Lindi was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and master’s degree from Western Kentucky University in Communications. She has been married for 35 years and is mom to two adult daughters.

Lindi had 2 lobes of her right lung removed December 6, 2017, when she was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 53. After she experienced a recurrence of cancer in her left lung in May of 2020, biomarker testing revealed she has the EGFR Exon 19 mutation that is driving her cancer. She is currently on the targeted therapy drug, Osimertinib and has remained recurrence free for the past 2 years.

When radon testing of her childhood home revealed a level of 21.6 pCi/L, a toxicity level equal to smoking 40 cigarettes a day, Lindi made it her mission to improve and expand conversations around lung cancer that include discussions on the varied causes and factors surrounding this deadly diagnosis.

She founded the nonprofit, Breath of Hope Kentucky, in January 2019, and has raised over $100,000 for lung cancer research initiatives focused on improving survival statistics in and around her home state of Kentucky. Lindi collaborates with various organizations dedicated to elevating disease education, funding research, and improving prognoses and survival statistics for patients.  She works diligently in her role as president of her organization and independently serves as a patient advocate, consumer reviewer, public speaker, and patient advisory board member through lung cancer advocacy opportunities.