Active Mother of Three Advances LAM Research
Meet Carol Webber. Carol is always on the move as a mom of three. She was diagnosed with LAM in 2018 and was concerned she
Drawing a Circle of Hope
A resource offered by The LAM Foundation, the Circle of Hope Transplant Support Program was established in 2018. The program connects LAM patients who are considering lung
Life with LAM
Cosmetologist | Mexico “Since my LAM diagnosis, my life has changed completely. From leading to my divorce – because I was misunderstood by my partner
Life with LAM
Lung Transplant Recipient | Canada “Living with LAM has been eye-opening. One day you think you’re fine, and the next day you have a rare
Life with LAM
Sworn Translator and Interpreter | Guatemala City, Guatemala “I was diagnosed with LAM when I started to feel short of breath. Nothing else had happened
Life with LAM
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Generalist | Seaside, California “I remember having chest pains about a year before my actual diagnosis and experienced shortness of breath
Single cell RNA sequencing provides insights into LAM and a potential link to COVID-19
Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a technology that allows the analysis of transcriptome of individual cells; that is, to measure and analyze the messenger
Finding Hope Through LAM Community Engagement
I was diagnosed with LAM and probable Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) in 2019 at 26 years old, when I was working three jobs and attending
The Future of Monitoring Lung Function in LAM
As all LAM patients are well aware of, serial lung function testing performed in a physician’s office is the current standard of care to assess
More Ways to Give: Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs
Are you or someone you know over the age of 70 ½ and looking for more ways to give to The LAM Foundation? You may
Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): A Monogenic Neoplasm That Provides a Window into Cancer
by Vera Krymskaya, PhD, MBA, Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania The LAM community including LAM researchers, clinicians and patients has
Management of Pneumothorax – What is the Best Strategy?
By Sandra Starnes, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, John B. Flege Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine Pneumothorax (collapsed lung from