Sunday Poll and Scroll for September 3rd.
Breathe!
Hello, and Happy Sunday!
I’m curious: Who is ready to share the story of their Lipedema journey? I’ve had a previous poll on here, but I want to see if I can capture more readers interested in sharing their history and what you’ve gone through to get to where you are now. The goal is to help women see themselves in our narrative.
With the answer you give below, I might contact you! (But I promise I won’t harass you!)
Please take a moment and answer the poll below! Thank you!
“Nothing is wrong with you other than you are morbidly obese."
I found this article in HuffPost about Lipedema, authored by Angelique Charles, about her long journey to discovering why she had so much pain and fatigue and couldn’t lose weight. Reading this story, I saw my own journey within hers. She has gone through similar frustrations that we’ve all shared.
10-17 million women in the US alone have Lipedema. That means millions and millions of women don’t yet know they have a medical condition that can be treated and that their body is NOT their fault.
Telling your story is essential to get out into the world so we can help other women. As someone who’s been writing for years and has told my story—about Lipedema and other struggles in my life—others are grateful to read your words; they will see themselves in you and feel less alone. It’s one of the best ways to support other women who have yet to know that they, too, have this condition.
A Lipedema Patient Roundtable is every third Wednesday of the month, sponsored through Lymphapress. The next Roundtable is Wednesday, September 20th, at 8:00 PM EST. Go to the link here to register for this event.
I’ve been following Kimberly Rose for years, ever since my daughter introduced me to her. If you don’t already know, breathwork helps our lymphatic system. My lymphatic therapist taught me that breathwork is a vital first step to doing MLD and self-massage. Here’s her website here. (By the way, I don’t get any compensation for this. I just think she’s fantastic).
Do some breathwork with Kimberly Rose:
If you’d like a shorter video on how to do 1-minute of breathwork (you have ONE minute, right?), here is another video:
Participate in this Fundraiser for Lipedema and Get a Cute T-shirt!
Custom Cruise Wear is owned by Angela Gray, a lipedema patient. She has designed many items for sale, and all sales proceeds are donated to The Lipedema Project. I bought a T-shirt, and will snap a photo of it when it arrives!
In Angela’s words on her website:
I feel that there is a cure out there and we just need to help fund them to be able to find it. Future generations need to get an earlier diagnosis and earlier treatments to prevent this disease from progressing to the later stage. There has to be other options out there and I am doing what I can to help with that. Thank you so much for your support on this mission. Millions of women thank you!
You have a lot of choices of t-shirts, water bottles, and keychains, and they are all super cute! I may go back and find myself a little keychain, too.
There are no minimum orders! Get as many or as few items as you like!
For this Lipedema Fundraiser, click here to take you to Angela’s website!
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Take care,
Michelle
I unfortunately had a serious “injury” because of the pumps. This is not to alarm anyone but to share how you can be proactive so that you don’t have to experience a very serious issue that I had. @Michelle Jaqua. May I reach out to you privately please?