I began Stage One LE in my thighs after being diagnosed in 1986 with Congestive Heart Failure. But, the doctors didn't know what it was back then. Then, got Breast cancer about 15 years ago, and it went from my upper arms to also calves, and ankles and often feet. Diagnosed as cellulitis and

A guest blog post by Reema Davis, Ph.D. Dr. Davis (Kathleen Caron Lab at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill) received a LE&RN GRC Travel Award in 2018 to attend the Gordon Research Conference in Lymphatics held in Barga, Italy. She is very grateful to the LE&RN foundation for this

This is a guest blog post by Ethel Pereira, Ph.D. Dr. Pereira is at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, under the supervision of Dr. Tim Padera. Dr. Pereira received a LE&RN Travel Award in 2018 to attend the GRC Lymphatics conference in Italy. Research in the

To attend this free on-line Symposium on Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) with Guenter Klose, simply visit our Livestream event page at https://livestream.com/LymphaticRF/Klose on May 15 at 1pm EDT, 12pm CDT, 11am MDT, 10am PDT.

Guenter Klose received his initial Manual Lymph Drainage

My name is Jan Kazenwadel and I am currently studying at the University of South Australia situated in Adelaide, Australia. For the last ten years, I have worked as a Research Associate in the Lymphatic Development Laboratory under the supervision of Associate Professor Natasha Harvey but

A guest blog post by Diane Kapelanski

After practicing physical therapy for over 30 years, I realized that “edema” was not only a frequently occurring issue but an issue that was not being managed as well as it could be, impacting the recovery of many of my patients. 

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Guest blog post by Tarah Capozza

I decided to pursue a career in physical therapy so that I could help make a positive difference in the lives of others. It was through a clinical experience at UF Health, which motivated my career goals towards treating those impacted by lymphedema. Through

At the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Lymphatics in Barga, Italy, Dr. Peter Mortimer (at right in above photo) was presented with a LE&RN-GRC Lifetime Achievement Award and Dr. Pia Ostergaard (at left in above photo) was presented with a LE&RN-GRC Career Achievement Award. Both

Dear LE&RN Supporting Members, and Allies in the Fight Against LE and LD,

Along with other LE&RN representatives, I had the honor of meeting with the CEO of the American Medical Association (AMA), Dr. James Madara, in 2016. As we discussed expanding lymphatic disease education among medical

Check out and download our flyer: 10 Things I Want My Physician to Know About Lymphedema (LE).

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