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.
Stay elevated.
Adjusting to a new job can be difficult, especially when living with a chronic condition.
We keep our lymphedema limbs elevated, so why not elevate our words, too?
Bathing while bandaged? Ditch the trash bags and duct tape.
A review of Kathleen Lisson’s book “Swollen, Bloated and Puffy: A Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist’s Guide to Reducing Swelling in the Face and Body.”
Thoughts on how life with a chronic illness changed the way I see myself and others.
Few things are scarier than a bout of cellulitis – except, perhaps, getting cellulitis while in another country.
Lymphedema doesn’t discriminate: men have it, too, and leaving them out of the conversation risks alienating them from much-needed treatment and support.
“Drawing” on my own experience in response to a reader’s questions about self-care.
If you sometimes feel like your lymphedema is driving you crazy, don’t worry – it’s in its etymological DNA.
As the poet Rumi once wrote, “The wound is the place where the light enters you.”