The Lymphedema Patient Roundtable: November 2024

The November Lymphedema Patient Roundtable celebrated the theme of “lymphatic gratitude,” with panelists and attendees reflecting on the unexpected gifts and lessons learned in their lymphedema lives.

The holidays are around the corner, and the panel shared some tips for managing their lymphedema during the changes in routine so they can have a swell time, not a swollen time. The hour continued to fly by with conversations around topics like surgery, cellulitis, and self-advocacy. Then, to close the evening, Karen Ashforth led the group in a mindful meditation focused on gratitude.

A heartfelt thank-you to our panelists and special host tonight:

• Karen Ashforth, MS, OTR/L, CLT-LANA (⁠⁠⁠@karenashforth_cltlana⁠⁠⁠)
• Alexa Ercolano, Lymphedema Patient and Lympha Press Marketing and Communications Associate (⁠⁠⁠⁠@lymphielife⁠⁠⁠⁠)
• Angela Jones, Lipolymphedema Patient and Health Coach (⁠⁠⁠@2018gethealthy⁠⁠⁠)
• Catherine Rosenberg, Lymphedema Patient (⁠⁠⁠⁠@crosenberg1982⁠⁠⁠⁠)
• Nasreen Starner, OTR/L, CLT (⁠⁠@nasreenstarner⁠⁠)
• Brenda Viola, Moderator and Host (@BrendaViola_ViciCommunications)

Links mentioned in the video:

• Alexa’s blog post about her surgery consult
• Alexa’s blog post about her cellulitis experience

A Message from Karen Ashforth

“We are looking for another research assistant for the study we are planning in Tucson from January to March 2025. Anyone can volunteer for this! I’m putting this out to our lymphedema group because we are allies with our lipedema friends. Hopefully, we will soon be able to share specific details about this lipedema study and will begin recruiting subjects.”

For more information, email Karen at: lipedemastudy@gmail.com

This Roundtable was originally recorded live on November 12, 2024, and has been edited for time. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Lympha Press.

Lympha Press is proud to offer these monthly Lymphedema Patient Roundtables and support the lymphedema community. The Roundtables are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM EST. Sign up to attend any of our live webinars at https://linktr.ee/LymphaPress.