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Jun
Diagnosed with lymphedema as a baby, Blanche Pepitone had her first surgery at 18 months old. Her parents and siblings raised her to live life fully, regardless of her condition, and that has been Blanche's lifelong credo: "You've got to decide how much living you want to do and do what it takes to live that ...
Published: 2 June, 2021
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May
Mary Kastelberg was diagnosed with lymphedema at age 12. This is her story.
Published: 26 May, 2021
14
May
Lap band surgery resulted in the loss of 171 pounds, but why were her calves still 26 inches each? After the successful weight loss, walking 14 miles a day, and eating a very restrictive diet, she concluded: "This was not just metabolic obesity." Her knees were dislocating 7 - 8 times a day. The social lymphedema ...
Published: 14 May, 2021
14
May
A gymnastics accident at age 15 left Alex Robinson with a fractured fibula...and a lymphedema diagnosis. Be inspired by her journey!
Published: 14 May, 2021
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Apr
Amy Rivera is a powerful voice in the lymphedema community. Her Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation offers help and support that she wished for on the journey to a lymphedema diagnosis.
Published: 20 April, 2021
20
Apr
It took a cat bite that triggered cellulitis at 50 years old for Jenny to finally get a lymphedema diagnosis and another 12 years for an expert to recognize that she also had lipedema.
Published: 20 April, 2021

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