Word: lymphedema
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Colmes and her husband, Bernard “Buddy” M. Colmes, established the Dorothy V. Colmes Fund for Lymphedema Research in 1998, when Colmes herself was battling ovarian cancer...
...result of the radiation treatment she received, Colmes developed lymphedema—a condition that causes swelling of the arms or legs. In most cases, the onset of lymphedema, which affects 250 million people worldwide, occurs after treatment for cancer...
Beyond her efforts to find a cure for lymphedema, Colmes was best known as a teacher whose jobs ranged from teaching preschool to English as a second language...
...March, Frimmer's illness had worsened. He suffered from anemia and renal failure. A condition called lymphedema caused fluid to accumulate in his legs, which made walking difficult, then rise into his chest, which made breathing as laborious as "trying to blow up a balloon in a bowl of Jell-O," he said. Unable to get comfortable, he slept sitting up, just an hour or so at a stretch. He was reluctant to use enough medication to quell the pain. "On a good day, I would guess the pain is life affirming. It lets him know he's still here...