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2024 Christmas Cards

2024 Christmas Cards

It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas, so please support our fundraising for LAM research this Christmas by purchasing your cards from LAM Action. Printed on high-quality board, the cards come in packs of 10 and cost £4.25 per pack + postage. All...

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Summer 2024 LAMPost

Summer 2024 LAMPost

The summer edition of LAMPost is now available to download - big thanks to all who contributed! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Summer 2024 Mobile Device Friendly Or to print: LAMPost Summer 2024 Print Version Happy reading and best...

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See you at our Annual Meeting, 8 June!

See you at our Annual Meeting, 8 June!

LAM Action's Annual Meeting will be held in Birmingham on Saturday, 8 June, at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel. This is our first in-person meeting since 2019 and offers those with LAM and their families the chance to meet one another and hear about exciting research...

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Spring 2024 LAMPost

Spring 2024 LAMPost

The spring edition of LAMPost is now available to download - big thanks to all who contributed! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Spring 2024 Mobile Device Friendly Or to print: LAMPost Spring 2024 Print Version Happy reading and best...

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Winter 2023 LAMPost

Winter 2023 LAMPost

The winter edition of LAMPost is now available to download - big thanks to all who contributed and it is a real Christmas cracker! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Winter 2023 Mobile Device Friendly Or to print: LAMPost Winter 2023...

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Summer 2023 LAMPost

Summer 2023 LAMPost

The summer edition of LAMPost is now available to download - big thanks to all who contributed! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Summer 2023 Mobile Device Friendly Or to print: LAMPost Summer 2023 Print Version Happy reading and best...

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Watch LAM Action’s 4th Virtual Meeting

Watch LAM Action’s 4th Virtual Meeting

LAM Action held its fourth Patients' Meeting virtually on 10th June 2023.  The 3 and a half hour event included research updates from Prof Simon Johnson and Dr Debbie Clements, a look at nutrition and LAM, a discussion about dealing with the menopause if you have LAM...

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June is Worldwide LAM Awareness Month

June is Worldwide LAM Awareness Month

June has been designated Worldwide LAM Awareness Month (WWLAM) by the Worldwide LAM Patient Coalition. WWLAM brings together the global community in a collaborative effort to educate the world about the signs and symptoms of LAM, raise funds to support women living...

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Ride London 28th May 2023

Ride London 28th May 2023

Well done and a very big thank you to all 9 LAM Action riders who took part in Ride London on Sunday 28th May. Team Johnson - Professor Simon Johnson and his daughter Naomi, and friends Oscar Mahony and Alex Slater Simon Fairbrother Jo Pisani Kev Jones and Lisa Cooper...

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Jo’s story

Jo’s story

Jo was diagnosed with LAM in 2017, in her early fifties. She maintains an active lifestyle and is cared for by the team at the National Centre for LAM, in Nottingham.

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Sally’s story

Sally’s story

Sally was diagnosed with LAM when she was in her early fifties. Now in her sixties, she remains active, riding horses and working around her farm.

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Spring 2023 LAMPost

Spring 2023 LAMPost

The spring edition of LAMPost is now available to download - big thanks to all who contributed! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Spring 2023 Mobile Device Friendly Or to print: LAMPost Spring 2023 Print Version Happy reading and best...

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Winter 2022 LAMPost

Winter 2022 LAMPost

The winter edition of LAMPost is now available to download, with lots of articles and info that you won’t want to miss! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Winter 2022 Mobile Device Friendly or to print: LAMPost Winter 2022 Print Version...

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Congratulations to our LAM Researchers

Congratulations to our LAM Researchers

LAM Action congratulates Dr Suzanne Miller, a Senior Research Fellow working in Professor Simon Johnson's lab, on being named the British Thoracic Society's Early Career Investigator of the Year for her work in LAM. Dr Miller was one of six finalists from a field of...

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Harriet’s story

Harriet’s story

Harriet has only recently discovered that she has LAM and talks frankly about the experiences that led up to her diagnosis and how a visit to a LAM Action meeting helped her to come to terms with the disease. 

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LAM Factsheet

With huge thanks to Gill Hollis, Professor Simon Johnson and Professor Emeritus Anne Tattersfield, we have updated our factsheet on LAM. Please click here to read or download a copy.

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Leanne’s story

Leanne’s story

Leanne was diagnosed with LAM in 2013 and since that time has married and had three children. She talks about her experience and some of the challenges she has faced.I was diagnosed with LAM on Valentine’s Day 2013 when I suffered a double lung collapse whilst...

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LAM and Mental Health Long Term

Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Hill looks at the long term mental health issues that may arise from a LAM diagnosis and suggests some strategies to cope with them. This is the second of two talks, produced by LAM Action, that contain input from and aim...

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Summer 2022 LAMPost

Summer 2022 LAMPost

The summer edition of LAMPost is now available to download, with lots of articles and info that you won’t want to miss! Download the style that suits you, to read on your phone: LAMPost Summer 2022 Mobile Device Friendly or to print: LAMPost Summer 2022 Print Version

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2022 Spring Edition of LAMPost

2022 Spring Edition of LAMPost

  The latest edition of LAMPost is filled with interesting reports and news. It has pieces on Joan Mensor - Clowning Around for LAM Action; the International Survey of COVID-19 in Women with LAM; the launch of the 25 Challenge for May and new trustee, Harriet...

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Living with LAM

LAM affects women differently, from their reaction to the diagnosis to the progression of the disease.  Here are some different accounts of Living with LAM - the video was created in 2016.

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Lavender Group (virtual) get-together

Lavender Group (virtual) get-together

The next virtual get-together for the Lavender Group (those with LAM born before 1960) will be on Thursday 17 March, from 10:30 – 12:00 GMT. Anyone who would like to participate in this online chat should contact Jill Pateman by Tuesday 15 March and she will send you...

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Jade Group (virtual) get-together

Jade Group (virtual) get-together

The next virtual get-together for the Jade Group (those with LAM born between 1960 and 1980) will be on Tuesday 12 April, from 18:00 - 19:30. Anyone who would like to participate in this online chat should contact Jill Pateman by Tuesday 5 April and she will send you...

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Green Group (virtual) get-together

Green Group (virtual) get-together

The next virtual get-together for the Green Group (those with LAM born 1980 and after) will be on Thursday 4 April, from 18:00 – 19:30 GMT. Anyone who would like to participate in this online chat should contact Jill Pateman by Tuesday 29 March and she will send you...

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Jade Group (virtual) get-together

Jade Group (virtual) get-together

The next virtual get-together for the Jade Group (those with LAM born between 1960 and 1980) will be on Thursday 3 March, from 18:00 - 19:30 GMT. Anyone who would like to participate in this online chat should contact Jill Pateman by Tuesday 1 March and she will send...

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Winter LAMPost – out now

Winter LAMPost – out now

The 2021 Winter edition of LAMPost is filled with interesting articles and updates. It has pieces on getting fit for the New Year, Fundraising events for you and your friends and the story of Sally and Ron's Christmas tree field.  Download the style that suits you, ...

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Green Group (Virtual) Meeting

The next meeting of the Green Group (for people with LAM born in 1980 or later) will take place via Zoom on Monday 10 January 2022, between 6-7:30 pm. If you'd like to join the online chat, please email our LAM Action coordinator, Jill Pateman, no later than Tuesday 4...

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Jade Group Meeting

The next meeting of the Jade Group (for people with LAM born between 1960 and 1980) will be Monday 29 November 2021. Anyone who wants to participate in this online chat should email Jill Pateman no later than Tuesday 23 November.

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LAM Action News

LAM Action News

The theme of repurposing medicines for use with other diseases was recently discussed at the LAM Action Annual Meeting. Medical research charity LifeArc, and law firm Pinsent Masons have published the key lessons from a March 2021 seminar aimed at supporting...

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LAM and Mental Health Early Stages

Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Hill explores the mental health issues that may follow a LAM diagnosis. This is the first of two videos produced by LAM Action. The second proposes ways to live with LAM in the longer term.

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Guide to PIP

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a state benefit that might entitle people to financial help with daily living and mobility costs. People with LAM might need the benefit due to the effects of their LAM. We have published a flyer that describes PIP and the...

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LAM and Pregnancy

When deciding whether to become pregnant or not, women with LAM often ask about the possible effects of pregnancy on their LAM, and also on the effects of having LAM on their pregnancy and their baby. We have published a flyer that addresses LAM and pregnancy, which...

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LAM and Air Travel

As those with LAM often have concerns about flying, we have published a flyer about air travel, which we hope you will find helpful. To download a copy, please click here.

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