Leonard Nimoy's Daughter Continues Her Dad's Cause: Raising Awareness for the Disease that Took His Life

Leonard Nimoy's daughter, Julie, and her husband David Knight, are hoping to help others live long and prosper by raising awareness for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The cause was close to Nimoy, who died one year ago after a battle with the disease.

Julie and David are determined to continue his "final mission" to raise awareness for the disease by producing a new documentary called, COPD: Highly Illogical—A Special Tribute to Leonard Nimoy.

The couple launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month to raise the additional $150,000 required to produce COPD: Highly Illogical–A Special Tribute to Leonard Nimoy. (You can donate here.)

"The film is going to be an intimate look at my father's life, legacy and his final years advocating for greater awareness around COPD," Julie Nimoy said. "My Dad felt an urgent responsibility to educate people about it, frequently tweeting and speaking about the disease and its causes. Our goal, as Dad's was, is to reach the millions of people throughout the world who have the disease but sadly, do not know it."