Tag: awareness
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3 Ways You Can Advocate for Lymphedema Awareness — Today!
March is Lymphedema Awareness Month, however you can advocate for awareness no matter the time of year. Read more
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Lymphedema Day 2019: Looking at the many faces of advocacy
In honor of Lymphedema Awareness Day, we’ll be spending the month of March getting to know some of the people behind global lymphedema advocacy efforts. Read more
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Lymphies explaining lymphedema: an illustrated guide to “lymphsplaining”
We’re not only explaining lymphedema and the lymphatic system, but doing so within the context of our own personal experiences as lymphies. Read more
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“With research, possibilities are limitless”: Rare Disease Day 2017
Life with a rare disease is one often fraught with a lack of answers — but it’s also one of immense hope. Read more
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Happy World Lymphedema Day!
Although Lymphedema Day has been celebrated in various communities since 1994, today is significant as it is the first time it is being officially recognized and honored by governing bodies. Read more
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World Lymphedema Day Series: Treatment, Management, & Precautions
One of the first things we learn when diagnosed with lymphedema is that there’s no cure. There are, however, a number of treatment options to help manage symptoms! Read more
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Join the Movement: Support World Lymphedema Day on March 6th
With your support, we can get this recognized on a global level and bring much-needed attention to the fight against lymphedema and lymphatic disease. Read more
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Shamed by Facebook: How One Woman’s “Undesirable” Photo Turned Outrage into Empowerment
Social media holds the potential to connect and empower people, but it can just as easily tear down and dehumanize them. For one Canadian woman on Facebook earlier this week, it did both. Read more
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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? Read more
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Memorial Day Weekend’s #StompOutLE Walk
Meeting other people with lymphedema is always exciting — it’s kind of like discovering friends you never knew you had! Read more