Lutgarde Allard

Lutgarde was born in 1959 and was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis in March 1994. She was educated to be a nurse and worked as a civil servant from 1980 to 2010. She was a member of the Flemish Myasthenia Gravis organisation from 1994 to 2023. Lutgarde has been a patient advocate since 1998 and a contact person for other Myasthenia Gravis patients. Since May 2023, she is a member of the board of the European Myasthenia Gravis Association (EuMGA) and its treasurer. In 2023, she attended an in-depth training on patient advocacy organised by Patvocates and took an active role in the development of the EURO-NMD patient journey on Myasthenia Gravis.