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LAM Australasia Research Alliance

Janet +61 411 816 444

PO Box 636 Bondi Junction NSW 1355
Australia

The LAM Australasia Research Alliance (LARA) is dedicated to improving the health prospects of women with LAM in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the region. A disease that affects only women, LAM is rare and often devastating.

ALL DONATIONS TO LARA ARE FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE

Your contribution to LARA will go 100% to funding vital medical research to find a cure for LAM.
You can donate to the LAM Australasia Research Alliance by sending us a cheque, using our PayPal facility, or by making a deposit directly to our ANZ Bank account: 012 055 4926 67193.
Please advise us of your donation by sending an email to admin@lara.org.au with your name, address and email address. We will respond with our thanks and a fully tax deductible receipt.

Major Donors
Macquarie Group Foundation
Roth Charitable Foundation
Mr Robert Gavshon
Hollick Wines

Acknowledgements
LARA thanks the professionals who work pro bono for this not-for-profit organisation. We highly recommend the services of:
Ben Higham, Webhead
Karen Riethmuller, KGR Design
Peter Hersh, Loggica Pty Ltd
Peter Kelso

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Watch ABC's Australian Story about LAM

Newly married and starting out on her career, Mara Rezo thought she had the world at her feet. However, at 25 a diagnosis of LAM saw the breakdown of her marriage and shattered her dreams of motherhood. Now working part-time and keeping as fit as she can with yoga, Mara is doing her best to manage the ill effects of the disease.

Young mother, Shani Eldridge had never smoked, but on Christmas Eve 2000 she was diagnosed with emphysema. In disbelief Shani sought a second opinion and was eventually diagnosed with LAM. At 37 she thought she would not live to see her two young sons grow up. Five years later, in July 2005, a lung transplant promised the only hope of survival.

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