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ATLANTA, GA | March 17, 2021 Decatur resident La’Kesha Johnson is a mother who fought for her life after a lung cancer diagnosis, surgery and a stroke. Today, Johnson will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, Johnson will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate for $46.1 billion in funding at the National Institutes of Health, $10 billion for th...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | March 17, 2021 Local residents Sharon Lyons, Mandi Pike and Ashley Stringer all have something in common; they were diagnosed with and survived lung cancer and are now taking action for change. Today, March 17, they will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, Lyons, Pike and Stringer will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate f...

KANSAS CITY, KS | March 17, 2021 Local resident Michelle Hills has been personally affected by lung cancer; she is a lung cancer survivor and now she’s taking action for change. Today, March 17, she will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, she will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate for $46.1 billion in funding at the National Institutes o...

ST. LOUIS, MO | March 17, 2021 Local residents Alexis Delaney and Jennifer Wassilak have both been personally affected by lung cancer; Delaney is a lung cancer survivor and Wassilak lost her father to the disease. That’s why they’re taking action for change. Today, March 17, they will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, they will join others personally affected...

PIERRE, SD | March 17, 2021 Local resident Darcy Ellefson is personally affected by lung cancer; she lost her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to the disease within years of each other. That’s why she’s taking action for change. Today, March 17, she will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, Ellefson will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate ...

BROOKFIELD, WI | March 17, 2021 Local resident Nancy Becker was diagnosed and survived lung cancer and is now taking action for change. Today, March 17, she will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, Becker will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate for $46.1 billion in funding at the National Institutes of Health, $10 billion for the Centers for...

DES MOINES, IA | March 17, 2021 Local residents Sara Geiken, Susanne Landgrebe and Steph Langstraat have all been personally affected by lung cancer; Geiken and Langsraat are lung cancer survivors and Landgrebe lost her sister to lung cancer. That’s why they’re taking action for change. Today, March 17, they will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, all three wi...

CHICAGO, IL | March 17, 2021 Local residents John Anderson III and Paul Shoun have something in common; they have both been diagnosed with and survived lung cancer and now they’re taking action for change. Today, March 17, they will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, they will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate for $46.1 billion in fundin...

AUSTIN, TX | March 17, 2021 Local resident Lida Zolno was diagnosed with and survived lung cancer and is now taking action for change. Today, March 17, she will meet with members of Congress to raise awareness about the disease and demand action.  Through the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, Zolno will join others personally affected by lung cancer to advocate for $46.1 billion in funding at the National Institutes of Health, $10 billion for the Centers for D...

HONOLULU, HI | March 16, 2021 Honolulu’s Valerie Davison is heading to Washington, D.C. virtually to fight for the health of all the people of Hawaii against lung cancer, the number one cancer killer in the state. Davison’s sister, Eleanor Grace, died of lung cancer in 2015, prompting Davison to become an advocate for the cause. In 2018, Davison joined the Leadership Board of the American Lung Association in Hawaii.  “Shortly after Eleanor’s death, I learned that less th...