This document discusses making sustaining donations to support the American Lung Association's efforts to fund lung disease research and programs. It profiles two "LUNG FORCE Heroes", Kathy Cox and Ann Fredericksen, who are living with lung cancer and have participated in fundraising events. Becoming a sustaining donor provides stable funding for research into better treatments and potential cures for people like Cox and Fredericksen battling lung disease.

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(from left to right): LUNG FORCE Hero
Kathy Cox with her sister, Julie Poe.
(from left to right): LUNG FORCE Hero
Ann Fredericksen with her daughter,
Tracy Fredericksen, granddaughter
Samm Lawrence, great-grandson
Corbin Lawrence, and Samm’s dog,
Daisy.
Thanks to recurring gifts from dedicated donors, this year the American Lung Association
in California helped fund award-winning lung health researchers, sent nearly 180 children
with asthma to summer camp, and made our air cleaner and safer to breathe.
Becoming a sustaining donor allows the Lung Association the stability to fund more
research for better treatments and possible cures for people living with lung disease like
LUNG FORCE Heroes Kathy Cox and Ann Fredericksen.
Kathy Cox
Kathy Cox is a friendly, soft-spoken Sacramento
native who was diagnosed with lung cancer in
2009, shortly before her 51st birthday. Kathy
never smoked a day in her life. She had surgery
to remove the bottom lobe of her right lung and
several lymph nodes, and went through
chemotherapy and radiation. Her cancer was
dormant for five years, but Kathy recently
learned that she now has stage four cancer in her
liver. Kathy is currently on her third clinical trial
at the University of California, Davis where she
remains optimistic as the new therapy is working
to shrink her tumors.
Kathy participated at the inaugural American Lung Association LUNG FORCE Walk -
Sacramento to raise awareness for lung disease. “People think if you get lung disease, you
smoked,” said Kathy. “I don’t know how I got it, but I’m doing everything I can to fight
this disease.”
Ann Fredericksen
Ann Fredericksen has been living with lung cancer
for 14 years, and considers herself to be
managing a chronic illness. “I’m kicking 80 in the
butt,” Ann said proudly, adding that her grandson
tells her that she’s the toughest person he knows.
Native to Sacramento, Ann is a former smoker
who was diagnosed in 2000 and underwent
surgery to remove a portion of her left lung. Her
cancer was dormant for more than seven years
until it recurred in her right lung. Five years ago,
Ann’s husband of more than 50 years was
diagnosed with lung cancer as well. He passed
away six months later.
Ann, who recently completed another round of
chemotherapy, was a bit winded but in good
spirits as she returned to the LUNG FORCE
Heroes tent after her last lap around the State Capitol at the American Lung Association
LUNG FORCE Walk - Sacramento. Thanks in part to all the support she receives from her
family, Ann looks forward to each new day as she says, “I feel blessed.”
If you wish to become a sustaining donor, please indicate “Sustaining donation”
on our online donation form when making a gift.
For more information, contact Susan Parini at 510-982-3196 or Susan.Parini@lung.org
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