Tag Archives: LAM advice

Left image: pink flowers on a tree branch; right image: hand-written words that say: I am grateful to have this moment with a hand-drawn flower
Gratitude and chronic illness

This year, I learned the power of gratitude. It started as a technique to help [...]

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20
Oct
A woman sitting on a bench in front of a very blue lake and some mountains in New Zealand
11 things I wish I knew 11 years ago

I was diagnosed with LAM 11 years ago. It was a tough day and an [...]

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17
Jun
Sarah from the back looking out on the Yorkshire Dales
How travel has helped me cope with chronic illness

I was diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) almost nine years ago. In that time, Justin and [...]

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03
Jun
A zebra standing in the bush in Botswana, Africa
Showing my stripes for Rare Disease Day

Medical students are taught to think of horses instead of zebras when they hear hoofbeats. [...]

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28
Feb
Living with LAM: Sarah
Traveling with LAM

I mention it often here – I have a fatal, incurable lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis [...]

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01
Jun
Wing of a plane over clouds and blue sky
Everything you need to know about flying with oxygen

Flying with oxygen or any medical device can be a hassle. Keeping track of all [...]

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24
Sep
Woman standing with a portable oxygen concentrator on her back looking at a castle in Scotland
10 tips for traveling with a lung disease

Traveling isn’t only for “healthy” people. I have a rare, chronic illness and I’ve been [...]

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28
Feb
All about my portable oxygen concentrator (and why I love it)
26th June 2016

Because I have LAM, my lungs don’t work as well as a healthy person’s so [...]

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