Home / Resources / Patient Stories Patient Stories After having a cough that lasted a few months, which I thought was related to the cold my children caught, I began to have shortness of breath. As more days went by, simple things like climbing stairs became more and more exhausting, and I couldn't catch my breath when I went for a walk. An emergency room stop showed fluid in my lungs. Upon analysis, doctors didn’t find anything in the fluid, which was reassuring, as cancer was ruled out. The respirologist to whom I was referred did a few tests, only to find that the fluid had returned despite the abdominal tap done in emergency..... Click here to read the full story. Read More Stories: Uncle Sergio Angus Pratt Stephen Sollows Leon D'Silva Rabeeya Bedassie Bev Moir Darin Diehl Debbie Harris Terry Morey Tim Monds Lynne Cameron Kimberly Hislop Lindsay Durstling Christine Lacree Alpa Patel Dave Nitsche Alyson Haiart Diane Colton John Peachey Jane Nieuwenhuis Walter Cybulak Diane Van Keulen Lalaine Alfaro Candace Skrapek Dobie Lewis Patricia O'Connor Elaine Stewart Carolanne Johns Alan Soon Kim Macintosh MaryAnn Bradley Lorne Cochrane Roz Brodsky Jill Hamer-Wilson Archie Stewart Gerry Davis Heather Hogan Laurie Aldridge Resources Group Support One on One Support Patient Stories Awareness & Educational Infosheets Patient Guide The Hard Facts Poster Online Support and Resources COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Survey and Press Release Hope In Isolation Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Listing Managing Breathing Relaxation for Shortness of Breath Faces of Lung Cancer Reports Questions to Ask Your Cancer Care Team For Health Care Providers What's New In: Webinars Videos Current News Annonce Des Lauréates Des Bourses De Recherche De La Première Édition Du Programme De Bourses Lung Ambition 100 000 $ CA seront octroyés afin d'aider à combler les principales lacunes dans le traitement du cancer du poumon Read More Research Grant Winners Announced For the Inaugural Lung Ambition Awards $100,000 CAD to be awarded to help improve key gaps in lung cancer care Read More Clinical Trials Questions To Ask Patient Stories Community Activities Donate Now Peer to Peer Network
Home / Resources / Patient Stories Patient Stories After having a cough that lasted a few months, which I thought was related to the cold my children caught, I began to have shortness of breath. As more days went by, simple things like climbing stairs became more and more exhausting, and I couldn't catch my breath when I went for a walk. An emergency room stop showed fluid in my lungs. Upon analysis, doctors didn’t find anything in the fluid, which was reassuring, as cancer was ruled out. The respirologist to whom I was referred did a few tests, only to find that the fluid had returned despite the abdominal tap done in emergency..... Click here to read the full story. Read More Stories: Uncle Sergio Angus Pratt Stephen Sollows Leon D'Silva Rabeeya Bedassie Bev Moir Darin Diehl Debbie Harris Terry Morey Tim Monds Lynne Cameron Kimberly Hislop Lindsay Durstling Christine Lacree Alpa Patel Dave Nitsche Alyson Haiart Diane Colton John Peachey Jane Nieuwenhuis Walter Cybulak Diane Van Keulen Lalaine Alfaro Candace Skrapek Dobie Lewis Patricia O'Connor Elaine Stewart Carolanne Johns Alan Soon Kim Macintosh MaryAnn Bradley Lorne Cochrane Roz Brodsky Jill Hamer-Wilson Archie Stewart Gerry Davis Heather Hogan Laurie Aldridge Resources Group Support One on One Support Patient Stories Awareness & Educational Infosheets Patient Guide The Hard Facts Poster Online Support and Resources COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Survey and Press Release Hope In Isolation Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Listing Managing Breathing Relaxation for Shortness of Breath Faces of Lung Cancer Reports Questions to Ask Your Cancer Care Team For Health Care Providers What's New In: Webinars Videos Current News Annonce Des Lauréates Des Bourses De Recherche De La Première Édition Du Programme De Bourses Lung Ambition 100 000 $ CA seront octroyés afin d'aider à combler les principales lacunes dans le traitement du cancer du poumon Read More Research Grant Winners Announced For the Inaugural Lung Ambition Awards $100,000 CAD to be awarded to help improve key gaps in lung cancer care Read More Clinical Trials Questions To Ask Patient Stories Community Activities Donate Now Peer to Peer Network