WELCOME

Thank you for your interest in LE&RN Chapters. Here is where patients, families, caregivers, therapists, and local medical practitioners can connect and share how to better identify and manage lymphatic diseases (LD).

Help raise awareness and encourage other patients to join the fight. Together we can build a stronger voice so we can make great strides in educating doctors, so they know how to identify lymphatic diseases and where to refer patients, convincing lawmakers to earmark more funding for research, and making known to the wider community how life-changing these disease are.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

The most frequently asked question related to Chapter membership is What is involved?

We ask that you have a caring attitude, a passion for helping others, and become active in lymphatic disease advocacy activities aligned to LE&RN’s mission of education and research. If you would like to launch a new Chapter, then you would lead or form a leadership team in your area for the following example activities.

Activity Examples

• Attend bi-monthly meetings on an educational, research, or advocacy topic related to lymphatic disease. These can be in person or via Zoom.
• Write to your city or state elected officials to declare World Lymphedema Day on March 6th
• Participate in Calls to Action from LE&RN such as writing your story to the American Medical Association (AMA) or the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make them aware of changes and funding needed for lymphatic research
• Host a booth at a local health fair, medical conference, or school and distribute LE&RN materials as well as speak to others about what it means to live with LD
• Drop off or email flyers and other materials to local doctors, patients, and therapists

In short, the possibilities are endless. Different chapters do different things at various times in the year as their schedule and resources allow. More importantly, you meet other advocates who are fighting to be the change they want to see in the world. If you want to start slow and attend meetings to learn more about becoming an advocate, we welcome you too.

Join Us
Please join now and encourage your family and friends to join so they may better support and understand those who live with lymphatic disease. Together, we can make a difference!

Our organization does not share personal information with external sources. Sharing your phone number and address with LE&RN is optional. If you provide city, state/province, and country, it will better assist the Chapters as they organize events and programs.

Briefly describe your interest in the selected Chapter. (Include any experience you have in volunteerism with other nonprofit organizations or with advocacy initiatives if you would like to be a leader or launch a new Chapter.)*

If you are interested in starting a new LE&RN Chapter, please read the message below.
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2026 LE&RN Chapter Program Update

Thank you for your interest in the LE&RN Chapter Program.

Our current Chapter Program is being updated, so new chapter development is temporarily on hold until October 5.

During this pause:

* Existing LE&RN chapters will continue to meet and welcome new member

* Members interested in joining an existing chapter are encouraged to get involved.

* New chapter launches will resume after October 5.

Thank you for your patience as we strengthen the Chapter Program and continue supporting our lymphatic disease community.

 

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If you have any questions, please contact LE&RN via email at lrc@lymphaticnetwork.org.