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Laura Dern Honors Late Mother by Advocating for IPF Awareness

2/2/2026

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Laura Dern, an actress, honors her late mother Diane Ladd by promoting awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) through the Beyond the Scars campaign.
Diane Ladd died in November 2025 after years of misdiagnosis and a 2018 IPF diagnosis.
Dern remains committed to advocacy to help others navigate IPF and improve their quality of life, a cause linked to the memoir "Honey, Baby, Mine."

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Story summary

Laura Dern, an actress, honors her late mother Diane Ladd by promoting awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) through the Beyond the Scars campaign.
Diane Ladd died in November 2025 after years of misdiagnosis and a 2018 IPF diagnosis.
Dern remains committed to advocacy to help others navigate IPF and improve their quality of life, a cause linked to the memoir "Honey, Baby, Mine."