Welcome to life beyond Lipedema
One Canadian woman’s journey with Lipedema
This is a personal account blog that shares my own story and journey with lipedema. We each have our own path to walk and with that in mind please know that none of the information shared here should replace the advice and council of the medical professionals in your life.
Lipedema Canada
How I applied for out-of-country coverage for Lipedema Surgery with Manitoba Health
Stolen Healthcare
The Cost of Winning
The Weight of it All
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Racing to reclaim my life
I walked for nine days! 33 miles in total. Up and down the Belly River trail in Western Montana in the summer of 2009. Nearly 300 pounds and only 25 years old, I was determined to experience the trip with my brothers through that backcountry. Being the foolish prairie girl that I was I could hardly know the pain the elevation and steep mountain hikes would present for my body. Long before I knew about my lipedema. All I knew was my body hurt when I walked, but didn’t want to miss out on the amazing things in life.
Typing into a room full of strangers
20 years… 20 YEARS of dieting, struggling, fighting to take control of body.
20 years of fat phobic doctors.
20 years of fatigue, body pain, struggling with clothing, feeling like a spectacle, having to apologize for my hips on every aircraft, fear every chair I sit in, watch people look me up and down, listening to others comments, unsolicited advice, not wearing shorts, overheating in the summer because I won’t show my arms or legs, of apologizing for my body…of failing to lose the weight and keep it off.
Hello
I am Emma
Just a Canadian woman with Stage 3 lipedema on a journey to reclaim my life. With a fighting spirit, I am using all the energy I have inside to navigate getting treatment for Lipedema in a country that can’t yet see us.
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How I applied for out-of-country coverage for Lipedema Surgery with Manitoba Health
Stolen Healthcare
