In Memoriam to our Board Chair, Elaine Eigeman, an Extraordinary Advocate!
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Elaine Eigeman, Board Chair of the Lymphedema Advocacy Group. Elaine lived with lymphedema for 20
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Elaine Eigeman, Board Chair of the Lymphedema Advocacy Group. Elaine lived with lymphedema for 20
This Congress, the House of Representatives adopted several new rules, one of which could be a game changer for bills like ours. House bills with more than 290 cosponsors are
In a few weeks, advocates from around the country will be meeting with members of Congress for our 2019 Lymphedema Lobby Days. We want to take your stories with us!
This is the final weekend to register for our 2019 Lymphedema Lobby Days, May 5th-7th! Tomorrow, Sunday, April 14th, is the deadline. No experience is required and everyone, including
Our March Madness fundraiser has turned into April Magic because a generous donor has stepped forward to offer to match all donations (starting April 3rd) up to $50,000! This has allowed
Participants in our Lymphedema Lobby Days, May 5th-7th, will have the chance to win one of three compression garments, thanks to the generosity of our Industry Partners – Jobst, L&R USA,
The LTA was reintroduced in the House last Thursday with 93 Representatives already supporting the bill as “original” cosponsors! Now we need your help getting the rest on board.
Today, the Lymphedema Treatment Act was reintroduced in the House by our Lead Sponsor, Representative Jan Shakowsky (IL-9), and Co-leads Buddy Carter (GA-1), Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), and Mike Kelly (PA-16)!
We now have half of the Senate cosponoring the LTA! A complete list of who has and hasn’t signed on is below. Please use the script and phone here to
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