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Comfiwave Breast Band

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

Comfiwave Breast Band

 

 

 

This product was shown for the first time at the 8th National Lymphoedema (virtual) Conference, presented by Sue Lawrence, Clinical Nurse Specialist within the topic ‘Management of Breast Oedema’…

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In the Community

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community 

 

 

Talking to Busom Buddies, Nuneaton

 

I love talking to people, to be with people and I am always thrilled to be asked to give a talk to groups within my local community on the subject of lymphoedema.  Movement in the UK is less restric…

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A little bit of normality

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

 

After 15 months of being ‘safe at home’ several family crisis’s the month of June has seen a return to some normality.  We have had two meals out in restaurants catching up with friends and two barbecues at home with family. How lovely to b…

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What is Community?

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

When I first launched the website and Facebook page in 2013 the Facebook page generated quite a lot of interest and people who visited started to post some very personal details about lymphoedema.  Encouraged by my friends from what was then the …

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New Year - New Challenges 2021

Author Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

 

 

 

With Christmas and New Year firmly behind us we start looking at the challenges that 2021 has for us.  During the break I managed to keep the laptop off 99% of the time only using it for some personal business and my mobile phone was…

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End of the year report 2020

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

 

Where on earth does one start writing about this year’s events.  After hubby and I saw in the New Year at a lovely News Year Eves party how could we begin to imagine what lay ahead.  On a personal family level hubby and I have had l…

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Terminology

Author: Gaynor Leech Founder of L-W-O Community

 

One of the best parts of running a support group are the debates we have either from the questions that are asked or information that is posted.  When we discuss the terminology we use, you can guarantee it will upset some members while ot…

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The year that changed my life 2013

Author:  Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O Community

 

This whole year has been a rollercoaster of mixed emotions, lockdown has forced a rethink the way organisations work whether you are in paid employment, running a business or those of us who work unpaid in the voluntary sector we will all h…

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Hand Sanitisers - Fire Risk?

Last week I posted in good faith a poster on #handsanitisers #firerisk and whether hand sanitiser was combustible. I had received the poster from a reliable source within the health care community I belong to and it had an NHS logo. The article had been mentioned in several overseas news outlets and…

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Taking a Break

Author:  Gaynor Leech Founder of L-W-O

 

 

Noticeably short blog, hopefully from next week I will start easing back into looking after the L-W-O community.  I hope you are all well.  As a family we have had a difficult time recently and my priorities will always be my family.

Hubby has b…

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Impact of Covid-19 on Lymphoedema


"Please find the results of a poll carried out in six different closed patient groups, on Facebook to investigate the impact of the Covid19 lockdown on patients with lymphedema (all types but not lipodema). This was very simple, using the poll option of Facebook. No names were collected - only the …

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Self-Isolation Week 12

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O

 

 

What a strange week this has been. After 11 weeks we are beginning to ease out of lockdown and in our case almost total self-isolation.  New rules apply as we enter the second phase of an alien new world.  This blog will concentrate on things…

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Self-Isolation Week 11

Author:  Gaynor Leech Founder of L-W-O

 

 

You would have thought in the world of lockdown and self-isolation that groups like ours would go very quiet as people have other things to worry about and while our membership has been quiet the organisational side of L-W-O has been very busy indee…

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Self - Isolation Week 10

Author: Gaynor Leech Founder of L-W-O

 

 

This has been another crazy, busy week, creative, productive and one that has absolutely flown by. Yet is has not been stressful or tiring which you would have thought it might have been.  Routine and structure have gone totally out the window, but th…

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Self-Isolation Week 9

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 10th May – was a quiet day just the two of us, hubby pottered around while I took a day away from social media, to recharge my batteries after last weeks busy week. A day to remind myself that what I do for L-W-O is as a volunteer,…

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Self-Isolation Week 8

Author:  Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O

 

 

This has been a surreal week, I have spent lots of time reading various articles, despite the lockdown forged new friendships, remembered with quiet reflection, then celebrated VE day and as a community had two incredible opportunities put …

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Week 7 Self-Isolation

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder L-W-O

 

 

Sunday 26th April - It is hard to describe how the weeks are panning out, like many others around the UK at times we have been lethargic, we seem to both be constantly tired and yet apart from the usual aches and pains that might keep us awake overall w…

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Self-Isolation Week 6

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O

 

 

 

I would like to thank everyone who contacted me to say how much they loved last weeks Lymphoedema and Gardening video.  One of the questions I was asked was "When did my love of gardening start?" The easy answer is at a very early age and probabl…

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Self-Isolation Week 5

Author: Gaynor Leech - Founder L-W-O

 

 

 

This has been a strange week, don’t quite know why but maybe it’s because we are in our 5th week in lockdown, as per usual we have kept busy.  This week I have read and researched many different things from researching family history, rereading…

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Self-Isolation Week 4

Author: Gaynor Leech, Founder of L-W-O 

 

 

If you are following these self-isolation blogs you will know that most of you will be a week behind us because we where in self-isolation for a week before official lock-down started.

Sunday 5th April, the L-W-O groups have been quiet today.  Fo…

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