Keeping Your Cool During the Heat
Hot summer days can cause swelling in people with a normal lymphatic system. Heat is especially problematic in people who have lymphedema. Along with increased swelling comes increased chance of […]
News Updates
My Experience with the Flexitouch Pneumatic Pump for Lymphedema
To pump or not to pump…that is a question that I hear in the lymphedema community. When I developed secondary lymphedema from breast cancer treatment in 2010 I asked my […]
Exercise Makes a Difference: A Personal Journey by Jen Boyce
My Personal Journey with Lymphedema and Exercise (presented at the Feb 27, 2016 NWLC Self Care Class by Jen Boyce, OTR/L, CLT, breast cancer survivor, lymphedema patient) After my double mastectomy […]
Next Lymphedema Support Groups
Day: 2nd Saturday of every month Time: 11am-1:00 pm
May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12
Talking with others and getting needed support is key to living with lymphedema. Join us for sharing and educational presentations focused on living with this challenging condition. Meetings provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to give and receive support. Sponsored by the Northwest Lymphedema Center.
Reflections from the 2016 Harmony Hill Retreat
From May 23-25, NLN Interim Executive Director and CEO Patricia Egan attended a retreat hosted by the Northwest Lymphedema Center at the Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Washington. The following […]
A Patient Reflects on Harmony Hill Lymphedema Retreat
Five months after attending the Second Annual Lymphedema Retreat, I have returned to Harmony Hill with the question: What difference has it made? Harmony Hill, a destination for Cancer Programs […]
A Special Retreat for Men & Women Living With Lymphedema May 23-25, 2016 Join us for three days devoted to men and women living with lymphedema. This retreat, offered […]
Lymphedema Treatment Act Update-BIG NEWS!
Exciting news! The Lymphedema Treatment Act was introduced in the Senate in early December by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
A Patient Reflects on Harmony Hill Lymphedema Retreat
Five months after attending the Second Annual Lymphedema Retreat, I have returned to Harmony Hill with the question: What difference has it made? Harmony Hill, a destination for Cancer Programs […]
2015 Lymphedema Retreat at Harmony Hill Another Huge Success!
Lynn Fass, patient educator and NWLC Board President shared a brief synopsis of the retreat: Julie and I feel the Retreat was a huge success. Many expressed that it was “life […]