Walks Raise Asthma Awareness
The American Lung Association holds Asthma Walks across California every year to help raise much-needed funds and public awareness about the chronic lung disease that affects more than 5 million Californians. Why is this so important? Asthma Walk participants let us know:
“Living with asthma has certainly been a struggle with finding the correct combinations of medicines, the effects of the weather when traveling (which I do often), smoke inhalation and the very simple things like walking up stairs. This will be my first time participating in an Asthma Walk. I am very excited and I hope that this walk brings awareness to the symptoms of asthma, control methods and the types of treatment available for all age groups.”
Tania October Martinez , Los Angeles
"For years, I've watched my son Jalen suffer from the effects of asthma, and I've felt so helpless, being unable to make it better. The Asthma Walk has provided me the opportunity to help make it better by raising funds and awareness to fight back against this devastating disease."
Afiya Simpson-Douglas, Sacramento
"Our son Jonah has asthma. It is our responsibility to walk! If we don't help, who will?"
Tresa Ramirez, San Bernardino
"I think of all the times I felt helpless at night when my son was having problems with asthma, and it made sense that I needed to get serious about helping the American Lung Association find ways to battle this illness."
Joe McClendon, Livermore
“I walked in the Asthma Walk to help the American Lung Association raise the funds needed to help children with asthma and their families to learn about asthma and its treatment, so that these children can live happy and healthful lives.”
Dolores Vargas, Bakersfield
“Every year we come out for the Asthma Walk because we know we are making a difference in the lives of those in our community who suffer from asthma.”
Jenny Lewis, Newport Beach
“My son has asthma so we are walking everyday for his right to be able to breathe. The Asthma Walk is his day to show others what having asthma means and how important it is that we work to raise money and awareness to help the American Lung Association in their fight against asthma. On behalf of my son and my family, thank you for your support!”
Greg Suther, Irvine
“Living with asthma means having a bad cough most of the time, having to take a lot of medicine. I can't be outside with smoke, and I can't have cats at my house. My family and I support the American Lung Association every year by putting together our team ‘The Wind Walkers.’ We like to raise lots of money so we can help doctors and other people find the cure for asthma.”
Halle Arnold , 9, Santa Rosa
“One of my best friends suffers from asthma and I had never known before how much it actually affects the lives of those with it. I didn’t understand that it could really be fatal and as debilitating as it is. It was heartbreaking to me to think that there were people out there who are unable to breathe and what that must be like for their loved ones to witness. Therefore, I got involved to help someone I love and to help those I don’t know because someone else loves them, too.”
Sunshine Cheek, Ventura
"This is a way for all of us involved with lung disease at Loma Linda to support the American Lung Association and help our patients with asthma – and it’s fun!"
Philip Gold, MD, Loma Linda
"I wanted to be here for kids who can't (walk)."
Christian Pilgrim, 11, Hanford
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