http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories en-us Copyright 2008, Lighthouse Lymphedema Network 3/18/2005 4:00:00 AM http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories Pat O'Connor 3/11/2005 5:00:00 AM I was born in 1952 and almost from birth I experienced leg swelling. Like most people, I was taken from hospital to hospital as the doctors tried to figure out and diagnose what was wrong with me. http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article19032c31270.htm Julia Pottenger 3/22/2005 4:00:00 AM Shortly after moving to Houston, Texas, in May of 1977 I discovered a lump under my arm. http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article19499c31271.htm Margaret Macchia 4/3/2005 4:00:00 AM Sometimes these fingers become so swollen that it just seems impossible that it is happening to me so quickly... http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article21247c31272.htm Lee Howard Cox 4/27/2005 4:00:00 AM Gloria's problems with lymphedema began shortly after she and Lee were married. http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article21717c31273.htm 2/8/2006 5:00:00 AM Having children with lymphedema has affected our lives tremendously, we have suffered as parents emotionally, physically, and financially. http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article34681c31274.htm 2/23/2006 5:00:00 AM Annie Taylor was dianosed in October, 1999, with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma . . . http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article35759c31275.htm 3/8/2006 5:00:00 AM http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article36572c31276.htm By Lisa Sollenberger, mother 3/17/2006 4:00:00 AM Although Carson was only one week old when I began my efforts to get a diagnosis for his swollen leg, it took a FULL YEAR - and the Children's Hospital of Boston - before he was diagnosed with Congenital Lymphedema. http://WWW.LYMPHEDEMALIGHTHOUSE.ORG/humanintereststories/article37072c31277.htm