Maria Amaral

My husband Ed was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He battled hard for almost 3 years. He was 53 when he passed away in 2013. It was a shocking diagnosis, and we knew nothing about lung cancer or how to navigate this journey. I joined Lung Cancer Canada shortly after Ed's passing. He said there were too few lung cancer survivors, that we needed to advocate, and to bring awareness to this disease to change the statistics. I became involved to help patients and families like ours, like Ed would have.