Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2025 / Taking To Social Media

As part of Lymphoedema Awareness Week (3rd-7th March 2025) I worked with various charities to raise the awareness and knowledge of lymphoedema. I have been living with lymphoedema for almost 9 years now. I wanted to raise awareness of not just the physical implications of lymphoedema, but the mental and emotional consequences too. I took to Instagram and posted many stories to publicise my lymphoedema and spread the knowledge about the condition. Alongside this, I worked with the LSN and NHS Wirral University Teaching Hospital in collaborating on an article to be posed in their most recent newsletter.

It was a scary experience to share my story to the public as I have never posted anything about my condition on my social media. Despite depicting Instagram and the internet as a shallow and daunting place to post about my leg, the responses which I received simply overwhelmed me. The kind words of my followers no matter how much I had had contact with them in the past was truly beautiful. The support and understanding which I felt from some people whom I barely knew was so unexpected. It has made me more confident in posting and regularly updating my social platforms so that I can continue to be vocal about lymphoedema and our community.

ARTICLE : https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/news/latest-news/2025/03/young-dancer-shares-her-dream-for-lymphoedema-awareness-week-2025/

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