Latest Posts
Book Review: “Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook”
A review of Kathleen Lisson’s “Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook” and why it’s required reading for lymphies and lippy ladies undergoing surgical treatment.
Research Roundup: Lymphatic valves, weight loss, and the (continued) need for better medical education
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from August 2019.
Research Roundup: Summer 2019 Edition
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from May through July 2019.
Those 5 Difficult Words: “May I have your seat?”
What’s worse: no one offering me a seat, or me not speaking up for myself while I’m in pain? How can I expect others to look out for me when I don’t look out for myself?
Things my grandmother taught me
My grandmother Phyllis was not a “bake banana bread and knit sweaters” kind of grandma.
Research Roundup: Students are designing the future of lymphedema management
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from April 2019.
Research Roundup: New insights into surgical treatments, lipedema, and tropical lymphedema
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from March 2019.
A conversation with Gaynor Leech and the question that started it all
“I often hear from those that live with lymphedema that nobody listens … Spread the word: Lymphedema exists. We exist.”
A conversation with the co-chairs of the LE&RN California Chapter
“This day means ‘we matter,’ ‘I am not alone in this fight,’ ‘my disease is real.’ It’s a day where we can come together and demand that the world hears us.”
A conversation with Emma Detlefsen, the girl in the purple cape
“Maybe at first people are like, ‘Who is this kid?’ But usually after I talk, they realize that I kinda know what I’m talking about.”
