medi moments

There is such an ease of its use and making the necessary adjustments, that it doesn’t make sense to use anything else.

I am an almost 2-year-old with primary lymphedema. I was born with a slight swelling of my hand which progressed through out my first year while my parents…

I developed lymphedema in my right arm after having a lymph node dissection. I have had 2 lymph node transplants/11 sepsis admissions/even had er doctors talk about removing…

I am a Registered Nurse and have been on my feet for as many as 14 hours in the course of a day. At that time, I rarely…

I was diagnosed with venolymphatic malformations in my right thigh in fifth grade. I had two sclerotherapy surgeries in 6 months to scorch some of the extra vessels….

I am a cancer survivor of 14 yrs. from Lynch Syndrome, an inherited form of cancer where you can have 3 primary cancers. I was diagnosed originally with…

As an advanced cancer survivor, I share a story that is both unique and common, for I’m an individual but my circumstances are shared. Having breast cancer was…

I am the only CLT in the acute setting at our hospital. I see patients 450-900lbs that are “stuck” in the hospital from the size of their legs…

My journey started about 7 years ago. I was an avid athlete, ran 15 marathons and competed in a full ironman. When my ankles started to swell, I…

I have defied the odds more than once, but right now I will tell you about my lymphedema. In 1991, I had major cancer surgery. A malignant melanoma…