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News
Through our news page we keep you up-to-date on the activities of the LGDA, as well as news and events of interest to our community. You also will find links to our blog and our archived e-newsletters.
Education
Education is the thread that links all the goals of the LGDA and is at the core of our mission to improve patient care by promoting research that will identify effective treatments and a cure for these diseases. Our mission centers on educating patients and their families, the professionals involved in their diagnosis and treatment, [...]
Ways to Give
Volunteers and private donations are the life-blood of the LGDA. Everything we do and every dollar raised to do those things is made possible by the efforts of generous individuals who believe in our mission. There are many things you can do to help support the mission of the LGDA.
Events & Information
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1st Annual Golf Outing
KEWASKUM, Wis. (LGDA News) – New friendships were forged, thousands of dollars were raised and a world record was broken at the first LGDA Golf Outing Sept. 24. Proceeds totaling about $18,000 went to the Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance (LGDA) for research of these rare and debilitating diseases. Nearly 60 golfers and 50 more [...]
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Walk for Lymphangiomatosis
When their son Ethan was diagnosed with lymphangiomatosis in October 2009 at age 7 months, Nick and Kelly Moss were devastated. Once the shock wore off, they decided they had to do something to help their son and others living with this disease. On July 24, 2011, Nick set out on a 1500-mile military [...]
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Rare Diseases Day
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT SHANDS HOSPITAL SPONSORS RARE DISEASES DAY EVENT 2/25/2011 The Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance (LGDA) and the University of Florida College of Medicine & Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, and UF ‘s Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Institute, are having an all day exhibit and information booth on rare bone [...]
