My story with lung cancer starts with a sweet soul. My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer in May of 2013. He then passed away 4 short months later in September. I'll tell you his story in my eyes.

We always had a blast together. Grampy, I miss our late night rides on the golf cart in Florida. I miss Grammy having to go get a black coffee with one creamer in the side. I miss him calling everyone "dubs?", well I do it every now and then. I miss his laugh, because I filled everyone with joy and most of all I miss the love he gave everyone, especially the love you had for Grammy. I miss that he named me SarahDactyl, and always called me it. No one calls me it because that was his name for me. I miss that. Everyone has a hero, he is mine. You always will be.

Grampy, you're my hero because you went with the flow. You did things you liked to do. You enjoyed life. You gave your heart. I had so many things I wanted to say, so many hugs to be given, and more memories to be made. He never got to see me graduate high school. He won't be there when I graduate college, when I get married, when I have my first child, but I know that he'll be watching me every step of the way.

I want you to know that we need research. We can't keep letting lung cancer go untreated. I need to find more research in order to help people live longer with lung cancer. This organization has given me so many opportunities to succeed in ways I never knew about. I am proud to be with this organization. I am an advocate for all lung cancer patients, and survivors out there. So please donate to lung cancer research, they are finding different ways to help lung cancer patients each day. We are making progress one day at a time.

I absolutely love the Yoga event and 5K event each year. Please join me in one or both events. They are always a ton of fun, and raising money for lung cancer is amazing. 

Here are ways you can help make this vision a reality:

* Click on the "Donate" button to support my fundraising efforts with a donation
* Click on the "Register" button to register for the event and join me
* Spread the word about my fundraising efforts by sending the link to this webpage to everyone you know
* All of the above!

Thank you in advance for your support and generosity. Please share this page with your friends and family. Together, we can make a difference for each and every person whose life has been touched by lung cancer.