Tag: lymphedema
59. Traveling, one year after breast cancer
July, 2023 marked my first major trip after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment from the Philippines to the United States of America. This is also my first major trip post-pandemic. It is a trip I have made many, many times before the COVID-19 pandemic… but this blog post is not going to dwell on pre-pandemic […]
57. Lymphedema Gets Real
My weekend trip to Singapore came with an unpleasant – though not entirely unexpected – souvenir: lymphedema. Lymphedema (as defined by the CDC) is swelling due to build-up of lymph in the body. This Cleveland Clinic webpage has a good definition of lymph: it is a collection of the extra fluid that drains from cells […]
