Category: Reflections
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One Day at a Time: What 10 Years Without Alcohol Taught Me about My Lymphedema
It’s been ten years without alcohol and a lifetime with lymphedema. The key to both, I’ve found, is to keep taking them one day at a time. Read more
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10 Years of The Lymphie Life: What a Decade of Lymphedema Blogging Taught Me
Reflections from your local lymphedema blogger, after a decade of writing. Read more
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My Top 5 Takeaways from the 2019 National Lymphedema Network Conference
The 2019 NLN Conference was full of amazing information. Here are five of my biggest takeaways. Read more
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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? Read more
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Things my grandmother taught me
My grandmother Phyllis was not a “bake banana bread and knit sweaters” kind of grandma. Read more
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Facing fears – and facts – at my yearly lymphedema check-up
When the going gets tough, the tough get elevated. Read more
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Now That’s a Swell Picture: Looking for lymphedema at an art museum
Whether a work of art is intended to depict someone with swelling or not, it still feels meaningful when I see a body that looks like mine or another lymphie friend’s. Read more
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“So is this blog going to be updated anytime soon, or what?”
Short answer: yes! Here’s what’s been going on. Read more
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When “lymphie life” and “office life” collide: Managing lymphedema in the workplace
Adjusting to a new job can be difficult, especially when living with a chronic condition. Read more
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Lucky 7: Celebrating the seven year blogiversary of The Lymphie Life
Time flies when you’re blogging about lymphedema! Read more