NOVEMBER 14th PATIENT SELF-CARE CLASS
There were 14 attendees at last Saturday’s Lymphedema Patient Self-Care Class, and one videographer! Yes, we will be adding the highlights from this class to the Northwest Lymphedema Center website. And what a class it was! We tried a new format as a way of getting everyone involved in the discussions and it worked beautifully. Several of the patient attendees made extremely valuable contributions which we want to share with you. We had four therapists here to answer patient questions: Julie Venn, NWLC Board member is a cancer survivor, lymphedema patient, lymphedema therapist and garment fitter; Lene Tonnisen, visiting lymphedema therapist from Canada, was here for the JoViPak Fitter Certification class the day before and graciously stayed over to help answer patient questions; and my long-time friend, confidant and partner in facilitating these classes, Lynn Fass, RN, president of the Northwest Lymphedema Center, who has successfully managed her own primary lymphedema for 35 years. (Lynn and I have been teaching these classes since 1993.) To view previous classes, go to the Northwest Lymphedema Center website: www.nwlymphedemacenter.org and click “On-Line Self-Care Videos.”
Lene spent the night at the Hawthorne Suites which is within walking distance of our classroom; however, they do have a shuttle which will take you anywhere within a 5-mile radius as well as pick you up at the airport. For our next two classes, Hawthorne Suites is offering our attendees a special rate of $89 per night for a studio apartment and $109 for a two-bedroom townhouse unit with two baths. Every unit has a fireplace and fully equipped kitchen. A hot complimentary breakfast is provided each morning in the Hawthorne Suites dining area. Quite often therapists who come to the Fitter Certification Class stay over for the Patient Self-Care Class which proves to be a valuable learning experience and a lot of fun for everyone involved. We hope you will be able to join us at one of our future classes. The next Fitter Class is February 12th, 9:00 to 4:00 and the next Patient Self-Care Class is Saturday, February 13th, 10:00 to 4:00. For reservations or more information call the following numbers:
Patient Self-Care Class, Lynn Fass at the Northwest Lymphedema Center (206) 575-7775
JoViPak® Fitter Certification Class, Karen at JoViPak 1-866-888-5684, Ext. 83
Overnight Accommodations, Joann Ramsby, Sales Director, Hawthorne Suites 1-800-527-1133