Say something to a stranger,
EDIT: To be clear, I did not say anything. (This was at the bottom of my post.)
I saw a woman in her 20s wearing shorts who looked as if she had both lipoedema and lymphoedema - seeming cuffing at the ankles( and (for want of better words), lumpy thighs, small-ish upper body (you wouldn't call her fat) suggesting lipoedema, and disproportionately thick, heavy looking lower legs - that would stand out as unusual to anyone - suggesting lymphoedema.
We're in the most extereme heatwave in our history. We were both waiting for the bus and actually ended up getting the same one.
Considering how under-diagnosed these conditions are and the importance of really intervention (which I didn't get despite doing too my GP immediately), I felt a responsibility to let her know if she didn't already. There's a chance she knows but just decided not to wear any compression or whatever.
I wanted to ask if she'd heard of either condition to potentially help. But I also didn't want to make her feel self-conscious or anything.
Anyway, I didn't say anything. Would you have done?