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Challenge Lymphedema 2022:

Virtual Fundraiser

We are pleased to share that we are hosting another virtual fundraiser for 2022 - Are YOU willing to participate?

OR DONATE NOW!

The challenge? Whatever you want it to be!

Are you an avid walker, reader, cyclist, swimmer, yogi, or knitter?

For this years Virtual Fundraiser, we challenge YOU to do whatever it is that you LOVE and help us to raise much needed funds for the LAO at the same time.

Join us on September 12th!

Our Goals and Areas that need Support

1. We are launching a Garment Program pilot on Sept 12-Dec 31 2022 to provide garments to those in need and to enhance our already existing, and well received, Compassion Fund program. This will be a partnership with our valuable Corporate members and Therapists. More details will be provided closer to the launch date.

2. Compassion Fund. The intention of this Fund is to provide some treatment and teach self management of the condition to patients that need financial assistance

3. Info-line support: We recorded an increase in the number of calls to our support line and we need to track and analyze the data, for creating a business case to present to the Ministry of Health to advocate on behalf of patients

3. Webinars and Virtual Support Groups: Continuing to provide webinars to educate and raise awareness to the LE community as well as provide a community of support for patients.

Help us to meet our goal to provide all of these services to the often overlooked Lymphedema Community

We want to raise $20,000 for these

programs and initiatives by the beginning of 2023

Click on the link below to sign up as a

Participant or a Team leader

Please fill out this form and return via to us if you plan to participate.

And post your progress and activities on your preferred social media platform using the #ChallengeLymphedema hashtag and #LAO

or send us your images and updates directly by Email

For our non virtual givers, you can give them this Printable form to be mailed in

Helping Patients with Lymphedema

The following article was provided by Pam Renneberg, member of the RMTAO and member of the Lymphedema Association of Ontario, who discusses her experiences as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist and why she believes it is an important tool that RMTs can add to their practices.

To read the full article, please click here

Upcoming events

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LAO VSG (Dec)

When
14 Dec 2022

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location
Zoom

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Virtual Support Group

Dec 14th, 5:00 pm (EST) on ZOOM

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Please join us for our monthly virtual support group consisting of lymphedema patients and LAO volunteers. Our support groups are a great opportunity for you to share and discuss your personal lymphedema management skills, information, hopes, fears, successes and hardships, all in a safe space to facilitate support and growth.

Join us on the second Wednesday of every month!

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There is typically a Q&A period at the end, so please save your questions for then

Feel free to use the chat feature to ask questions or raise your hand to talk

Please do not take screenshots, photographs or videos. If the webinar is being recorded, it will be uploaded to the LAO website for you to access after the meeting.

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Disclaimer:

The content of this presentation is confidential and property of the presenters. It is not intended to be distributed to any third party without their consent. As such, please do not screenshot, record, or tape the contents of this meeting or the individuals in attendance.

The opinions expressed in the presentation are those of the presenter and not necessarily those of the LAO. Therefore, the LAO is not responsible for any content or information in the webinar. The LAO does not endorse any particular vendor product, company or personnel, and our webinars are for educational purposes only.

Please note that if a webinar is being recorded you are providing consent to be recorded. You may keep your camera off if you wish to do so.

Moreover, Information collected through polls or surveys may be addressed in future meetings and in meeting notes, that are available for other patients access. Through your attendance, you have consented for The Lymphedema Association of Ontario to use your first name only, for confidentiality purposes in note taking.

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Lymphedema Association of Ontario | Lymphedema Matters 2022 - E-Volume 10

Message from President • October 8th 2022

LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIOLYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO

2022 E-VOLUME 10

October 8th, 2022

Thanksgiving Message from the President

Dolores Steinwall | October 8th, 2022

Dolores Steinwall | October 8th, 202

Dear Members,

As I write this, the weather and the colours outside have started to change. Time to pull out the warm duvets and blankets and snuggle up. It's time to give thanks for all the blessings that we have and too often take for granted. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for staying loyal to the LAO and supporting the changes we have made with the best interests of the organization in mind. Thanks also for those that volunteer and give us your time. It is not an easy task to run this Association and we need to keep a focused and business like approach to all we do. The last three and half years have been a learning experience with many daily challenges, but it's also a rewarding experience. One of the things that I appreciate is your feedback, so don't hesitate to send it my way.

Admin Abbie will be leaving us soon and we are looking for a replacement - please check out this link if you know someone who can fill her shoes. We are also looking for volunteers so please let us know if you can spare some time.

Here are some of the things we did at the end of August and September

1) Presentation to 100 Women Who Care (Markham) to obtain funding for the Compassion Fund - Dolores Steinwall and Ann Di Menna

2) Membership drive for Retailers/Fitters and Therapists continues

3) Virtual Fundraiser continues - please keep this in mind and make a donation so we can continue the work we do - we are at approximately $6k of a $20K goal. To donate or create a Fundraising Team, visit our Canada Helps page here.

Diane Lieder and her team have completed their walk. They have shared some lovely photos that are feature on the main page of our website here
"Dance with Dee" was on Sept 3rd raising approximately $2500
Team Lymphology Skincare with Maddie continues
Team Luigi (Rob Caparelli's team) continues

Upcoming events:

1) Virtual Support Group October 12th, 2022 - thanks to Maureen Sawyer and Karen Jensen for their support facilitating the VSG's - click here to register

2) Yoga with Hannah - October 13th, 2022 - click here to register

We are sharing a patient story that highlights why we continue to fundraise for the Compassion Fund and have recently piloted the Garment Program. Lynda Chessman appealed to the Compassion Fund to request "health care funding that would lead to the reduction of [her] discomfort and pain and the burden that lymphedema poses on [her] quality of life". Lynda says that the "help from the Compassion Fund would allow for this and would truly be such a blessing in [her] life".

We're grateful for your support in helping people like Lynda receive the care that they need, and most importantly, the care that they deserve.

Sincerely,

Dolores Steinwall

President of The Lymphedema Association of Ontario

Member Stories

Please continue to share your stories with us so that we can feature them in the next newsletter.

To keep up to date with community Lymphedema news, events from other organizations, and resources, please click here for our page "Other Lymphedema News"