Some firefighters did the climb in full gear.
More than 1.8 million people in Illinois suffer from lung disease. The Fight for Air Climb at Soldier Field benefits the American Lung Association.Hundreds laced up their shoes and climbed the stairs inside Soldier Field Sunday, all for a good cause.
The annual "Fight For Air Climb," benefiting the American Lung Association, stepped off Sunday morning. "Every breath counts. Every breath counts. And right now somebody's taking their last breath," climber Agnes Trojanek said. "It holds deep in my heart for a lot of my family that's dealing with lung issues, including COPD and lung disease. And I'm also doing it for myself."The over $300,000 raised from the event will support the lung association's efforts to improve lung health in Illinois through research, education and advocacy.
"We have survivors, we have family members joining them, celebrating with them, corporate teams, all that are here raising awareness for clean air and healthy breathing," said Danielle Trojanek, with the American Lung Association. "The way we like to really say is, 'for every step take a breath,' you know, or for every breath take a step. If you can't breathe, nothing else matters.
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