LUNGe Forward Walk 2025 It is hard for me to believe that on 3/24/25, I will be celebrating my 4rd Re-Birthday! That is what I call the day I collapsed at work, arrested 3 times, was in the ICU 8 days and lead to my diagnosis of a very rare type of Stage 4 metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. At that time, no one expected me to live 3 days, much less 4 years! I am thankful for every day! This year I am celebrating my Re-Birthday on the 22rd, by walking in the 2025 Lung Cancer Initiative’s LUNGe Forward Walk. I am hoping to raise a lot of money for Lung Cancer Research and Survivor Support Services. I am still in this world with God’s grace, excellent care (family, friends, medical community), and state of the art medical research. I have exhausted all approved treatments and am currently in a clinical trial extension until June when the company closed the trial. There are 3 possible next drugs for me awaiting FDA approval. My hope is that one will be available to me when I need it. I hope you will support me and my team - Elissa’s Lions, as I continue to skate on the edge of science! This support is more important this year than ever with impending cuts to NIH cancer research funding. If you choose to support me financially (ANY amount is greatly appreciated), you will be added to my email update list, and you can learn how I have been spending my precious time living my best life! If you are local, I invite you to join my team, Elissa’s Lions, help me raise money, and come walk with me, either in person or remotely! If you leave your email address, we are hoping to be able to contact you with a special surprise. I only ask for your financial support once per year. I hope you can help me now. If you want to learn more about me, you can check out Stories of Hope on the Lung Cancer Initiative website and my personal page (vs team page) on the LUNGe Forward Walk website.