Help Danielle's Lipoedema Journey

Danielle Thake is a 24-year-old mother who has a beautiful 6-year-old daughter. She has been living with a rare disease known as Lipoedema, that was unrecognised for six years. She has recently been diagnosed with early stage 3 of the disease.

Lipoedema is a chronic progressive inflammatory fat disease, caused when inflamed tissues accumulate under the skin and progress into other areas of the body. Overtime this will attack vital organs. Lipoedema is not to be confused for lymphoedema or obesity, and is a disease that cannot be exercised or dieted away.

Danielle has restricted mobility, and suffers the physical and psychological burden of this disease on a day-to-day basis, with constant pain,swollen, heavy, and achy legs. Danielle has tried multiple public and private approaches in the New Zealand health care system, yet has been declined any help.

Fortunately, Danielle is now a patient of 'Lipoedema surgical solutions' in Queensland, Australia who specialises in this disease. In mid April, Danielle and our Mum Wendy will be traveling to her appointments, to advance to her next stages of her extraction surgeries.