About

Veronica P. Seneriz

Veronica P. Seneriz is a patient, national advocate, speaker, and Founder & Owner of Lymphie Strong. She also currently serves as the Social Media Manager for the National Lymphedema Network.

In 1994, Veronica developed 3rd generation Lymphedema Distichiasis Syndrome, a rare type of primary lymphedema that affects her legs and eyes. It has run in her family for 116 years. Veronica started a personal blog called Lymphie Strong as a dedication to her father in September 2015. To date, her blog has reached 166 countries.

Veronica has also traveled to Washington DC on different occasions to lobby Congress both as a member of the TX Chapter of the Lymphedema Advocacy Group and for LE&RN DC Lobby Days. Lymphie Strong FB advocates for and is listed as a resource for the Lymphedema Treatment Act. She is a member of the National Lymphedema Network LSAP Class of 2017 and the LE&RN Texas Chapter. Along with advocacy initiatives, she currently serves as an Ambassador for industry partners such as JUZO USA, JOBST USA, and XPANDASOX.

As of 2020, the blog has expanded into three global online support communities on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with a combined social media platform of 24K aimed at reaching those who feel isolated with lymphedema that have little to no local support system.

Veronica also created the Lymphie Strong Move That Lymph #MOVETHATLYMPH Challenge Series in 2017, a virtual fitness program with worldwide group membership of 78 countries in the Lymphie Strong Running & Fitness Club for Lymphedema group on Facebook. It was recently presented at the 2019 National Lymphedema Network Conference. Over 500 participants from 16 of those countries have signed up as a commitment to promoting lymphedema and lymphatic health awareness.

Finally, Veronica hosts guest speakers from around the world, chairs support group meetings, creates collaborations with industry partners and stakeholders, and schedules online educational webinars via FB Live/Zoom and Lymphie Strong – YouTube which has also had a global reach impact of providing patient education opportunities to the Lymphie Strong community.