever I have been where the air is clear and plentiful. I have fond memories of hiking in the forests an... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Caroline M., NV 804439007 /about-us/shared-stories/caroline-m-nv.html caroline-m-nv.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/caroline-m.jpg yes Both my sixteen-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter have had severe asthma nearly their entire lives. We discovered... NV healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Laura P., TX 804441406 /about-us/shared-stories/laura-p-tx.html laura-p-tx.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/laura-paul.jpg yes My son Tyler has asthma and when he has a bad day, he goes down very quickly. He says it feels like having an elephant on ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jillian S., FL 804440853 /about-us/shared-stories/jillian-s-fl.html jillian-s-fl.html no People don't realize or think about the effects air can have on our lives. If we don't act now, who knows how the next gen... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deb J., WI 804439529 /about-us/shared-stories/deb-j-wi.html deb-j-wi.html no I suffer from asthma and I have problems when the air quality is not good. Mold, pollen, air pollution all add to difficul... WI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cailtin R., KS 804438905 /about-us/shared-stories/cailtin-r-ks.html cailtin-r-ks.html no My father has had asthma since the day he was born, and I've known about having it since I was in the third grade. Certain... KS healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Judy P., AK 804441062 /about-us/shared-stories/judy-p-ak.html judy-p-ak.html no I have had asthma since I was a child. My father smoked constantly before we knew the effects of cigarette smoke. He didn'... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deb R., IA 804439536 /about-us/shared-stories/deb-r-ia.html deb-r-ia.html no ... IA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Helen K., NV 804440418 /about-us/shared-stories/helen-k-nv.html helen-k-nv.html no I have COPD and have a great number of breathing problems living in Sparks/Reno, NV due to the altitude. I am on oxygen 24... NV healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Caleb G., TN 804438913 /about-us/shared-stories/caleb-g-tn.html caleb-g-tn.html no Clean air is important because it passively improves your health. You don't need to eat expensive or nasty tasting foods, ... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Megn M., CA 804442169 /about-us/shared-stories/megn-m-ca.html megn-m-ca.html no I don't smoke and was in great health. We recently moved to Bakersfield (from Colorado). Within three months, I began havi... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Reba P., PA 804442853 /about-us/shared-stories/reba-p-pa.html reba-p-pa.html no Clean air protections are worth fighting for, and I know this firsthand because when air quality is poor, I suffer. I had ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deb W., PA 804439542 /about-us/shared-stories/deb-w-pa.html deb-w-pa.html no Living with 18% lung capacity has its challenges. Breathing in an environment that is filled with ozone pollution creates ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Melissa T., PA 804442182 /about-us/shared-stories/melissa-t-pa.html melissa-t-pa.html no So many words come to mind when I describe the man I had the privilege to call my grandfather: devoted and loving; veteran... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Roger B., PA 804443104 /about-us/shared-stories/roger-b-pa.html roger-b-pa.html no My entire life has changed because I can't breathe. I am 62-years-old and living with COPD and emphysema. I have com... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Maria Tatiana P., FL 804441892 /about-us/shared-stories/maria-tatiana-p-fl-1.html maria-tatiana-p-fl-1.html no ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jean G., CA 804440713 /about-us/shared-stories/jean-g-ca.html jean-g-ca.html no I have COPD and dirty air worsens my condition making it harder to breathe. I also work with ill elderly patients. Breathi... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary K., VA 804442049 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-k-va.html mary-k-va.html no I'm a life long allergy sufferer. Now in old age, none of usual medication are working. The side effects worsen with ever... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tina M., CA 804443926 /about-us/shared-stories/tina-m-ca-1.html tina-m-ca-1.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tina M., CA 804443933 /about-us/shared-stories/tina-m-ca.html tina-m-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tanya B., CA 804443721 /about-us/shared-stories/tanya-b-ca.html tanya-b-ca.html no The Sierra Club issued a report on April 30th, 2014, indicating that Kern County & Bakersfield City has the worst air ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Elizabeth L., AR 804439963 /about-us/shared-stories/elizabeth-l-ar.html elizabeth-l-ar.html no I want to fight for clean air, because I've had asthma since I was 8-years-old. Now at 57, I've had to go back to an aller... AR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Renee D., MO 804442893 /about-us/shared-stories/renee-d-mo.html renee-d-mo.html no Any air that is less than clean is detrimental to life on this planet. This being true, we need to clean up the mess we've... MO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Beverly M., TX 804438777 /about-us/shared-stories/beverly-m-tx.html beverly-m-tx.html no My son and grandson have asthma. Me? I've got coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease. On high ozone days, I st... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sheila T., NY 804443423 /about-us/shared-stories/sheila-t-ny.html sheila-t-ny.html no ... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Bruce D., PA 804438877 /about-us/shared-stories/bruce-d-pa.html bruce-d-pa.html no It is unfortunate that innovation has taken a back seat in the challenge to reduce emissions. Ignorance is our greatest do... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Donna S., CA 804439830 /about-us/shared-stories/donna-s-ca.html donna-s-ca.html no Three years ago I moved to my retirement condo one block from Balboa Park in the Banker's Hill areas of San Diego. I did n... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dian C., VA 804439665 /about-us/shared-stories/dian-c-va.html dian-c-va.html no My name is Dian Coleman, and I live in Winchester, Virginia. Lung disease is all too familiar in my family. My mother suff... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Trianna G., CA 804444030 /about-us/shared-stories/trianna-g-ca.html trianna-g-ca.html no I have had asthma since the day I was born. I am now 41 and I have lived in California all my life. For the past three yea... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carole H., NC 804438993 /about-us/shared-stories/carole-h-nc.html carole-h-nc.html no I'm so thankful to have joined the new Lung Force organization, and I am looking forward to participating in the Better Br... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gerry O., IL 804440275 /about-us/shared-stories/gerry-o-il.html gerry-o-il.html no I have been diagnosed with severe allergies and am trying to avoid allergic asthma and the need for inhalers and oxygen. M... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air maria tatiana p., FL 804441898 /about-us/shared-stories/maria-tatiana-p-fl.html maria-tatiana-p-fl.html no ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kasandra L. B., CA 804441182 /about-us/shared-stories/kasandra-l-b-ca.html kasandra-l-b-ca.html no I was first diagnosed with asthma at the age of 4 in 1956. I have always tried to have a sense of humor about it--like I p... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ron B., CA 804443112 /about-us/shared-stories/ron-b-ca.html ron-b-ca.html no I have had asthma since I was nine-years-old. I'm now 72 and still have asthma symptoms. I like to try to go out and walk ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dan B., NV 804439372 /about-us/shared-stories/dan-b-nv.html dan-b-nv.html no ... NV healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Antwon D., NJ 804438593 /about-us/shared-stories/antwon-d-nj.html antwon-d-nj.html no ... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nelson B., AL 804442435 /about-us/shared-stories/nelson-b-al.html nelson-b-al.html no I grew up in Birmingham, AL with severe allergies. No medication, and I tried a lot of them, seemed to really help me out.... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lynn F., FL 804441778 /about-us/shared-stories/lynn-f-fl.html lynn-f-fl.html no I have lung cancer. Breathing is difficult under the best of circumstances. We live within sight of a coal burning power p... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cathy W., NJ 804439040 /about-us/shared-stories/cathy-w-nj.html cathy-w-nj.html no I have an inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis that effects my lung function. As of today, my lungs work at only 48 per... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Randie H., TX 804442807 /about-us/shared-stories/randie-h-tx-1.html randie-h-tx-1.html no Since moving from 5,000 feet above sea level to 500 feet above sea level, the air is very heavy. When pollution is added t... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Winston B., PA 804444205 /about-us/shared-stories/winston-b-pa.html winston-b-pa.html no I lived in Camden County, New Jersey from the late 80's to the mid 90's then joined the U.S. Navy for eight years. I moved... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Michael D. O., MT 804442215 /about-us/shared-stories/michael-d-o-mt.html michael-d-o-mt.html no Our family moved to Montana 17 years ago for the clean air for myself (COPD) and our grandchildren (4 with asthma). Pleas... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kevin J., NJ 804441319 /about-us/shared-stories/kevin-j-nj.html kevin-j-nj.html no Air is perhaps the most fundamental spiritual element one cannot point to. The word in Hebrew for YHWH creates the sound ... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cindy B., CT 804439141 /about-us/shared-stories/cindy-b-ct-1.html cindy-b-ct-1.html no I have asthma, so the air quality is of concern to me. I find on hot, humid days and even in the winters here, the air is... CT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sharon M., CA 804443391 /about-us/shared-stories/sharon-m-ca.html sharon-m-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joyce W., NY 804441031 /about-us/shared-stories/joyce-w-ny.html joyce-w-ny.html no The air in my neighborhood is pretty good, but air quality varies greatly from one area to another. Generally, the more af... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air George H., VA 804440242 /about-us/shared-stories/george-h-va.html george-h-va.html no I believe breathing clean air is a right. Air is not a commodity but essential for all living creatures. I find it appalli... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Scott H., CA 804443342 /about-us/shared-stories/scott-h-ca.html scott-h-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Russ B., CA 804443189 /about-us/shared-stories/russ-b-ca.html russ-b-ca.html no I live in the Central Valley of California, a huge economic engine in agriculture, manufacturing and oil production. Yet, ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda S., GA 804441571 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-s-ga.html linda-s-ga.html no ... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dan P., SC 804439366 /about-us/shared-stories/dan-p-sc.html dan-p-sc.html no I am a victim of childhood asthma and grew up near a coal-fired power plant. I was recently diagnosed with Non Small Cell ... SC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda W., IL 804441583 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-w-il.html linda-w-il.html no When people ask me what it's like to have an asthma attack, I tell them the only thing I can equate it to is climbin... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air James F., MA 804440565 /about-us/shared-stories/james-f-ma.html james-f-ma.html no By the time I was a teen, my childhood asthma and allergies had lessened significantly and I was very happy to no longer b... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marilee F., IL 804441912 /about-us/shared-stories/marilee-f-il.html marilee-f-il.html no For most people with asthma, wheezing is the typical symptom that lets them know something is wrong and to make sure they ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Allie R., NY 804438373 /about-us/shared-stories/allie-r-ny.html allie-r-ny.html no I live in New York City, but my passion is the great outdoors. I like to run outside, but always feel so winded, even when... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Reva H., OR 804442927 /about-us/shared-stories/reva-h-or.html reva-h-or.html no My family on my mother's side all has asthma. I have it, and my son and his children have it; my sister has it; and ... OR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jesse Q., CA 804440817 /about-us/shared-stories/jesse-q-ca.html jesse-q-ca.html no I am a 45-year-old man that suffers from chronic asthma. I currently work as the director of a federal educational equity ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jennifer H., PA 804440776 /about-us/shared-stories/jennifer-h-pa.html jennifer-h-pa.html no I was born to a 13-year-old girl who received no prenatal care in August of 1978 in Baltimore, MD. My awesome parents then... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Abby R., PA 804438268 /about-us/shared-stories/abby-r-pa.html abby-r-pa.html no For too many years, my family has experienced the harmful and painful effects of living in an environment without clean ai... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rev. JAE H., NM 804442919 /about-us/shared-stories/rev-jae-h-nm.html rev-jae-h-nm.html no I live on the border of New Mexico and Colorado on Highway 550. The air and the sound pollution here is intolerable! It se... NM healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Curt B., IL 804439240 /about-us/shared-stories/curt-b-il.html curt-b-il.html no I was born with asthma. I remember during the 1960s and early 1970 that there wasn't much help for my breathing diff... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mike S., MO 804442292 /about-us/shared-stories/mike-s-mo.html mike-s-mo.html no "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing." Our air, water and soil are constantly be... MO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sarah W., VA 804443330 /about-us/shared-stories/sarah-w-va.html sarah-w-va.html no The benefits of clean air are well known, and in addition we know how to prevent much of the pollution that is in our air ... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Shireen C., MI 804443458 /about-us/shared-stories/shireen-c-mi.html shireen-c-mi.html no I'm interested in knowing the quality of the air in my town of White Pigeon, Michigan. I know that when I leave the state ... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Natasha K., PA 804442415 /about-us/shared-stories/natasha-k-pa.html natasha-k-pa.html no I am a mom. I want the best for my kids. We eat organic, grow our own garden and drink purified water, but there's somethi... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Julie F., PA 734597028 /about-us/shared-stories/julie-f-pa-1.html julie-f-pa-1.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/julie-f-pa.jpg yes I don't remember knowing many children with asthma when I was growing up. Today, it seems that almost all of my frie... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jordan B., UT 804441004 /about-us/shared-stories/jordan-b-ut.html jordan-b-ut.html no At the age of 22 I nearly died from pneumonia. In the several years since then I struggle through every single winter whe... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Felicia O., IL 804440115 /about-us/shared-stories/felicia-o-il.html felicia-o-il.html no I'm an activities specialist at a residential property and a certified health coach. I also have a very unusual resp... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air John H., AK 804440945 /about-us/shared-stories/john-h-ak.html john-h-ak.html no I have had respiratory problems for years. I get a daily air quality forecast from the state. If the air quality is not go... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nicole H., UT 804442449 /about-us/shared-stories/nicole-h-ut.html nicole-h-ut.html no I want to fight for clean air because everyone has the right to breathe healthy air. I want my children to be able to pla... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joan K., NJ 804440889 /about-us/shared-stories/joan-k-nj.html joan-k-nj.html no In August of 2013, I was diagnosed with a genetically inherited disease called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein Deficiency, als... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jane R., CA 804440625 /about-us/shared-stories/jane-r-ca.html jane-r-ca.html no My husband and I moved to Los Angeles 5 months ago. I already knew one of the things I hated about this city was their car... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anonymous A., VA 804438571 /about-us/shared-stories/anonymous-a-va.html anonymous-a-va.html no Dirty air in and around the city of Charlottesville has made walking to work a challenge. I enjoy "commuting" to work and ... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Peg L., CA 804442682 /about-us/shared-stories/peg-l-ca.html peg-l-ca.html no Recently, I found out I have COPD and have never smoked. I have a chronic cough and have had late onset asthmatic attacks... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jessica S., AZ 804440833 /about-us/shared-stories/jessica-s-az.html jessica-s-az.html no I have asthma and I rarely get asthma attacks. I used to get them a lot when I was younger, but I haven't had many since I... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy P., MA 804442384 /about-us/shared-stories/nancy-p-ma.html nancy-p-ma.html no I've had an asthma attack just standing at a bus stop when a truck drives up and blasts me with diesel smoke. I have... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Bonnie L., PA 804438844 /about-us/shared-stories/bonnie-l-pa.html bonnie-l-pa.html no Too many people are being diagnosed with lung cancer every day, including those who smoke and even those who don't. It's h... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air rich d., CA 804442949 /about-us/shared-stories/rich-d-ca.html rich-d-ca.html no Here in Rosemont, Sacramento, we have had wonderful breezes from the Delta every night for 50 years that I know of, but no... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy J., MA 804442369 /about-us/shared-stories/nancy-j-ma.html nancy-j-ma.html no We live in western Massachusetts, where mountains surround us. It's like sitting in the middle of a bowl. Our commun... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cassandra P., PA 804439024 /about-us/shared-stories/cassandra-p-pa.html cassandra-p-pa.html no My new lungs are doing just fine, but I'll never truly be out of the woods. I'm on immune-suppressants every d... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gale W., CA 804440204 /about-us/shared-stories/gale-w-ca.html gale-w-ca.html no My husband and I were both born in Los Angles and lived there for 58 years. You can imagine the state of our lungs. We mov... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cathy P., ND 804439032 /about-us/shared-stories/cathy-p-nd.html cathy-p-nd.html no I have had asthma for over 60 years. As a child I missed so much school and social things that it made me a person who had... ND healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Pamela B., AK 804442504 /about-us/shared-stories/pamela-b-ak.html pamela-b-ak.html no Asthma doesn't run in our family, so how come all three of our grandchildren suffer from asthma? My daughter made countle... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Vicki D., PA 804444073 /about-us/shared-stories/vicki-d-pa.html vicki-d-pa.html no Living here in Pittsburgh all of my life, I really am finally realizing why I had such bad asthma as a child. Now I am an ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Matt L., PA 804442121 /about-us/shared-stories/matt-l-pa.html matt-l-pa.html no When I was 8-years-old, I could not keep up with the other kids during little league baseball. I had trouble breathing. I ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sarah H., MA 804443314 /about-us/shared-stories/sarah-h-ma.html sarah-h-ma.html no I am very concerned about air quality, as both a parent and a grandparent. My daughter lived in Agawam Massachusetts with ... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sharon J., MA 804443377 /about-us/shared-stories/sharon-j-ma-1.html sharon-j-ma-1.html no Imagine holding your nose and trying to breathe through a straw. That's what it's like to live day-to-day with... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tanya J., MT 804443729 /about-us/shared-stories/tanya-j-mt.html tanya-j-mt.html no My two sons Remington, 4, and Ruger, 3, look healthy and perfect, so it's hard to explain to other parents, teachers... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Monica M., UT 804442330 /about-us/shared-stories/monica-m-ut.html monica-m-ut.html no I have lived in Utah since I was young and have moved to many places. Utah has the worst air quality by far, and Salt Lake... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Antonia B., MA 804438585 /about-us/shared-stories/antonia-b-ma.html antonia-b-ma.html no When my son was a toddler, our pediatrician began to suspect that he might have asthma. Confirmation came when ordinary co... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane M., AK 804439688 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-m-ak.html diane-m-ak.html no I have developed allergies that cause sinus congestion and migraine headaches. I seem to be allergic to being outdoors for... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ray D., PA 804442827 /about-us/shared-stories/ray-d-pa.html ray-d-pa.html no COPD is an awful disease. I was first diagnosed with it about eight years ago, but I had been having breathing problems fo... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathy C., NM 804441267 /about-us/shared-stories/kathy-c-nm.html kathy-c-nm.html no I developed asthma while living in a high humidity environment, so I moved to a drier climate for my health and am now fin... NM healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jessica M., PA 804440825 /about-us/shared-stories/jessica-m-pa.html jessica-m-pa.html no When I was a child and had asthma attacks, I remember being scared about being unable to breathe, but I don't rememb... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Fran C., TX 804440129 /about-us/shared-stories/fran-c-tx.html fran-c-tx.html no I read that we are under an Ozone Alert here in Deer Park/Houston. It is no wonder! I called Harris County Pollution Contr... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Elizabeth K., PA 804439955 /about-us/shared-stories/elizabeth-k-pa.html elizabeth-k-pa.html no I was a respiratory therapist for over 15 years and have seen firsthand the effects of air quality on my patients' l... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joan W., AZ 804440897 /about-us/shared-stories/joan-w-az.html joan-w-az.html no ... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rhynita R., GA 804442943 /about-us/shared-stories/rhynita-r-ga.html rhynita-r-ga.html no I was diagnosed with asthma when I was two-years-old after a bout with pneumonia. I am now 28-years-old and have to take n... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Margaret W., NY 804441864 /about-us/shared-stories/margaret-w-ny.html margaret-w-ny.html no I was born and raised in New York City. At the time, no one ever thought about the pollution coming from car and truck emi... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Arlene B., PA 804438639 /about-us/shared-stories/arlene-b-pa.html arlene-b-pa.html no My sister died in August 2012 from lung cancer. She was a nun for 50 years and never smoked a day in her life. I have to t... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Colleen B., MT 804439220 /about-us/shared-stories/colleen-b-mo.html colleen-b-mo.html no In 2002, when there was actually a ring of fire around Missoula, I could hardly breathe, because the air was so thick with... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Helen and Jeff S., OH 804440410 /about-us/shared-stories/helen-and-jeff-s-oh.html helen-and-jeff-s-oh.html no We never want another family to have to go through the shock and grief that we experienced when our teenage son Matthew di... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Paula C., PA 804442660 /about-us/shared-stories/paula-c-pa.html paula-c-pa.html no My life depends on having clean air to breathe. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has already claimed 85 percen... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air GRACIE K., LA 804440338 /about-us/shared-stories/gracie-k-la.html gracie-k-la.html no I am an adult (66) with late onset asthma, and it is not being controlled very well. I need clean air to breathe better. ... LA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diana R., TN 804439680 /about-us/shared-stories/diana-r-tn.html diana-r-tn.html no I had never notice how bad the air quality was in East Tennessee until returning from a beach trip to Myrtle Beach. My hus... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Theresa S., CA 804443807 /about-us/shared-stories/theresa-s-ca.html theresa-s-ca.html no Like many people, I am concerned about the environment and its impact on human health. For the past ten years, I've lived ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Walter S., RI 804444129 /about-us/shared-stories/walter-s-ri.html walter-s-ri.html no It's not easy for me to talk about how an asthma attack took my young daughter's life. Because I don't w... RI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ruth Helen B., CA 804443205 /about-us/shared-stories/ruth-helen-b-ca.html ruth-helen-b-ca.html no With the wind patterns blowing San Francisco smog to the Central Valley; herbicides and pesticides being sprayed; and cons... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy B., TX 804442356 /about-us/shared-stories/nancy-b-tx.html nancy-b-tx.html no ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rachael M., MA 804442780 /about-us/shared-stories/rachael-m-ma.html rachael-m-ma.html no As a mother, there is nothing more difficult than watching your child struggle to breathe. My two young children and I suf... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Barbara C., MT 804438718 /about-us/shared-stories/barbara-c-mt.html barbara-c-mt.html no I am 63 and was diagnosed 4 years ago with COPD. I have never smoked, nor worked in an environment that would cause lung d... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kimberly H., TN 804441333 /about-us/shared-stories/kimberly-h-tn.html kimberly-h-tn.html no I live in Rockwood, Tennessee, and I have developed a serious breathing problem since I have moved here. I live next to tw... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tiamy M., OH 804443874 /about-us/shared-stories/tiamy-m-oh.html tiamy-m-oh.html no Both my daughters have severe asthma. I've had to call 9-1-1 so many times when they couldn't breathe that whe... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Michelle A., PA 804442227 /about-us/shared-stories/michelle-a-pa.html michelle-a-pa.html no In 1996, my father had a faulty tuberculosis test, which led to a biopsy of his lung where stage IV lung cancer was found.... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anomous A., AL 804438556 /about-us/shared-stories/anomous-a-al.html anomous-a-al.html no I live next door to a limestone landfill where rezoning of Fort Benning, GA has led to torn down streets, homes and commun... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lisa D., MI 804441625 /about-us/shared-stories/lisa-d-mi.html lisa-d-mi.html no I know firsthand the frightening experience of not being able to breathe during an asthma attack. The last time it happene... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ceylon L., PA 804439054 /about-us/shared-stories/ceylon-l-pa.html ceylon-l-pa.html no Lung disease has been a health battle for me throughout my entire life. As a child I suffered with croup and inflammation ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Shawn G., CA 804443409 /about-us/shared-stories/shawn-g-ca.html shawn-g-ca.html no I just moved to downtown Ventura County. Everyone says it's the best location, as I am a couple blocks from the beac... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rouben P., CA 804443180 /about-us/shared-stories/rouben-p-ca.html rouben-p-ca.html no I live here in Lynwood, California and have been diagnosed with Castleman's disease, which weakens my immune system ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Daphne C., CA 804439417 /about-us/shared-stories/daphne-c-ca.html daphne-c-ca.html no I want my old lungs back. I became an asthmatic as an adult. There was a time before that when I could go to the gym and n... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Bill P., MI 804438801 /about-us/shared-stories/bill-p-mi.html bill-p-mi.html no Back in the early 70's while attending college in the Midwest, my wife became pregnant with our first child. After she del... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Elodia R., MI 804440011 /about-us/shared-stories/elodia-r-mi.html elodia-r-mi.html no I don't have a personal story in Michigan, although I know of folks who struggle with the bad pollution in Saginaw, Bay Ci... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tracey M., PA 804444014 /about-us/shared-stories/tracey-m-pa.html tracey-m-pa.html no With two sons suffering from asthma, I take every precaution to protect them from the debilitating effects of this conditi... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tom S., AK 804443973 /about-us/shared-stories/tom-s-ak.html tom-s-ak.html no ... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dzentis A., OH 804439891 /about-us/shared-stories/dzentis-a-oh.html dzentis-a-oh.html no Having cleaner air makes a huge impact in the world. For starters, breathing clean air makes you feel good all of the time... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ana T., ID 804438453 /about-us/shared-stories/ana-t-id.html ana-t-id.html no I was surprised to find that Idaho is considered by the American Lung Association to have good quality air. I live in a to... ID healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anita W., AL 804438509 /about-us/shared-stories/anita-w-al.html anita-w-al.html no I have asthma, my children have asthma and my grandchildren (all four of them) have asthma. My mom had asthma and died at ... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Francine K., FL 804440149 /about-us/shared-stories/francine-k-fl.html francine-k-fl.html no I have had bronchial asthma for over 40 years. I moved from New York to Florida to breathe better. Since moving down to Fl... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane B., OH 804439710 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-b-oh.html diane-b-oh.html no I have a very important reason to fight for clean air to breathe, because my daughter and I have asthma and live in the su... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lindsey W., IL 804441603 /about-us/shared-stories/lindsey-w-il.html lindsey-w-il.html no I am concerned about the air where I live because it is a rural farm community. There are many people in my family that ha... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Burnet O., TX 804438899 /about-us/shared-stories/burnet-o-tx.html burnet-o-tx.html no My asthma is highly reactive to ozone. On days like this I can hardly walk across the room. My quality of life is trashed ... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Betty T., AL 804438769 /about-us/shared-stories/betty-t-al.html betty-t-al.html no I worked at a steel company straight out of high school. The air was beyond horrible. I then moved into a house that had m... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air O'Neill L., AK 804442490 /about-us/shared-stories/o-neill-l-ak.html o-neill-l-ak.html no I have a liver disease and am sensitive to toxins in the air, especially those generated by a local paper mill. When the a... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gloria H., PA 804440315 /about-us/shared-stories/gloria-h-pa.html gloria-h-pa.html no I also suffer from asthma, and I worry about the air that I breathe. I live across the street from a construction company ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air George W., WA 804440254 /about-us/shared-stories/george-w-wa.html george-w-wa.html no Short and to the point: I smoked for 47 years. Two years ago this coming December 23rd, I had to have my right lung remove... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mike R., CA 804442278 /about-us/shared-stories/mike-r-ca.html mike-r-ca.html no I have COPD (emphysema), so it is important to me to know what the air quality is going to be for any given day. On the da... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary M., MO 804442055 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-m-mo.html mary-m-mo.html no I am living (over 3 years now!) with Stage IV lung cancer, and I am a non-smoker! There must be some cause that does not i... MO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Janet V., NH 804440648 /about-us/shared-stories/janet-v-nh.html janet-v-nh.html no ... NH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Patricia C., TN 804442595 /about-us/shared-stories/patricia-c-tn.html patricia-c-tn.html no I moved here from Massachusetts and was amazed to find out that there are no required emission controls for vehicles here.... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Alfonso M., NV 804438351 /about-us/shared-stories/alfonso-m-nv.html alfonso-m-nv.html no My concern is that we will become numb to higher levels of air pollution. We seem to have done just that in the last 120 y... NV healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary J., FL 804442007 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-j-fl.html mary-j-fl.html no Since coming to Miami, I have acquired terrible seasonal allergies and bronchiectasis. I like to exercise and my favorite ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kitty L., FL 804441347 /about-us/shared-stories/kitty-l-fl.html kitty-l-fl.html no I have pulmonary fibrosis. There is little known about this disease; yet, as many people die of it each year as those with... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Martha R., CT 804441979 /about-us/shared-stories/martha-r-ct.html martha-r-ct.html no On the last day of my employment before I retired five years ago, I developed pneumonia. After week in the hospital, I was... CT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mike C., UT 804442258 /about-us/shared-stories/mike-c-ut.html mike-c-ut.html no I am a healthy 36-year-old living in Salt Lake City. Despite being free from respiratory illnesses, I am beginning to noti... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jareen S., AK 804440687 /about-us/shared-stories/jareen-s-ak.html jareen-s-ak.html no I suffer from unstable angina and asthma. Just walking to get my mail is a struggle. I fight for clean air, because my lif... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Calvin W., WA 804438931 /about-us/shared-stories/calvin-w-wa.html calvin-w-wa.html no Even though my lungs are in superb shape, I still have reduced lung capacity and require a CPAP to sleep. I would like to... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rodger D., MI 804443098 /about-us/shared-stories/rodger-d-mi.html rodger-d-mi.html no Quality of air is quality of life. We live along the shore of Lake Michigan and enjoy the clean air through the late fall,... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air David D., PA 804439452 /about-us/shared-stories/david-d-pa.html david-d-pa.html no I suffer from asthma and am a father and grandfather. I worry for my children. My condition is continually getting worse. ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dawn P., PA 804439521 /about-us/shared-stories/dawn-p-pa.html dawn-p-pa.html no In early March of this year, Dawn, 43, received sobering news that her mother Barbara was diagnosed with lung cancer. Only... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Patricia M., OH 804442608 /about-us/shared-stories/patricia-m-oh.html patricia-m-oh.html no I have had severe asthma as far back as I can remember. I could not run and play as other children did and had such diffic... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathleen B., OH 804441221 /about-us/shared-stories/kathleen-b-oh.html kathleen-b-oh.html no I have had asthma all my life, too. Even though I also live in Cleveland, Ohio, as Eric does in one of your stories, my as... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sandra B., OH 804443267 /about-us/shared-stories/sandra-b-oh.html sandra-b-oh.html no I'm fighting for all the children. I'm fighting for my husband, who also has asthma. I'm fighting for myself; I have impai... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Max F., OH 804442141 /about-us/shared-stories/max-f-oh.html max-f-oh.html no My experience with asthma was also severe requiring almost annual hospitalizations. Still, as hard as the asthma was on me... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Loraine M., OH 804441664 /about-us/shared-stories/loraine-m-oh.html loraine-m-oh.html no I am 57-years-old. I suffered from asthma growing up outside of Philadelphia. I refer to it as growing up in an industrial... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sue B., OH 804443611 /about-us/shared-stories/sue-b-oh.html sue-b-oh.html no I am a respiratory therapist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Every day I see children struggling to breathe. None... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sue M., MT 804443619 /about-us/shared-stories/sue-m-mo.html sue-m-mo.html no I am Montana artist. I sell my work at shops, galleries and throughout the region, but much of my livelihood is from art f... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Christine R., PA 804439121 /about-us/shared-stories/christine-r-pa.html christine-r-pa.html no In Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where I was born and raised, most men worked in the coalmines. Grandfathers and fathers w... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Therese S., MI 804443843 /about-us/shared-stories/therese-s-mi-1.html therese-s-mi-1.html no I've been fighting for the environment and clean air since I was 10 years old, when the very first Earth Day was hel... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rylie T., UT 804443217 /about-us/shared-stories/rylie-t-ut.html rylie-t-ut.html no We need better air, because people can get really sick from pollution. It doesn't matter how small the city or town, it ne... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carolyn S., PA 804439015 /about-us/shared-stories/carolyn-s-pa.html carolyn-s-pa.html no Clean air matters to Michael, my 11-year-old son and me. Michael was diagnosed with asthma two years ago and it's be... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane S., VA 804439694 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-s-va.html diane-s-va.html no I was diagnosed with asthma at 3 months of age. Due to this disease, I was hospitalized often from that point until the ag... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Linda R., SC 804441557 /about-us/shared-stories/linda-r-sc.html linda-r-sc.html no I am a 64-year-old woman with adult onset environmental asthma that I have had since my late thirties. I realize without p... SC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robert P., AR 804443053 /about-us/shared-stories/robert-p-ar.html robert-p-ar.html no I am a veteran and suffer from MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity). I suffer from grand mal epileptic seizures when expose... AR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lisa K., OH 804441642 /about-us/shared-stories/lisa-k-oh.html lisa-k-oh.html no It was heart breaking when my daughter Emma told me the worst thing about having asthma was not being able to what the oth... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Laura W., IN 804441414 /about-us/shared-stories/laura-w-in.html laura-w-in.html no I had open heart surgery on July 17, 2002, which included an aortic valve replacement and closing a popped an aneurysm as ... IN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robert N., WA 804443047 /about-us/shared-stories/robert-n-wa.html robert-n-wa.html no I'm an ex-chain smoker who is left with COPD and only 30% of my lungs. Now I find out that the county I live in, King, get... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ashlyn V., PA 804438675 /about-us/shared-stories/ashlyn-v-pa.html ashlyn-v-pa.html no I cannot remember a time when I didn't struggle to catch my breath. I also couldn't tell you the last time I d... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Duane B., VA 804439871 /about-us/shared-stories/duane-b-va-1.html duane-b-va-1.html no My mother died of asthma in the hospital at age 52. This was due to the workplace polluted air and second hand smoke that ... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Amy P., VA 804438437 /about-us/shared-stories/amy-p-va.html amy-p-va.html no In 2002 my son Sam was born. From the day he was born he wheezed. At 2 months old he had his first major respiratory infec... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Nancy S., MT 804442401 /about-us/shared-stories/nancy-s-mt.html nancy-s-mt.html no I was first diagnosed with asthma at age 16 but didn't have a major problem until my early 20s when I moved in with ... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dave D., MT 804439438 /about-us/shared-stories/dave-d-mt.html dave-d-mt.html no I'm lucky enough to live in Montana, big sky country. Yet even here, we suffer from clean air issues. The mountains ... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Therese S., MI 804443851 /about-us/shared-stories/therese-s-mi.html therese-s-mi.html no I've been fighting for the environment and clean air since I was 10 years old, when the very first Earth Day was hel... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Debbie G., PA 804439572 /about-us/shared-stories/debbie-g-pa.html debbie-g-pa.html no As a dedicated respiratory therapist for 28 years, I have experienced firsthand the disastrous impact poor air quality has... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Steve S., PA 804443579 /about-us/shared-stories/steve-s-pa.html steve-s-pa.html no I spend a lot of time outdoors, because I bike and walk almost everywhere I go.Bad air quality affects me directly. I don'... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jamie B., OK 804440587 /about-us/shared-stories/jamie-b-ok.html jamie-b-ok.html no I have battled acute asthma since I was 5 years old. I am now 47. I am thankful I am alive, as I have been brought back to... OK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Barb D., WA 804438695 /about-us/shared-stories/barb-d-wa.html barb-d-wa.html no I live in Seattle. For an area that rains a lot of the time, Seattle smells. When I walk out of my home in the morning, th... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dr. Ronald K., FL 804439851 /about-us/shared-stories/dr-ronald-k-fl-1.html dr-ronald-k-fl-1.html no My son died of asthma at the age of 27. I have been fighting for clean air and raising money for clean air for 20 plus yea... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary M., MT 804442062 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-m-mt.html mary-m-mt.html no I have been short-winded all my life but have not had any serious asthma attacks unless my skin allergies and odor allergi... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane A., MT 804439702 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-a-mt.html diane-a-mt.html no I was diagnosed with asthma at age 50. I never smoked and did my best to avoid secondhand smoke. I maintain a healthy life... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mike M., MT 804442270 /about-us/shared-stories/mike-m-mt.html mike-m-mt.html no Growing up in the late 60's as an asthmatic was difficult at best. Medication to control and prevent asthma attacks were n... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Erica S., FL 804440042 /about-us/shared-stories/erica-s-fl.html erica-s-fl.html no Since I have moved to Florida, I have found out that I am very sensitive to air pollution from factories and cars. I was a... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Yvette B., IA 804444225 /about-us/shared-stories/yvette-b-ia.html yvette-b-ia.html no Asthma used to be labeled as a disease only of a certain race. Now today, working in health care and "growing into asthma"... IA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Glenna S., UT 804440307 /about-us/shared-stories/glenna-s-ut.html glenna-s-ut.html no It is the beginning of a new year, and yet here in Utah we are also facing a fourth day of RED AIR. No one seems that conc... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jennifer W., NY 804440791 /about-us/shared-stories/jennifer-w-ny.html jennifer-w-ny.html no I live in Albany, NY and have allergy induced COPD. I have two inhalers, live on antihistamines, and have chemical sensiti... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Madalyn M., DC 804441824 /about-us/shared-stories/madalyn-m-dc.html madalyn-m-dc.html no Every summer I have a body breakdown from air pollution. My eyes get very swollen; I have horrible fatigue; and I feel sic... DC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Deborah S., UT 804439586 /about-us/shared-stories/deborah-s-ut.html deborah-s-ut.html no My daughter is going to school in Utah, and we visit her there frequently. The air pollution in the Utah Valley is palpabl... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dale C., LA 804439352 /about-us/shared-stories/dale-c-la.html dale-c-la.html no The article below is from "Independent Reporter" News of Lafayette, and I am absolutely livid about it!! Lafayette is only... LA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Yvette E., TX 804444233 /about-us/shared-stories/yvette-e-tx.html yvette-e-tx.html no My sister and I grew up in Owensboro, KY—tobacco central. Our dad and his immediate family all died from lung cancer... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Eric Z., OH 804440033 /about-us/shared-stories/eric-z-oh.html eric-z-oh.html no I've lived with severe asthma my entire life. As a child, I was in and out of the hospital more times than I can cou... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Ruth B., AZ 804443197 /about-us/shared-stories/ruth-b-az.html ruth-b-az.html no I have never smoked and have been living with a rare genetic form of asthma for the past 67 years. I take a very expensive... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air THERESA A., TX 804443816 /about-us/shared-stories/theresa-a-tx-1.html theresa-a-tx-1.html no Those of us with COD end up in house all day when the weather changes and soot levels spike. Children with asthma also suf... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kathleen F., WI 804441229 /about-us/shared-stories/kathleen-f-wi.html kathleen-f-wi.html no My reason for fighting for air is that my dad is in the final stages of emphysema and there are not many options left for ... WI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Travis K., IL 804444022 /about-us/shared-stories/travis-k-il.html travis-k-il.html no I commute 22 miles to and from work every day on my bicycle along Lake Shore Drive. Not only is it great exercise, but I k... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sam S., AK 804443253 /about-us/shared-stories/sam-s-ak.html sam-s-ak.html no Meet Sammy, a soon-to-be eleven-year-old asthmatic youngster who is told that he must leave his home, travel unaccompanied... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Abigail S., FL 804438276 /about-us/shared-stories/abigail-s-fl.html abigail-s-fl.html no My name is Abby, and I am a 31-year-old mother, wife, daughter, sister and aunt. My first asthma attack was at age 13. As ... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary T., PA 804442082 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-t-pa.html mary-t-pa.html no I have been living in the New Castle, PA area for 53 years. I am a nonsmoker but have severe allergies and breathing probl... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air David H, VA 804439465 /about-us/shared-stories/david-h-va.html david-h-va.html no On October 22, 2010, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I have never smoked and was not influenced by asbestos, coal dust, ... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Wendy D., NY 804444181 /about-us/shared-stories/wendy-d-ny.html wendy-d-ny.html no I have a chronic pulmonary illness that makes me susceptible to lung infections. Finding out that New York City scored a D... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Radine C., IL 804442801 /about-us/shared-stories/radine-c-il.html radine-c-il.html no I was diagnosed with lung cancer almost 8 years ago. Not much hope was given. Lots of prayer and study from my oncologist ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Wanda M., WI 804444143 /about-us/shared-stories/wanda-m-wi.html wanda-m-wi.html no I am 55-years-old, and I have had asthma since I was a child. I know all too well what this disease is and how it impacts ... WI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Gael T., MI 804440196 /about-us/shared-stories/gael-t-mi.html gael-t-mi.html no Hi, I'm a 64-year-old woman with health issues. One of my problems is breathing. I have Hypersensitive Pneumonitis that wa... MI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robert T., CA 804443067 /about-us/shared-stories/robert-t-ca.html robert-t-ca.html no I recently moved to Los Angeles and wanted to say the following: I do not need an air quality report to tell me that the a... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Matt B., PA 804442112 /about-us/shared-stories/matt-b-pa.html matt-b-pa.html no The first time a doctor told me I had diminished lung capacity was during a routine physical back in 1996. At the time, I ... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Michelle K., PA 804442235 /about-us/shared-stories/michelle-k-pa.html michelle-k-pa.html no Some memories stay with you in life. For me, I'll always remember getting ready for my senior prom and having pictur... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Angela A., CA 804438481 /about-us/shared-stories/angela-a-ca.html angela-a-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cyndi A., VA 804439254 /about-us/shared-stories/cyndi-a-va-1.html cyndi-a-va-1.html no I wrote a separate letter as a comment in support of Lydia R., so I now want to share a bit of my story as well. I grew up... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Shuron A., AK 804443490 /about-us/shared-stories/shuron-a-ak.html shuron-a-ak.html no As a respiratory therapist with 24 years of experience in the hospital setting, I have provided treatment to adults and ch... AK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia L., OH 804439270 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-l-oh.html cynthia-l-oh.html no No parent should lose their beautiful child to an acute asthma attack. We all need to do our part to clear the air from da... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carol S., OH 804438985 /about-us/shared-stories/carol-s-oh.html carol-s-oh.html no My asthmas started when I was six months old and first became sick with double pneumonia. From then on, my life has been f... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Pat W., FL 804442556 /about-us/shared-stories/pat-w-fl.html pat-w-fl.html no My husband was born with asthma, and I know so many wonderful people that suffer daily with the effects of asthma. Althou... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cyndi A., VA 804439262 /about-us/shared-stories/cyndi-a-va.html cyndi-a-va.html no Lydia, my heart aches and soars for two entirely different reasons. Knowing your story already, I shouldn't be affected as... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Pat P., OH 804442548 /about-us/shared-stories/pat-p-oh.html pat-p-oh.html no I have COPD and know the fear and anxiety of not being able to catch my breath. Air pollution worsens my condition, so I h... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Judy M., OH 804441083 /about-us/shared-stories/judy-m-oh.html judy-m-oh.html no I would like clean air because I am on a ventilator and have COPD due to my muscular dystrophy. I need Ohio to have clean ... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jennifer F., OH 804440761 /about-us/shared-stories/jennifer-f-oh-1.html jennifer-f-oh-1.html no My mother died from pulmonary fibrosis. It is a particularly miserable disease that is almost always caused by environment... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Bob K., OH 804438824 /about-us/shared-stories/bob-k-ak.html bob-k-ak.html no "Today, we have a high ozone alert. People who have breathing difficulties should stay indoors. People who are aged ... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Amy K., OH 804438429 /about-us/shared-stories/amy-k-oh.html amy-k-oh.html no I have asthma and cannot go outside when the air is dirty. Right now, temperatures in Dayton are in the high 90s and we h... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Christopher C., OH 804439129 /about-us/shared-stories/christopher-c-oh.html christopher-c-oh.html no We have a choice: Clean air or more money for the polluting companies, which will bring more sickness and disease for our... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Susan O., OH 804443655 /about-us/shared-stories/susan-o-oh.html susan-o-oh.html no I am 55 years old and have four children, three grandchildren, and a husband to whom I have been married almost 34 years. ... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lydia R., CA 804441764 /about-us/shared-stories/lydia-r-ca.html lydia-r-ca.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/lydia-r-fl.jpg yes The last time I ever saw my beautiful 15-year-old daughter Steph was when she left for school five and a half years ago. W... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Barb S., UT 804438703 /about-us/shared-stories/barb-s-ut.html barb-s-ut.html no Having been an asthmatic most of my life (I'm now 83-years-old), including experiencing regular bronchitis attacks, ... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Stephenie N., TX 804443561 /about-us/shared-stories/stephenie-n-tx.html stephenie-n-tx.html no My eight-year-old Lincoln has developed asthma because of the poor air quality here in Denton. We moved to Denton so I cou... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lucas R., CA 804441726 /about-us/shared-stories/lucas-r-ca.html lucas-r-ca.html no I suffer from asthma. Over the 15 years that I have lived within a mile from the Santa MonicaAirport it has become much wo... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia R., IL 804439303 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-r-il.html cynthia-r-il.html no ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Julie F., PA 804441109 /about-us/shared-stories/julie-f-pa.html julie-f-pa.html no When I was a little girl, asthma was almost unheard of. Today, it seems that almost all of my friends have at least one ch... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tom L., NJ 804443957 /about-us/shared-stories/tom-l-nj.html tom-l-nj.html no Just had to share my story as a reminder to why clean air is so important. I do not smoke and have few allergies—sav... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Kevin H., OH 804441311 /about-us/shared-stories/kevin-h-oh.html kevin-h-oh.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/kevin-and-mom-smalljpg.jpg yes After I had undergone three surgeries at just three-years-old to try to help my breathing issues, I was diagnosed with ast... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anna B., VA 804438521 /about-us/shared-stories/anna-b-va.html anna-b-va.html no I had seven COPD attacks last year as a result of the leaf and trash burning allowed within town limits of Victoria, VA. T... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marla T., TX 804441952 /about-us/shared-stories/marla-t-tx.html marla-t-tx.html no We moved here to Fort Worth, TX eight years ago; it was hard due to the humidity. Last month my 16-year-oldson Cody and 14... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jacquelyn W., OH 804440521 /about-us/shared-stories/jacquelyn-w-oh.html jacquelyn-w-oh.html no My daughter Kaitlin has had asthma since she was 3 months old. She has been in PICU twice and hospitalized many times beca... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jean M., ID 804440719 /about-us/shared-stories/jean-m-id.html jean-m-id.html no I live in Idaho County and work in Nez Perce County. We see the airplanes dipping between the hills spraying the fields du... ID healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dan G., FL 804439386 /about-us/shared-stories/dan-g-fl.html dan-g-fl.html no My mother (a non-smoker) died in 2005 from lung cancer just before turning 58-years-old. My children will never know the i... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sara N., OH 804443301 /about-us/shared-stories/sara-n-oh.html sara-n-oh.html no I moved to Cincinnati from suburban Indiana in 2009. For the last 3 years I have ridden my bike for transportation since I... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Judy W., IL 734597037 /about-us/shared-stories/judy-w-il.html judy-w-il.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/judy-w-il.jpg yes Every day I fight for healthy air, because Lucy and Ethel can't function properly without it. In case you were wonde... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Marcy B., MA 804441850 /about-us/shared-stories/marcy-b-ma.html marcy-b-ma.html no Two years ago, I moved to western Massachusetts and unknowingly to a county that scored an "F" for air quality. I chose to... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary Grace M., AL 804442023 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-grace-m-al.html mary-grace-m-al.html no Throughout various cancer treatments since 2002, maintaining a walking regimen has been important to me. During this past ... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Janet R., AZ 804440640 /about-us/shared-stories/janet-r-az.html janet-r-az.html no I have emphysema. I should have died 10 years ago but instead I quit smoking. 1.) I had to know that I was going to die be... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Julia S., AL 804441103 /about-us/shared-stories/julia-s-al.html julia-s-al.html no I want everyone to have clean air to breathe. My grandparents died from lung cancer, and my mom died from a lung disease. ... AL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Colleen J., IL 804439234 /about-us/shared-stories/colleen-j-il.html colleen-j-il.html no I have severe asthma and emphysema. Working in the yard or walking more than a block outside is a major challenge. I was a... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Louise V., AZ 804441720 /about-us/shared-stories/louise-v-az.html louise-v-az.html no I developed interstitial lung disease four years ago. It is important to me not to lose any more lung function than I have... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jackie L., OH 804440489 /about-us/shared-stories/jackie-l-oh.html jackie-l-oh.html no My granddaughter, daughter and I all have asthma. Wearing a mask on "bad air days" seems to be the norm for me. I see that... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Randie H., TX 804442815 /about-us/shared-stories/randie-h-tx.html randie-h-tx.html no My husband has breathing problems and allergies. He has difficulty running as a result. I also have breathing problems, an... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Patricia C., FL 804442582 /about-us/shared-stories/patricia-c-fl.html patricia-c-fl.html no I have COPD and secondary pulmonary hypertension and have been bothered by smoke from both wildfires and planned burns rec... FL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jeannette L., NJ 804440741 /about-us/shared-stories/user-stories-333940837.html user-stories-333940837.html no I had acute sinusitis a few weeks ago and allergies and it's seriously affecting my health. I live in Jersey City, NJ, and... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sandra W., TN 804443295 /about-us/shared-stories/sandra-w-tn.html sandra-w-tn.html no I have had asthma my entire life. Most days I can't even go outside because it is either too humid or there is too much po... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lori P., MA 804441678 /about-us/shared-stories/lori-p-ma.html lori-p-ma.html no As everyone is opening their windows and venturing outside in their shorts and t-shirts, we close up shop here on the home... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joseph L., IL 804441017 /about-us/shared-stories/joseph-l-il.html joseph-l-il.html no As an allergist, I have seen firsthand how badly people with asthma and allergies are suffering this spring. The mild wint... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Judy F., CA 804441077 /about-us/shared-stories/judy-f-ca.html judy-f-ca.html no I am a lung cancer survivor who had surgery and treatment one year ago. On behalf of all the cancer survivors who reside i... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Martin F., TX 804441993 /about-us/shared-stories/martin-f-tx.html martin-f-tx.html no My three oldest children (9, 7 and 5 years), as well as my wife, all have asthma. It is sad that our government representa... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Frederic C., CA 804440176 /about-us/shared-stories/frederic-c-ca.html frederic-c-ca.html no My wife and I live downwind from the Conoco-Phillips Rodeo CA refinery. This refinery has a checkered past including a ser... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air EllaDean B., TN 804439991 /about-us/shared-stories/elladean-b-tn.html elladean-b-tn.html no My father smoked while I was growing up in the house, in the car, at the dinner table, and in my bedroom! It always took m... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Stephanie E., CA 804443543 /about-us/shared-stories/stephanie-e-ca.html stephanie-e-ca.html no I think being able to breathe in clean air whenever we are outside is important for us to stay healthy. All sorts of medic... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Windy H., CA 804444199 /about-us/shared-stories/windy-h-ca.html windy-h-ca.html no ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Timothy M., CA 804443918 /about-us/shared-stories/timothy-m-ca.html timothy-m-ca.html no Growing up in Humboldt County California, I had no issues with asthma or any respiratory issues. However, after living in ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Joe P., NJ 804440917 /about-us/shared-stories/joe-p-nj.html joe-p-nj.html no Our asthma rates are 20-40 percent in Elizabeth, NJ. The Ironbound area of Newark has 100 percent asthmatic children in i... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Amy S., UT 804438445 /about-us/shared-stories/amy-s-ut.html amy-s-ut.html no When I was 29-years-old, I moved to the most polluted city I'd ever lived in— Salt Lake City, Utah. I could taste it... UT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lorraine M., MA 804441686 /about-us/shared-stories/lorraine-m-ma.html lorraine-m-ma.html no As a nurse, I have seen first-hand the damage air pollution inflicts on my patients. Most children enjoy the arrival of sp... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sylvia B., MA 804443699 /about-us/shared-stories/sylvia-b-ma.html sylvia-b-ma.html no I've been reading the stories posted by other parents who, like I am, are raising children with asthma. Many of us h... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dr. Ronda B., WI 804439863 /about-us/shared-stories/dr-ronda-b-wi.html dr-ronda-b-wi.html no Every cell in our body uses oxygen for optimal function. When the air we breathe is contaminated, those contaminants get i... WI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cynthia S., OH 804439309 /about-us/shared-stories/cynthia-s-oh.html cynthia-s-oh.html no I have severe COPD, which is my fault caused by 45 years of smoking. I have been told to quit, which I am working on. I ha... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Claudia F., AZ 804439169 /about-us/shared-stories/claudia-f-az.html claudia-f-az.html no I have reactive airway asthma and the air quality, or lack of it, in Mesa, AZ has me on steroids many weeks of the year. T... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jelene T., GA 804440753 /about-us/shared-stories/jelene-t-ga.html jelene-t-ga.html no Why would anyone want to take away the clean air we breathe? Our government runs an air monitoring system that records our... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cindy C., OH 804439155 /about-us/shared-stories/cindy-c-oh.html cindy-c-oh.html no The quality of the air means a great deal to me as I have been ill since age 7 with asthma. Over the years it has become l... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Florence S., ME 804440123 /about-us/shared-stories/florence-s-me.html florence-s-me.html no I moved from NYC to live in a cleaner environment. I have emphysema and I think I am doing okay - certainly better than I ... ME healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Maria P., NY 804441878 /about-us/shared-stories/maria-p-ny.html maria-p-ny.html no Clean air means: Health! It will give me great joy to know that my family, community and city can enjoy the outdoors witho... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Taylor F., IL 804443737 /about-us/shared-stories/taylor-f-il.html taylor-f-il.html no ... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Diane W., NC 804439739 /about-us/shared-stories/diane-w-nc.html diane-w-nc.html no Our county received a failing grade. I'm not surprised by this. Practically everyone here either has a wood stove or firep... NC healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sherra E., OK 804443450 /about-us/shared-stories/sherra-e-ok.html sherra-e-ok.html no I am originally from Los Angeles and just couldn't stand the pollution there anymore, so I travelled for work for several ... OK healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jaye S., CA 804440693 /about-us/shared-stories/jaye-s-ca.html jaye-s-ca.html no I grew up and still live in Orange County, CA. I have asthma which has worsened with age and struggle with breathing daily... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Stephen T., MO 804443555 /about-us/shared-stories/stephen-t-mo.html stephen-t-mo.html no ... MO healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Wendell A., MN 804444167 /about-us/shared-stories/wendell-a-mn.html wendell-a-mn.html no I have to literally fight to breathe every day. I am a severe asthmatic that is steroid dependent. When there is anything ... MN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Cindy B., CT 804439147 /about-us/shared-stories/cindy-b-ct.html cindy-b-ct.html no I live in Tolland, Connecticut and got asthma three years ago from mold in my workplace. Most of Connecticut has now and h... CT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Erin M., TN 804440056 /about-us/shared-stories/erin-m-tn.html erin-m-tn.html no I am 13 and I have asthma so, just the littlest things can cause me to become sick and not able to breathe. If I'm not ab... TN healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Meghan F., IL 804442161 /about-us/shared-stories/meghan-f-il.html meghan-f-il.html no I was diagnosed with asthma at a very young age. It's something I've always known I had, but for a long time i... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Elizabeth S., OH 804439982 /about-us/shared-stories/elizabeth-s-oh.html elizabeth-s-oh.html no I'm fighting for air because I have asthma and lung disease. I think it is unfair for anyone to breathe in smoke and other... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Susan T., NJ 804443663 /about-us/shared-stories/susan-t-nj.html susan-t-nj.html no My next door neighbor began burning wood for heat in a wood stove. Our homes are close together, and our property, cars an... NJ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Philip A., GA 804442732 /about-us/shared-stories/philip-a-ga.html philip-a-ga.html no It was a clear day when I picked up my two sons following their elementary school day. The weather was very mild, the sky ... GA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Aren K., IL 804438605 /about-us/shared-stories/aren-k-il.html aren-k-il.html no A little over a year ago my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. While he still battles the disease today, he is struggl... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Adam Z., IL 804438284 /about-us/shared-stories/adam-z-il.html adam-z-il.html no I've had respiratory issues my whole life. Growing up, I've always played sports and been very active. I first... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Chandra B., OH 734597047 /about-us/shared-stories/chandra-b-oh.html chandra-b-oh.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/chandra-b-oh.jpg yes My life changed forever on August 11, 2010. A typical hot, muggy August day, my beloved son Jovante returned home after hi... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Theresa B., PA 804443835 /about-us/shared-stories/theresa-b-pa.html theresa-b-pa.html no I have a daughter with asthma, and she needs to take four kinds of medicines just to breathe properly. Every day, she must... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Harry B., PA 804440402 /about-us/shared-stories/harry-b-pa.html harry-b-pa.html no I have been an asthma suffer all my life needing inhalers and antihistamines. I will turn 61 this year. I really suffered... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Krysten G., IL 804441372 /about-us/shared-stories/krysten-g-il.html krysten-g-il.html no A lot of people take breathing for granted. It's easy for most, but for those of us with asthma, it is not. It's a daily s... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Taz W., IL 804443743 /about-us/shared-stories/taz-w-il.html taz-w-il.html no My youngest daughter Ashanti has struggled with asthma since she was 6-years-old. When a bad case of bronchitis just would... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dan D., IL 804439378 /about-us/shared-stories/dan-d-il.html dan-d-il.html http://www.lung.org/about-us/shared-stories/form-uploads/dan-l/dan-waits-to-testify-at-an.JPG yes I was first diagnosed with COPD in the late 1980's. The disease continued to progress robbing me of my ability to work. As... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sarah R., MA 804443322 /about-us/shared-stories/sarah-r-ma.html sarah-r-ma.html no As an elementary school teacher, I have the unique opportunity to teach my students about the science of healthy air. I ha... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Harish K., IL 804440382 /about-us/shared-stories/harish-k-il.html harish-k-il.html no I started actively taking part in the "Fight For Air" by registering and involving myself with the "Fight For Air Climb" i... IL healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lisa F., MT 804441634 /about-us/shared-stories/lisa-f-mt.html lisa-f-mt.html no Both my daughter and I have asthma. As a child, I felt limited in what I could do physically, because exercise, pollen and... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lisa A., CA 804441617 /about-us/shared-stories/lisa-a-ca.html lisa-a-ca.html no Breathing is one of those things we all take for granted until one day we find it's not so easy to breathe anymore. Coughi... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mary Beth H., KY 804442015 /about-us/shared-stories/mary-beth-h-ky.html mary-beth-h-ky.html no I fight for clean air, because I watched my mom struggle to breathe for too long. She suffered from COPD, and no one shou... KY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anne H., TX 804438536 /about-us/shared-stories/anne-h-tx.html anne-h-tx.html no I fight for clean air, because in Texas we have numerous refineries and oil plants. It is necessary to control any polluta... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Krystal S., NY 804441364 /about-us/shared-stories/krystal-s-ny.html krystal-s-ny.html no I fight for air because there are special moments in life that should take my breath away, but my asthma shouldn't be one ... NY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Monica M., AZ 804442322 /about-us/shared-stories/monica-m-az.html monica-m-az.html no I have a 10-year-old son named Chandler who is being home schooled because of his poor health. His asthma controls his lif... AZ healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tom S., ME 804443979 /about-us/shared-stories/tom-s-me.html tom-s-me.html no In 2003, my wife died from interstitial lung disease caused by a process initiated by air pollutants. It was a horrible wa... ME healthy-air-campaign healthy-air S. F., MA 804443223 /about-us/shared-stories/s-f-ma.html s-f-ma.html no I was a smoker for 28 years. I quit on April 23, 2007. It was the best day of my life! (I was an avid member of the Americ... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jacob D., KS 804440501 /about-us/shared-stories/jacob-d-ks.html jacob-d-ks.html no I was born an asthmatic in the summer of 1981. Fighting for air was a constant struggle. My mother had many ways of helpin... KS healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tony M., MA 804444006 /about-us/shared-stories/tony-m-ma.html tony-m-ma.html no I live along the MBTA commuter rail corridor. When I take the Orange Line subway to work at either Stony Brook or Jackson ... MA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air James S., OH 804440579 /about-us/shared-stories/james-s-oh.html james-s-oh.html no I live in Marion, Ohio, and there is a galvanizing plant approximately 150 yards from where I live. Every day this plant i... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sheila W., WI 804443430 /about-us/shared-stories/sheila-w-wi.html sheila-w-wi.html no I live with three asthmatics that experience frequent flare-ups. Simply breathing is often a challenge, which is why clea... WI healthy-air-campaign healthy-air J.K., PA 804440451 /about-us/shared-stories/j-k-pa.html j-k-pa.html no I'm 55 years old, and I remember how polluted it used to be. When I was a kid, Lake Erie was dead. The river near our hous... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air David K., NH 804439481 /about-us/shared-stories/david-k-nh.html david-k-nh.html no I have pulmonary hypertension and leg edema. I cannot work and have a hard time having fun. I also look a little funny wit... NH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lynn H., CA 804441786 /about-us/shared-stories/lynn-h-ca.html lynn-h-ca.html no I was in my early 40's, hale & hearty, playing tennis and jogging 3-5 days each week while living in the Northeast. Sh... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rita M., KY 804443006 /about-us/shared-stories/rita-m-ky.html rita-m-ky.html no I grew up in eastern Kentucky and was often ill from allergies and breathing problems growing up. We lived a few 100 feet ... KY healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Tom M., IA 804443965 /about-us/shared-stories/tom-m-ia.html tom-m-ia.html no I am a 61-year-old double lung transplant survivor. I received my new lungs on June 27, 2009, from the University of Iowa ... IA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Sumon S., MS 804443634 /about-us/shared-stories/sumon-s-ms.html sumon-s-ms.html no My father passed away from COPD as a result of an infection acquired during surgery performed in Kolkata, India where the ... MS healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Norma M., CA 804442473 /about-us/shared-stories/norma-m-ca.html norma-m-ca.html no I am 80 years old and have been using a lung nebulizer four times a day for several years. Why? Because as a stupid young ... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Lucille M. D., TX 804441742 /about-us/shared-stories/lucille-m-d-tx.html lucille-m-d-tx.html no I am a 71-year-old female that has never smoked, worked in factories and have no history of bronchitis, pneumonia or breat... TX healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Robert W., WA 804443076 /about-us/shared-stories/robert-w-wa.html robert-w-wa.html no I grew up in a small town called Diamond Bar in California. As anyone who has lived there can tell you, the smog settles i... WA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Anne L., OH 804438542 /about-us/shared-stories/anne-l-oh.html anne-l-oh.html no On December 20, 2009, I received a bilateral lung transplant as the result of having pulmonary hypertension caused by a bi... OH healthy-air-campaign healthy-air John H., VA 804440951 /about-us/shared-stories/john-h-va.html john-h-va.html no I picked up the smoking habit in my teens when it was "cool." I spent my career working around just about every pollutant... VA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Mike S., CA 804442284 /about-us/shared-stories/mike-s-ca.html mike-s-ca.html no As I write this, I am fighting to breathe clean air. My name is Mike and I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is an... CA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Jean R., IA 804440727 /about-us/shared-stories/jean-r-ia.html jean-r-ia.html no I have emphysema, as well as chronic bronchitis. I smoked for 30 years and quit in 1992. I went to my family doctor in 200... IA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Norma R., OR 804442481 /about-us/shared-stories/norma-r-or.html norma-r-or.html no I have bronchiectasis, which causes inflammation to the bronchial tubes and windpipes that started after having pneumonia ... OR healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Rex G., PA 804442935 /about-us/shared-stories/rex-g-pa.html rex-g-pa.html no At almost two and a half years old, Rex has already been rushed to the emergency room several times. Suffering from asthma... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Carlene G., MT 804438945 /about-us/shared-stories/carlene-g-mt.html carlene-g-mt.html no After her most recent hospitalization and coma, Carlene had to tell her three sons what no parent wants to tell their chil... MT healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Angela D., PA 804438487 /about-us/shared-stories/angela-d-pa.html angela-d-pa.html no Angela has had to deal with something that no parent wishes to go through: the loss of a child. Her son, Cameron, was just... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Skylar H., PA 804443504 /about-us/shared-stories/skylar-h-pa.html skylar-h-pa.html no One day when Skylar was just an infant, her lips suddenly turned blue and she was having an extremely difficult time tryin... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Dawn B., PA 804439513 /about-us/shared-stories/dawn-b-pa.html dawn-b-pa.html no In early March of this year, Dawn, 43, received sobering news that her mother Barbara was diagnosed with lung cancer. Only... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Vickie A., PA 804444081 /about-us/shared-stories/vickie-a-pa.html vickie-a-pa.html no It took a while for Vickie to get a grip on her advanced asthma. The disease, in remission during her teen and early adult... PA healthy-air-campaign healthy-air Arika R., WA 804438627 /about-us/shared-stories/arika-r-wa.html arika-r-wa.html no I have had chemical sensitivities since childhood and I don't get included in the numbers of people who are affected by ai... 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