by Christina Routon
Laura Deese, a fellow Lipedema sister, has reached out to lipese.com through our Twitter page. She's also reached out to her local community by sharing her story with Channel 5, WNEM, near her home in Iosco County, MI. You can see the story reported by WNEM here:
WNEM TV 5 Laura Deese
It took Laura 14 years to discover she had lymphedema and she was recently diagnosed with lipedema last November.
I'm going to be contacted churches in Laura's area of Iosco County, Michigan, to see if anyone is able to help widen her door and possibly has a doctor in the congregation that would be willing to be her primary care physician. I'm also going to include some information about lipedema and lymphedema when I contact them.
If anyone is near Laura in Michigan and can offer help, you can contact the TV station at wnem@wnem.com or call them at 989-758-2044.
This is a disorder that we keep hidden for many reasons, including embarrassment, judgement, and fat bias. Laura is very brave to reach out on television and social media to ask for help, especially when the disorder reaches the later stages. Let's let her know how much we care about her.
