Cynthia was diagnosed with secondary lymphedema in 1990; 11 years after being treated for breast- cancer at 31 years old. At the time of her diagnosis little was known or done for lymphedema patients. Cynthia’s lymphedema went untreated for 19 years. In 2009, a bout of cellulitis sent her life spiraling. Upon doing research and with the help of a friend, she found treatment. From that point forward Cynthia made the decision to become an advocate for patients with lymphedema. She appeared on Vegas Morning Blend bringing awareness to lymphedema. In 2011 she began co-hosting The Lymphedema Mavens Podcast with her good friend Coach Christine Wunderlin. She joined the Lymphedema Advocacy Group, and twice traveled to Capitol Hill advocating the Lymphedema Treatment Act. She served as Board Secretary/Social Media Manager for the Lymphedema Advocacy Group. While searching for more ways to be involved she found LE&RN. In LE&RN she found a platform that aligned with hers and is excited about expanding her lymphedema advocacy in the state of Nevada.

Christine was diagnosed with Stage I Lymphedema six months after her mastectomy in July of 2010. She had Stage I breast cancer and the doctor removed 11 lymph nodes; none of which were cancerous. The doctor never said anything about lymphedema and the only advice was to never have any injections, IV’s or blood pressure taken on the left arm, the side of the mastectomy. However, dealing with the mastectomy, she never asked the question - why?

Consequently, she decided to do something about it – talking it up about lymphedema, starting a support group, educating people on lymphedema when they inquired about her compression sleeve, and starting a podcast called the Lymphedema Mavens with her good friend MsCjay. Advocating for lymphedema was her goal and passion -- to educate and inform people about lymphedema.

Christine always had a passion for helping people and her current goal in life is to help individuals who suffer from lymphedema by being an advocate for them, educating them, showing compassion, providing resources, and empowering them.