Tag: interview
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Expanding Access and Equity in Lymphedema Care: A Conversation with Clinicians Dr. Alexandra Hill and Leandrea Long
Lymphedema doesn’t discriminate against race, gender, or socioeconomic background. Neither should access to care.
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Show Off Your Stems: The Joyful Defiance of Debra Swersky’s Stemwear
For lymphedema patient Debra Swersky, her one-legged legging is more than just an item of clothing: it’s a statement, one she wants others to have the chance to make, too.
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Putting Philanthropic Vision into Clinical Action: A conversation with Dr. Sheri and Richard Carreon
“We have the ability to impact millions of individuals in a way that will have generational impact to come.”
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Getting Technical about Lymphedema Prevention: A conversation with Richard Carreon, Managing Director and CEO of ImpediMed
“The earlier you can detect a chronic disease and effectively treat it, the better the outcomes are going to be.”
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Compressed for Success: A conversation with Dr. Sheri Prentiss, Founder and President of the LIVE Today Foundation
“This work is great, and it must go on.”
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A conversation with Gaynor Leech and the question that started it all
“I often hear from those that live with lymphedema that nobody listens … Spread the word: Lymphedema exists. We exist.”
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A conversation with the co-chairs of the LE&RN California Chapter
“This day means ‘we matter,’ ‘I am not alone in this fight,’ ‘my disease is real.’ It’s a day where we can come together and demand that the world hears us.”
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A conversation with Emma Detlefsen, the girl in the purple cape
“Maybe at first people are like, ‘Who is this kid?’ But usually after I talk, they realize that I kinda know what I’m talking about.”
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A conversation with Heather Ferguson, mother of the Lymphedema Treatment Act
“Lymphedema has become a defining feature of my life precisely because I didn’t want it to define my son’s life.”