Wisconsin Woman Walks Across Country, Raising Money For Lung Disease In Honor Of Late Mother

A Wisconsin woman named Mary Hesch walked over 1,400 miles from Michigan to Texas, raising money and awareness for pulmonary fibrosis in honor of her mother who lost her life to the disease.

Wednesday, January 5th 2022, 8:53 pm

By: Stacia Knight

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A Wisconsin woman named Mary Hesch walked over 1,400 miles from Michigan to Texas, raising money and awareness for pulmonary fibrosis in honor of her mother who lost her life to the disease.

Stacia Knight shared the story on during the "Something To Talk About" segment on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Stacia Knight

Stacia Knight first joined the News On 6 Weather Team as an intern in 2012. Stacia helped launch Six in the Morning Weekend and is now the weekday meteorologist at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. She also manages our radars and alerts viewers to storm arrival times during severe weather coverage.