When it comes to her health, Colorado resident Heidi, 57, aims to stay on the path of wellness. As a personal trainer, health educator, and lifelong health enthusiast, she enjoys being active and helping others achieve their fitness goals. But that path changed two years ago, taking her on a detour that would prove challenging every step of the way.

Heidi and Pierre Onda founded the White Ribbon Project, an advocacy organization fighting for lung cancer awareness, when they became frustrated by the lack of public support or information about the disease. In a Q&A, the husband and wife discuss Heidi’s lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, and how they’re fighting on behalf of others with this misunderstood cancer.

As part of its commitment to raise lung cancer awareness, St. Elizabeth Healthcare is proud to partner with the White Ribbon Project.

Created in October 2020 by a lung cancer survivor in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this program has quickly gathered momentum in celebrating lung cancer patients and survivors and promoting lung cancer awareness across the nation.

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