By Andrea Nagel
When Jim Morrison
was diagnosed with lung cancer
in 2005, the first thing he thought was that he might
die. But that didn’t last long.
“It didn’t take long to get over the shock,” Jim said.
“My family and my faith really grounded me and were
with me every step of the way.”
Jim was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer,
which had metastasized to the sac around his heart.
He was only given six months to live. So when he was
asked to be the Festival of Trees spokesman in 2009,
Jim jumped at the chance to share his story and
quickly became one of Kootenai’s most memorable
spokespeople.
“I was honored to help support cancer services
at Kootenai,” Jim said. “After the auction I wanted
to walk around and personally thank everyone who
donated. It shocked me when many of them said they
were giving because they wanted to thank me for shar-
ing my story. I was deeply touched by that.”
J I M M O R R I S O N ’ S
K E Y T O S U R V I V I N G
C A N C E R I S
S I M P L E R T H A N
Y O U M AY T H I N K
“Those are the three
things every patient
needs: Faith to get
you through, family
for support and the
best facilities possible
so you know your
treatment is right.”
—Jim Morrison
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