Category: Reflections
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Chronic Positivity: Choosing to stay positive in the face of a chronic health condition
When living with a chronic health condition like lymphedema, “staying positive” is somewhat of a weighted phrase.
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Recap: Lymphedema Lobby Days 2016
I joined over seventy patient advocates from across the country for an amazing, inspiring, nerve-wracking, exhilarating, and empowering couple of days in Washington, DC.
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Checking in and catching up
For those of you burning the midnight oil so you can fully follow your passions someday — we can do this! (The key is lots of twenty-minute naps.)
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Being snowed in meant a lot of sitting around, and although I was mindful about keeping my leg elevated, I still noticed a change in how it felt.
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New Year’s Resolutions for Lymphies
For us lymphies, the new year is a great time to look at our health habits—both physical and mental—and see what we need to work on, and what we can carry over with us into the new year.
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The importance of practicing gratitude
Positivity and intentional gratitude foster resilience, which is huge for those of us living with chronic medical conditions like lymphedema.
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Today: take time to pause and ask yourself this one question!
Last week a stranger asked me a thought-provoking question: “If you could define your life in one word, what would that word be?
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Lessons from a lunar eclipse
While reflecting on the symbology of eclipses, of the significance of things being revealed over time and of trusting in the things we cannot control, I was reminded of my experience with lymphedema.
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End-of-Summer Wrap Up
In the spirit of reflection, I thought it would be fun to look back on the most popular content from the summer on the Lymphie Life.
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That’s a wrap!
I went into my wrapping treatment thinking my leg would magically shrink and look “normal,” but that’s not what happened — the progress, although real, was not linear.