To the Editor:
At the turn of the 20th century when the tuberculosis epidemic swept across Saskatchewan and Canada, the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League, flanked by an army of volunteers and donors, held fast to the premise that everyone has a right to lung health and that holds true today.
For over 100 years, generations of people across Saskatchewan and Canada have joined in the fight for healthy lungs and clean air by supporting the Lung Association's annual Christmas Seals campaign.
Lung disease is not a respecter of age, geographic location or culture and can affect anyone at anytime. As a matter of fact one out of every three of our residents will be affected by lung disease during their lifetime. That is why we are active in communities across Saskatchewan providing training for health care professionals, delivering health education in schools, facilitating patient support groups, lobbying for clean air and conducting lung disease prevention and management programs that include asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, lung cancer and smoking cessation.
We couldn't do all of this wonderful work without our donors and support from the public. Thank you for your generosity during the holiday season and throughout the year.
Donations can be made by responding to our mail appeal, making a secure online donation at www.sk.lung.ca/donation.
Brian Graham, The Lung Association's President and CEO.
