“It turned out I had this rare lung disease, and it basically was putting ... of doctors in the country who had experience treating LAM. "The average age of onset is in the 30s, so really ...

Recalling the surgical discovery, Charlotte, who was initially diagnosed with LAM, a rare lung disease, said: "They had to do an operation this time, and they discovered that I am very lucky.

she was given the bleak diagnosis of living with LAM. For eight years, Charlotte lived under the shadow of the disease until a surprising discovery during emergency surgery for a collapsed lung.