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Sleeves and Gauntlets and Gloves, Oh My!

Just wanted to share a little smile with you.....after Breast Cancer Surgery and Lymph Node removal, women get a condition called Lymphedema in the affected arm, the arm on the side of the surgery or both arms in the case of double mastectomies. The arm and hand/fingers swell because there's no longer any lymphatic system to drain that limb. It's a chronic condition and at this point has no cure. However, some clever people came up with decorative "Sleeves" & gloves that breast cancer patients can wear which compress their arm & hand and diminish that Lymphedema. Because they're quite decorative they tend to attract attention & curious people will ask what you're wearing and why. The folks who make this clever little bit of business, "LympheDivas" :) developed a list of ready answers for the insatiably curious who ask why you're wearing that decorative sleeve. This list of snappy responses is from their web page.          You...