Welcome to the eighth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bruce Izard, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team member of Team NFTA, shares his reason for climbing! Bruce climbs to honor his brother, Art, who battled Cystic Fibrosis. Art's story is one of inspiration and led Bruce to continue to raise awareness and funds to support those living with lung disease.

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the seventh episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sue Epstein is a new climber and shares her reason for climbing. Sue, as a lung cancer survivor, climbs for herself, her surgeon, and to show her Track team from Sacred Heart Academy that you can overcome hardships in your life in positive ways. She will be climbing in person with us for the first time this year!

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the sixth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bill Murray, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team captain of Murray's Marchers! Bill climbs to honor his father, who battled pulmonary fibrosis, as well as his mother who also battled COPD. 

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the fifth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Chief Stephen MacAdam, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team captain of the Brighton Fire team from Rochester, NY joins us to share his reason for climbing. Chief Mac climbs for his dad as well as the importance of healthy lungs and lung health in the fire service.

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the fourth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Joanne Moore-Beutler, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Joanne climbs for her father, a Navy veteran and volunteer firefighter, and aunt who passed away after a battle with COPD.

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the third episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sarah Geyer, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Sarah climbs for her father who passed last year after his battle with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

Welcome to the second episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Fight For Air Climb - Buffalo committee co-chair and member of Team NFTA joins us to share her reason for climbing. Rachel climbs for her mother, Caroline, who took her last breath on October 29, 2012 after struggling for years with COPD and emphysema.

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com.

This is our first episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Fight For Air Climb - Buffalo committee co-chair and captain of team K-Mo Climbers joins us to share her reason for climbing. Amy climbs for her mother who she lost to lung cancer in 2020. 

Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!

WNY Immediate Care has been providing urgent care and occupational health services in the greater Buffalo, NY area since 2005. Through their quality and compassionate treatment, they have earned the public's trust as the urgent care market leader in the greater Buffalo area. For more information about WNY Immediate Care, please visit www.wnyimmediatecare.com. 

Welcome to episode 17, Mental & Physical Health - Why They Matter. Did you know that our mental health is connected to our physical health, and is just as important? Listen to our conversation today with Dr. George Burnett, Medical Director for Behavioral Health at Independent Health as we discuss mental health during the holidays and winter season, the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the journey of a medical diagnosis such as lung cancer or IPF. 

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with lung cancer? Consider joining one of the American Lung Association's online support groups or finding one in your area! 

To learn more about Mental Health resources and services through Independent Health, head to the Mental Health & Substance Use section of their website. To speak with a representative and learn more about their Behavioral Health Department, you can call (716) 529-3945. 

If you or somebody you know is going through a mental health crisis now or any time throughout the year, please use the references below to seek help, and always remember to call 911 with an emergency: 

If you would like to reach us regarding Community Conversations episodes or would like to learn more about our services in WNY, you can contact [email protected]. Make sure to follow our social media accounts at Fight For Air Climb Buffalo, LUNG FORCE Walk Buffalo and Fight For Air Climb Rochester!

Join us for our conversation today with Dr. Raja Cheruvu, a board certified radiologist and specializes in Neuroradiology and Cross-Sectional Imaging at Windsong Radiology as we celebrate Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Our conversation will focus on the importance of lung cancer screening, new and improved screening guidelines, smoking cessation, lung cancer prevention and report on local lung cancer screening rates!

There are many ways that you can help the Lung Association and our partners spread awareness of lung cancer during the month of November. Consider learning more about lung cancer, becoming a Lung Advocate, encouraging yourself or loved ones to quit smoking or check out other areas of our website at www.lung.org! 

To learn more about lung cancer screening and see if you are eligible, take our Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Quiz on both the Lung Association website, or on Windsong Radiology's Website!

To learn more about Windsong and their services, please head to www.windsongwny.com

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