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This interview was with my dad Jaime Huerta who was a survivor of lung cancer when he was 18. He tells his inspirational and true story of his process to survival and how hard it was.

In 2016 Armando Villasana Donaire (83) was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. This was shocking news to all his family. During this time, his son Armando Villasana Aguilera (43) commuted every day from Plantation, FL to Doral, FL, and while listening...

Ruby tells her daughters Jill and Jennifer about being adopted, meeting their father, and later finding her birth mother

This interview focuses on my grandma Carolyn Schaefer and her process of curing her lung cancer

One Small Step conversation partners Olivia Johnson (38) and Leah Hazell (68) come together to share their lived experiences and talk through the complicated aspects of being loving parents. The two share in common that they came to One Small...

Sisters, Linda Watley Norris (73) and Pearl Watley Mitchell (78), describe what it was like growing up in Columbus, GA, reminisce about the fun times they had as children, and remember family members who have passed away.

My father and I have a short discussion during my visit, following his diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer.

Susan interviews her mother, Louise (who has stage 4 Lung Cancer) about her childhood, her career, and memories of her husband.

This interview with Manuela on September 16, 2023, through the partnership of NPR St. Louis and Story Corps was two months before I was admitted to Barnes Jewish Center Neuro ICU. What I discussed during this interview, it seems that...

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Jordan Gutterman (73) talks with his son Adam Gutterman (35) about his career in medicine, the illnesses in his family that motivated him to seek treatments and cures in a clinical setting and how he continues to be energized by...

Daughter Stacy (43) talks to her dad Larry (78) about his childhood, Army life, meeting her mother and her mother’s battle with lung cancer.

Terri Thornton (65) interviews her husband, Alan Thornton (69), who has been diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. Terri, herself, has been diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Together they talk about their bond, their hope for the...

Shannon Healy (21) interviews her mother, Sheila Healy (53), about Sheila's mother. They discuss what she was like, how she passed, and what Sheila would say to her today.

Bonnie Bishop-Ulrich (60) and her friend Heidi Nafman-Onda (58) talk about how they met through a lung cancer mentorship program, and how they have become good friends. They both talk about the impact of their diagnoses have had on their...

My grandpop had a minor stroke 7 years ago, and then found out about a few other things that he ended up needing treatment on. It ended up being days spent in the hospital and multiple types of treatment needing...

Megan (20) tells a story about the most important person in her life, her grandfather “Poppy”. She talks about a road trip to his log cabin in Vermont, the many stops on the way, and their special relationship.

Charity Scott (65) speaks with her daughter, Constance Shreckengost (33), about her relationship with her own parents, herself as a mother, and her perspective on bioethics as a law professor, friend, and current cancer patient.

Ira Elegant lived in New York until he was twelve years old when he moved to Miami Beach. He was highly intelligent and ended up becoming a lawyer. After he met his first wife, Sharon, he raised a family with...

Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

Geoffrey Melchor is one of the few most successful engineers in the island of Saipan. In this interview, my father Geoffrey explains how his childhood in Philippines was riddled with hardship. He worked hard without much adult guidance and faced...

Chris Dorn shares the experience of his impending death from lung cancer. He spoke with his sister, Beth. Chris died one week after this was recorded.

Lee Ann Marona (45) talks with her father, Don Wilson (72) about his childhood, religious involvement, time spent in the Navy, and his work experiences.

Kate Freeman (52) talks with her niece Kim Banker (36) about Kate’s Navy service, the 18 months she spent in Botswana serving in the Peace Corps, and how her Peace Corps experiences changed her. Kate now wants to go back...