The Northwest Lymphedema Center based in Seattle, Washington, helps people of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, understand and meet the challenges of living well with lymphedema.
You may want to know if lymphedema poses any additional health risks in relation to COVID-19. Our blog shares further information. With our partner, Cancer Lifeline, we continue to provide support groups and self-care classes on-line through ZOOM. Please join us.
Education
Saturday, May 30, 2020: Spring Lymphedema Self-Care Class via ZOOM
Join us for our Lymphedema Self-Care Class – May 30th presented through ZOOM Video Conferencing Interested!! We encourage you to attend, You will learn to care for your lymphedema and
May 30 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at ZOOM Video Conferencing
Community
June 2020 ZOOM Gathering of the UW Medicine and Northwest Hospital and Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
To be updated as we learn more and get closer to this event date about whether we will be meeting in person… But for now we, along with our Cancer
June 13 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm at ZOOM Video Conferencing Assisted Support Group Meeting
Resources
- The Joys and Distresses of Gardening (and the lessons I have learned)I love gardening and can get lost in that activity for hours, especially during springtime. Weeding, planting, and trimming give me an opportunity to experience the many wonderful sights and sounds associated with nature. Gardening has also brought me some distressing times. Besides having a sore back, I never considered gardening a risky activity. When going through chemotherapy for breast cancer, I spent a beautiful […]