'BIP' 's Cam Ayala Teams Up with Kathy Bates to Raise Awareness for Lymphedema: 'My Lymphedema Sister'
Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty, Amy Sussman/Getty Cam AyalaandKathy Batesare teaming up to raise awareness of the “debilitating” disease lymphedema. Both the formerBachelorettecontestant and actress suffer fromlymphedema, a chronic disease with no cure that results in the buildup of fluid in soft tissues and causes swelling in the arms and legs. Lymphedema can be hereditary (primary) or it can develop later in life (secondary) after lymph nodes are removed in a surgical procedure or as part of cancer treatment....