Category: Reflections
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Beat Street
I just got home from my first ten hour shift at work, and God, I am beat. Both of my legs are considerably swollen, so not only am I tired but I am also puffy. I talked to the head baker and he was very understanding about my condition. He said that it would be […]
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Today was Swell.
Today I worked eight hours at the pie shop, and my legs are swollen as anything. If you can’t tell, my right leg is the one with lymphedema, and the left one is the “normal” one, although today it is almost just as swollen. I’m upset that the left one is swelling, as I’ve always […]
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Pleased as… Pie?
Hello, Lymphies! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and write a good post for you guys. I haven’t had consistent internet access in my apartment for, oh, about a month and a half, and it has finally been fixed. Hardly an excuse, I know, but now that I have the […]
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Apologies!!
Hey, everyone. I am so sorry for the lack of updates lately – we have no internet access in my apartment and so the only way I get to post and check my email is through my phone. We should be getting internet back soon, but in the meantime there will be a sort of […]
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On the Train
Hello, lymphies! I am writing this from the train, as I’m going home visit my family for a few weeks. The ride from Burlington, VT, to Baltimore, MD, takes about twelve hours.. I got five down, and only about seven more to go! I didn’t wear a compression garment for the trip, although I know […]
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A New Day
Today is a new day. The sun is shining over Lake Champlain, and the air is crisp and clear in my lungs. After a couple overcast, rainy days, it’s finally beautiful outside. I feel better after my bout of strugglin’ the other night, partly due to the wonderful support and kind words I received from some of […]
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Feeling springy!
It’s finally feeling like springtime, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! The weather is warming up, school is winding down, and I am walking around without my winter jacket. It’s beayoooootiful! I love it. However, like I had mentioned a couple posts back, warm weather can bring about some challenges for us lymphies. Spring means […]
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It’s getting warmer..!
Hey, lymphies! I’ve just spent the last couple days in Northampton, Massachusetts, and the weather is gorgeous. It is finally beginning to feel like spring! :) The impending warm weather has me feeling a little torn, though.. On one hand, I am so happy to see the sun come out! It instantly brings up my […]
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In a “mood”
Hello, lymphies.. I’m in what I like to call “a mood” tonight, where I feel particularly down-and-out. I’ve been feeling a little depressed these couple days about my lymphedema. I worry that I don’t do enough to manage mine, and that it will get worse over the years – that it’s out of my control. […]
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