Lymphoedema Patient Advocate
I think you never really know the power you have within yourself until you are faced with a personal crisis. For me, the collateral damage caused by my cancer treatment left me totally depleted and devastated to the point that I questioned why I had bothered to endure it.
It was in the reinventing of myself as a lymphoedema patient advocate that I truly learned how much power I held within myself to rebuild and shape who I wanted to be. As I learned more about the suffering of others, I was further strengthened. Each interaction galvanised my resolve to do my best to improve the health outcomes for others affected by lymphoedema, including normalising and destigmatising garments, and building recognition and awareness.