Category: Reflections
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My garments are in!
After three weeks of wrapping, my garments have come in: I’m now the proud owner of a brand-new Mediven stocking and a Solaris Tribute nighttime garment!
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Yesterday’s Overdue Appointment
It’s been a while since I’ve gone to my lymphedema clinic — three years, to be exact!
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“The Lymphie Life” Comic
During the spring semester I took a sequential art class, where I practiced drawing things like comic strips, story boards, and graphic novels. I saw it as a great opportunity to do something Lymphie-related and soon came up with a short story about a teenage girl, Minnie, who has lymphedema in her leg. She’s incredibly…
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It has begun..
The warm weather, that is. Where I live in Vermont, it has crawled into the 70s and 80s already. Yesterday, I got my first sunburn! Has nature forgotten that it’s only MARCH? Yikes. Today, though, I’m prepared: I donned my compression garments, put on a pair of linen pants, and a light top. I’m a little…
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Wishful Thinking vs Acceptance
How many times have you wanted to hear those words? I can’t even begin to count how often I have wished my lymphedema would just magically disappear, that someday I would wake up and my leg would be normal and I’d have the delicate ankles I had always wanted. How badly I’ve wanted to wear shorts…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, lymphies! I got a feeling that this year will bring on a lot of changes – good changes – and I can only hope you all are feeling similar positive vibes. One of my resolutions for 2012 is to keep up with my MLD and wear my compression garments more regularly. I’ve been…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, lymphies! I’ve got so much to be thankful for, and you all are definitely a big part of it. Thank you for helping me make The Lymphie Life what it is, and for being such beautiful souls. I’m so glad to have met all of you, and to hear your stories and experiences.…
