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For those of you wondering how Susan has been getting on at the clinic, here below her updates from Lymphoedema Ireland Weeks 2 and 3 from the Foldi Clinic On  16/10/2017 By  Lymphoedema Ireland In  Blog ,  Your Stories Susan’s bandages and foam pieces Apologies for the delay in posting but I do have a good reason. On Saturday October 7th, on a day out in Freiburg with both legs bandaged, I fell and fractured my left elbow. It’s not bad, a hairline fracture, but I’m in a cast for 2 weeks and typing one handed isn’t easy. So now 3 limbs out of 4 are bandaged which has made the last 11 days challenging to say the least. The weather has been great, 26c today, but it’s not easy walking in that heat. I was sent from Foldi to the Helios Clinic in Neustadt for an X-ray on my elbow. I was in, x-rayed, and cast on in 50 minutes. Pretty impressive. Now back to my lymphoedema. I’m so happy with my treatment and every day my legs are a little smaller and less f...

As if Lymphoedema wasn't a big enough pain, 1 in 10 women can look forward to suffering from Lipoedema - a predisposition to laying down fat that starts in their teenage years. There are many sites that will talk you through this condition and I will post more on here soon. The reason for this post is to let you and other sufferers know that you are not alone. In this blog - from Germany so use auto translate, strong women are grouping together to work together to share how they get on with this condition and how they fight back. This site is for sufferers and run by sufferers! An English language version will be available soon You are not alone! https://www.deinestarkeseite.de/helle-kompressionsstruempfe-herbstlich-stylen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp0UWjoP_Oc Juzo were very proud to sponsor the entire first print run of this ground breaking book. Here is "the prof" at the original launch night talking about all things Lymph. His writing style makes everything very easy. Also Bill Repicci from LE&RN gives a really really empassioned speech about LE - from the patient perspective

A great blog about how chronic illness can change the way we see ourselves and others {lymphedema.}. Thank you  Alexa Ercolano https://thelymphielife.com/2017/10/05/looking-with-intention/ Have you ever thought about the way you look at people? What’s the intention behind your gaze – are you sizing them up as an “other,” or are you seeing them as a fellow being? Are you even seeing them at all? If I’m getting a little too abstract or “hippy-dippy” here, bear with me – I’ll explain! “Hard eyes” vs “soft eyes” A few years ago I took a psychology course in college called “Expressive Arts Therapies,” which focused on the various applications of art in therapy and healing. One lesson that always stuck with me was a mindfulness exercise about the way we look at others, specifically whether we use “hard” or “soft” eyes in our gaze. To look with “hard” eyes is to look with your mind already made up, so to speak. Your gaze is focused and direct, resolute. You’re se...

In this video - broken into three parts, Vaughan Keeley gives his insight into the condition. This is part three

In this video - broken into three parts, Vaughan Keeley gives his insight into the condition. This is part two

In this video - broken into three parts, Vaughan Keeley gives his insight into the condition. This is part one