LERN and BSN Medical sponsor Brooklyn 5K Walk to Fight Lymphedema and Lymphatic Diseases

The Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) and BSN Medical are joining forces to make this year’s Walk to Fight Lymphedema & Lymphatic Diseases in New York City the biggest and most successful ever.

Lymphedema and lymphatic diseases remain unknown to most people despite affecting up to ten million Americans. Since 1998, LE&RN has been dedicated to ensuring that these patients get the attention they deserve in terms of education, research, and advocacy.

“At last year’s Walk, Kathy Bates kicked off the Face of Lymphedema Challenge™. This year, we’ll show her she isn’t alone with New Yorkers coming forward and standing tall for lymphedema and lymphatic disease awareness.” William Repicci, Executive Director for LE&RN

The event begins Saturday, September 19, 2015, at 9:30am at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn. The Walk across the Bridge commences at 11:00am with a ribbon cutting.

This year’s speakers include lymphedema patient Andrew Matta (keynote) and Tiffany Detlefsen, the activist mom of a young lymphedema patient. Six-year-old Emma Detlefsen will be honored as a LE&RN Youth Ambassador. Jonathan Ross, President, Bio Compression Systems, Inc., will receive the LE&RN Impact Award, and Cynthia Shechter, MA, OTR/L, CIMT, CLT-UE, Director and Owner, ShechterCare, will receive the LE&RN Advocate Award.

The Walk to Fight Lymphedema & Lymphatic Diseases is sponsored by ImpediMed, L-Dex, Tactile, Bio Compression Systems, Eiger Pharmaceuticals, Mikimoto, Luna Medical, Printology, Lohmann & Rauscher, and Solaris.

Registration is easy and teams are forming now. If you can’t make it out to the park, support a team or a walker, or sign up to be a virtual walker. Join the fight against lymphedema and lymphatic diseases.

About LE&RN
Founded in 1998, the Lymphatic Education & Research Network (formerly LRF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization whose mission is to fight lymphatic disease and lymphedema through education, research and advocacy. LE&RN provides valuable education resources for the millions of people who suffer from lymphedema and lymphatic disease. LE&RN fosters and supports research that can deepen the medical community’s understanding of the lymphatic system. For more information about lymphatic disease or the Lymphatic Education & Research Network, please visit www.LymphaticNetwork.org or call (516) 625-9675.