Tag: featured
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How I Prepared for My Lymphedema Surgery… Then Life Happened
Back in March, my upcoming lymphedema surgery seemed impossibly far away. Then, all of a sudden, it was here. And then, even more abruptly — it wasn’t.
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Lymphedema Awareness Month 2023: Here’s what’s happening!
From in-person events to virtual webinars, there are plenty of things happening the world over to promote lymphedema awareness throughout the month of March.
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Lymphie Win: After 12-Year Effort, Lymphedema Treatment Act Becomes Law
Like muscles working to pump stubborn lymphatic fluid, advocates of the Lymphedema Treatment Act worked hard to pump the bill along and keep it moving.
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The Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for Every Lymphie in Your Life [Updated 2025]
Elevate your gift-giving game this holiday season with these lymphie-approved presents.
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Now That’s a Swell Picture: Looking for lymphedema at an art museum
Whether a work of art is intended to depict someone with swelling or not, it still feels meaningful when I see a body that looks like mine or another lymphie friend’s.
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Lymphedema self-care suggestions: an illustrated response to reader mail
“Drawing” on my own experience in response to a reader’s questions about self-care.
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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.