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May 2019
May 2019, Meeting of UW Medicine/ Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
Taylor Reidel, General Manager, Mary Catherine's: Compression and Breastcare Specialists, will present about the proper fitting of compression garments. Mary Catherine Scott faced big challenges after a radical mastectomy 38 years ago. After her surgery, Mary Catherine found looking for a breast prosthesis frustrating and exhausting. There simply wasn’t a shop that offered all the best brands of prostheses, swimsuits and attractive lingerie all in one place – and didn’t put women in what Mary Catherine called “flannel Mother Hubbard nightgowns”!…
Find out more »May 2019 SWELL GROUP Meeting at Overlake Cancer Center
SWELL GROUP meetings are designed to meet the various needs of people living with Lymphedema. The meetings are varied and may include a guest speaker, people sharing their stories, product information, and techniques for managing Lymphedema. Your family members or significant others are invited to attend as well.
Find out more »June 2019
June 2019, Meeting of UW Medicine/ Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
Diana Kincaid---who will also be guest lecturing this month in the Self-Care Class on June 22nd---has taught in a variety of settings; held both local and national leadership roles regarding therapeutic massage, ethics and standard setting; and still practices based on her training at the Foeldi-Klinik in Hinterzarten, Germany. In this presentation, Diana will share her most recent research and book writing efforts related to fascia. A fascia---according to wikipedia---is a "band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath…
Find out more »June 2019 SWELL GROUP Meeting at Overlake Cancer Center
SWELL GROUP meetings are designed to meet the various needs of people living with Lymphedema. The meetings are varied and may include a guest speaker, people sharing their stories, product information, and techniques for managing Lymphedema. Your family members or significant others are invited to attend as well.
Find out more »Summer 2019 Lymphedema Self-Care Class for Patients and Caregivers
Join us for a special collaboration when Diana Kincaid, will join our experienced instructors, Lynn Fass, Registered Nurse and Certified Lymphedema Therapist, and Julie Venn, Certified Lymphedema Therapist and Certified Lymphedema Garment Fitter, to present the Summer Self-Care Class! Diana Kincaid was formerly Faculty President of the Seattle Massage School, and has served in a variety of leadership roles locally and nationally while maintaining her own practice specializing in medical conditions including Lymphedema and Cancer, emphasizing injury rehabilitation and chronic…
Find out more »July 2019
July 2019, Meeting of UW Medicine/ Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
Every Lymphededema patient needs to keep moving! And to be aware of numbness or weakness. Part I Presentation on Lower Body Neuropathy Becci Parsons is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practioner and dancer with 40 years of experience in the movement arts. She teaches community Awareness…
Find out more »July 2019 SWELL GROUP Meeting at Overlake Cancer Center
SWELL GROUP meetings are designed to meet the various needs of people living with Lymphedema. The meetings are varied and may include a guest speaker, people sharing their stories, product information, and techniques for managing Lymphedema. Your family members or significant others are invited to attend as well.
Find out more »August 2019
August 2019, Meeting of UW Medicine/ Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
Dianne Graham, Counselor, MA, LMHC, is a Psychotherapist in Private Practice who founded this Support Group in 2015 with the collaboration of Cancer Lifeline and the Northwest Lymphedema Center. Dianne was also the group's Facilitator until mid-2018 when she turned over the reins to Vivian Foxx. Happily for us, Dianne still attends meetings when she is able to do so. Dianne has Lymphedema and received a Lymph Node Transfer at the University of Washington Medical Center during her tenure as…
Find out more »August 2019 SWELL GROUP Meeting at Overlake Cancer Center
SWELL GROUP meetings are designed to meet the various needs of people living with Lymphedema. The meetings are varied and may include a guest speaker, people sharing their stories, product information, and techniques for managing Lymphedema. Your family members or significant others are invited to attend as well.
Find out more »September 2019
September 2019, Meeting of UW Medicine/ Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Lymphedema Support Group
Every Lymphededema patient needs to keep moving! And to be aware of numbness or weakness. Part I : Presentation on Upper Body Neuropathy Becci Parsons is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practioner and dancer with 40 years of experience in the movement arts. She teaches community…
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