Contact Us
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
What Can I Do if I've Just Been Diagnosed With LAM?
If you have been diagnosed as having LAM, you are probably confused, bewildered, and perhaps even angry. How could you have such a rare disease?! You may feel like you're 1 in a million. Your diagnosis may follow years of unexplained breathlessness, a persistent cough or chest pain. You may have been told you had asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or depression. It probably didn't make sense until you found out about LAM.
Don't believe everything you read about LAM. A lot of information is outdated. Current thinking is that LAM comes in different forms. Sometimes it develops slowly without any noticeable symptoms. The statistics are generalisations. Just as every woman is different, every case of LAM is different.
LAM symptoms are often misdiagnosed and confused with asthma, emphysema or depression. Many women will never find out they have LAM. As yet there is no cure, but various ways of treating LAM are being trialled with some signs of success. Researchers are hopeful that studies of LAM and other diseases will result in a way of stopping LAM in its tracks.