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I am Dieter , live in Belgium and have "Apap". what are the consequences with the arrival of the corona virus for people with the desease . How can i protect myself? thanks

Howdy PAP Family, Once again I am hosting the 3rd Annual Golfing for a Cure Golf Tournament on June 29th, in Littleton, Colorado. If you are interested please take a look at our upcoming events on ou

At the recent Rare Lung Disease Conference in Cincinnati I made comments regarding my case of PAP and how estrogen receptor issues were the most likely cause. The majority of evidence points to my exp

Hey everyone. So I guess I'm a rare case. This is my 2nd time having PAP. The first time, I went into remission without any lavages, gm-csf injections etc.. The doctor had said I had a mild case. I m

Just found this site. Good information. I was diagnosed in 2015. I live in Missoula,Montana so we had to go to Seattle, Wa for my first 3 washing. I had 2 more last summer while I was doing chem

Hi! I wanted to get to know people with PAP. I have friends with other illnesses but, with how rare PAP is, I don't know anyone who really understands exactly what living with PAP is like. I wanted to

Please delete this if it is not allowed, My Name is Lacey, I am a senior Respiratory student at Polk State College in Lakeland Flordia and as my senior case study project i am interested in presentin

My name is Lana Wadley and I was diagnosed with PAP in 2014 a few months after my mom passed with Pancreatic Cancer. It’s funny, that some people have told me they have gotten ill after their paren

1st Annual National PAP Education Day to be held concurrently with the 2018 Rare Lung Diseases Conference (RLDC) ​ Marriott Rivercenter 10 W Rivercenter Blvd, Covington, KY 41011 a PAP Foundation & Sa

Hi fellow PAP survivors! Im curious if anyone here has gone scuba diving with PAP? I really want to get certified and I physically feel great but Im quite anxius knowing I have this lung condition and

We are doing it again this year! The 2018 PAP Foundation Charity "Golfing for a Cure" golf tournament will be held Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Raccoon Creek Golf Course in Littleton, Colorado. It

Please save the date for our next Patient Education Day: Sept. 30, 2019 in Yale University, in New Haven, CT. Details to follow. We hope you will attend. Physicians, patients, family members, and c

I am posting this because the Interferon that I took for treatment of Melanoma seemed to cure my PAP and I want to put it out there to patients as a possible treatment. I was diagnosed with PAP in O

In April 2017, I was hospitalized after having severe shortness of breath and fatigue. The doctors told me I had viral pneumonia (RSV). Since it was viral, there was no treatment and I just needed to

Hello Fellow PAP Family! The first annual “Golfing for a Cure” golf tournament is scheduled for August 12th at the Raccoon Creek Golf Course in Littleton, Colorado. Details can be found on the donate

After my fifth annual lavage ended badly with only one lung cleaned I decided to try something my pulmonary doctors soundly rejected and began treating my PAP as part of a whole body lipid disorder. I

The first PAP Charity Golf Tournament was held in Littleton, Colorado on August 8th. Despite a little rain over 50 golfers had a great time and almost $10,000 was raised. Four PAP patients were ther