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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month - and we're planning to spend it raising awareness about breast and truncal lymphedema as a side effect of breast cancer treatment. In addition to attending the National Lymphedema Network International Conference in Nevada in mid-October, we'll bring our message back to the medical supply industry's largest trade show, Medtrade, where the Compressure Comfort® Bra previously won "best new product". It's a measure of how far we've come that Lesli's been invited to speak twice at this conference, and we're hoping that her presentations will help more people in the medical goods industry see how important good treatment for breast and truncal lymphedema is. This year's Fall Medtrade is in Orlando, FL from October 25th - 28th. (See below if you'd like a FREE PASS, compliments of Bellisse!). We're also scheduling in-services for late 2004 and early 2005, so now's a great time to arrange for Lesli to visit you and share what she's learned about diagnosing and treating breast and truncal lymphedema. Another way we're raising awareness about breast and truncal lymphedema is by forming an alliance with Juzo, a company with a demonstrated commitment to lymphedema patients. Starting in November, Juzo sales representatives will be carrying the Bellisse® Compressure Comfort® Bra, and they'll be spreading the word about truncal lymphedema and Bellisse to retailers in selected states across the country. We are happy to be working with them! Happy Fall from the orange, gold, and crimson mountains of Vermont!
"Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle." - Anna Quindlen, columnist and writer
Bellisse is proud to announce the launch of its new "Preferred Dealer Program" - a "win-win-win" for patients, retailers, and health care providers. Bellisse® Preferred Dealers promise to keep 7 pre-selected core sizes of the Compressure Comfort® Bra in stock, so that patients who come to their store are able to try enough bras to get an accurate fit. In return for carrying the 7 core sizes, Bellisse® will waive Preferred Dealers' restocking fees. Everyone benefits: patients find comfortable compression sooner, health care providers are sure that their patients are wearing the right size, and dealers reduce returns - and get more referrals from happy customers and health care providers.
If you're a retailer interested in joining the Bellisse® Preferred Dealer Program, please contact us at 1- 877-273-1683 or .
Bellisse co-founder Lesli Bell has been invited to speak at Medtrade 2004, which will be held from October 25-28 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Lesli will give two presentations at Medtrade. On Monday, October 25th, she'll speak on "Considerations for Comfort After Breast Cancer", and on October 28 from 8:30-9:30 am, Lesli will give a talk entitled "Lymphedema After Breast Cancer: The Whole Picture". Bellisse will also be exhibiting at the conference - please visit us at Booth # 1176. Please visit http://www.medtrade.com/home.cfm for further information and conference registration information.
Bellisse has arranged for you to attend all 3 days of the Medtrade Expo for Free! To take advantage of our offer, simply register online using the Prize Code MZAK2. For additional information about this year's event, please visit http://www.medtrade.com/home.cfm, where you can find out the latest details about Medtrade, register online, and much more. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando at Booth # 1176!
Bellisse is currently scheduling in-services for November and December 2004, and for all of 2005. Our schedule fills up quickly, so please soon if you would like to have Lesli come to your school or clinic and share what she's learned about diagnosing and treating breast and truncal lymphedema! Click here for more information and a preview of Lesli's presentation!
"Sticking Up" for Breast Cancer Research This week, in New York's Time Square, the 3M Office Supplies Division will unveil the world's largest breast cancer ribbon - composed entirely of pink sticky notes. Each note represents one of 75,000 people who signed up on the 3M website to say that they're "sticking up" for breast cancer, and for each person, 3M will donate $1 to the City of Hope Cancer Center. 3M has already reached its goal for the ribbon, but you can still support breast cancer research by buying specially-marked sticky notes with the pink breast cancer symbol on them. 3M will donate up to 50 cents per package to the City of Hope. Look for them in stores...
On September 21, Lesli hosted an informational meeting about "After Cancer Surgery - What Do You Need to Know About Lymphedema and When?". The meeting was held at Lesli's clinic in Winooski, VT, with special guest Kirsten Hanson from The Medical Store, who brought samples of compression garments and discussed compression options for lymphedema. The meeting covered lymphedema generally, but several breast cancer survivors came to learn about the special risks they face for breast and truncal lymphdema. For Lesli, the most satisfying part of the meeting was reaching out to these women, who might not otherwise even have known that they are at risk. She hopes that with good information and careful prevention, the women she spoke with will never have to experience the pain and reduced quality of life that goes with breast and truncal lymphedema.
To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
This newsletter contains articles that we believe will be of general interest to the Bellisse community of lymphedema patients, their family and friends, and their health care providers. Sometimes, however, we have news and links that are of interest to only one of these groups. To be sure that you are you are in all the categories that interest you, please click on the "Update my profile" link at the very bottom of this newsletter. As always, Bellisse will not share your information with anyone else.
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