April 28^th is…

 

Great Poetry Reading Day

 

 

The year's at the spring

And day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven;

The hillside's dew-pearled;

The lark's on the wing;

The snail's on the thorn;

God's in His heaven -

All's right with the world!

~Robert Browning

 

 

 

You can find lots of great poetry to read at the Poetry Foundation.

 

 

If you’re like me (and, if you are, may your higher power help ya! LOL), & are wondering “what about all of the BAD poetry out there??”, there’s also a “Bad Poetry Reading Day” for all of that – held on August 18^th.

 

 

 

RELATED EVENT: The MONTH of APRIL is National Poetry Month

 

 

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Dr. Oz Discusses Flesh-Eating Bacteria & MRSA “Superbug” on Oprah

 

 

Doctor Mehmet Oz will be on the Oprah show tomorrow (April 28, 2009) discussing flesh-eating bacteria (AKA Necrotizing Fasciitis) & the deadly "superbug" (AKA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus  [MRSA]) which is spreading fast across the country.

 

 

An experimental new brain surgery – “that can also make you lose weight?” – will also be covered on the show. (Hmmm.)

 

 

Show details & video-preview are available HERE. 

 

 

Dr. Oz (& Dr. Roizen’)s RealAge® website is available HERE. 

 

 

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Before the week is out, I just wanted to be sure to mention that…

 

The week of April 19^th – 25^th, 2009, was…

 

 

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (US)

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH)

 

& also…

 

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (CND)

Canadian Association of Transplantation

 

 

 

RELATED EVENTS:  The MONTH of APRIL is National Donate Life Month, Cancer Control Month (US) & National Cancer Awareness Month (CND), National Minority Health Awareness Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Multicultural Communication Month, & African-American Women’s Fitness Month. (Click on “MONTH of APRIL” for the full Care-Aware™ listing of April’s monthly events.)

 

 

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Friday, April 24^th - is…

 

National Arbor Day™

 

 

 

 

National Arbor Day (a day to plant & celebrate trees) is the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their best tree-planting times. Check the link below to find out when your state or territory observes Arbor Day:

 

Arbor Day Dates – State-by-State [click]

 

Arbor Day Celebrations Around the World [click]

 

 

Read a neat little short Flash-player book on the history of Arbor day:

 

Arbor Day History [click]

 

 

Trees are HEALTHY & helpful – good for our physical health AND for environmental health.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Here are a couple great ideas for tree gifts – for only a dollar a piece, you can have a tree planted for a loved one or pet:

 

“Trees in Memory” & “Trees in Celebration Planting” Programs [click]

(Have a tree planted in memory or honor of a loved one or special occasion [i.e. birthday, anniversary, etc.].)

 

“Trees for Pets” [click]

(Have a tree planted in memory or honor of a pet &/or its’ adoption, etc.)

 

FaceBook Tree Planter [click]

 

 

You can also have them send either a greeting card or an ecard to someone, letting them know that you’ve donated a tree-planting in their honor in one of the National forests (this option’s currently $5.95):

 

Tree Greeting or eCards [click]

 

 

 

 

There’s also a nature club for children available:

 

Nature Explore (Kid’s Club) [click]

 

 

You can get a membership for just 10 bucks, & they’ll plant 10 trees for you for free. 

 

 

 

There’s soooo much more great tree-related stuff to surf at the Arbor Day Foundation’s Website; & they also have their own blog.  Check them out!

 

 

 

 

 

PS  FREE trees  planted:  The first film in the new Disneynature series, “Earth”, was released this week.  Disney is advertising that they’ll plant a tree for each ticket that’s bought during the film’s opening week.  It’s supposed to be a pretty good movie – a story of three different animal families (Polar Bears, African Elephants, & Humpback Whales)… narrated by James Earl Jones & directed by the creative team who worked on the Planet Earth series.  I’m sure they don’t need my “plug” here (& I’m not much for ‘advertising’, generally); but I thought I’d throw it out there for whomever may be interested. 

 

Click to Visit the Disneynature “Earth” Movie Website

 

 

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 I’m back (again)… with a new-found awareness of computer-innards  & hardware-health.  ;)  (More than I ever wanted to know?  LOL […but, hey, I learned some stuff in the process!  ])  Actually, I was just about to post this plus an Earth Day post, late Tues. night, when the system went down again!!    Sooooo think some good thoughts  about it holding  this time (“third time’s a charm”?), aye? 

 

 

Onward & forward to more April awareness events & items!

 

 

Thanks for being here – by showing up & reading & such, YOU are helping awareness grow!    You never know what part of some sort of information from a post might help someone out there (maybe even YOU or someone in your family/network)… even if you think it’s an unrelated topic   or something… now or down the road  (I know I’ve happened across things like that myself, for various people, anyhow)!

 

I just realized that I'd forgotten to let you know, here, this time... that the Care-Aware computer   has been down  (again) for the last week or so (died on a holiday - Good Friday).

 

Hopefully, will be up & running again soon!

 

Until then...

 

 

PS  Don't forget to pass out the hugs & smiles & kisses (as appropo) - they're good for everyone's health!

 

April 10^th is…

 

Siblings Day

 

 

 

Siblings Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of the sibling-relationship & express appreciation & recognition to our brothers and sisters for everything they’ve brought to our lives, & perhaps to heal old wounds & conflicts with them.  It’s also a day to remember with love and gratitude those siblings who no longer are with us.

 

 

Like Mother's and Father's Days, Siblings Day follows the same spirit and tradition – just for brothers & sisters, instead.  It can be celebrated by doing similar things… such as sending a card or letter, making a phone call, getting together & spending time together, going out to eat, playing games &/or sharing remembrances & hugs & the like.  You could also send a postcard:

 

Send a free Siblings Day ePostcard [click]

 

 

Claudia A. Evart, who is a freelance paralegal in Manhattan, NY, founded Siblings Day after coming up with the idea on her 40^th birthday, in 1996.  Claudia’s own two siblings both died at early ages of tragic accidents:  her sister, Lisette, was 19 when she died in an auto accident when she was travelling abroad (in 1972), & her brother, Alan, died from a slip-&-fall accident in his home when he was 36 (in 1987). 

 

 

April 10^th was chosen as the date for Siblings day because it’s the birthdate of Claudia’s late sister, Lisette.

 

 

Thirty-one states have officially established Siblings Day.  Once it’s been universally established, Claudia plans to present annual “Brothers & Sisters Awards” for caregivers of disabled siblings, & also utilize her Siblings Day Foundation to become a national resource call-in center for sibling-bereavement & other sibling issues, & to support family organizations which provide similar sibling services.

 

 

To learn more about Siblings Day & the Siblings Day Foundation, & see whether your state is one which officially recognizes it (if not – maybe you can help get them to, too), go to the website:

 

Siblings Day Website [click]

 

 

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Today – Wednesday, April 8^th , 2009 – is…

 

 

SAAM Day of Action

APRIL is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

                                                                                                       

 

 

 The SAAM Day of Action (formerly A Day to End Sexual Violence), is a day to focus awareness on sexual violence prevention.

 

 

This year’s SAAM theme is…

 

Prevent Sexual Violence...in our workplaces.

 

The SAAM slogan is…

 

Respect Works!

 

 

Behaviors which involve physical contact are usually called abuse, rape, or sexual assault.  All forms of sexual violence can and do happen in the workplace.  The abuser or offender can be of the same or opposite sex, a supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or a non-employee.

 

 

Sexual harassment & violence in the workplace are not about sex but about power & control.  Learn more about the underlying dynamics:

 

View the Workplace Power & Control Wheel

 

 

Victims of sexual assault at work may have difficulties meeting ongoing work demands in the aftermath of an assault – including decreased work functioning, sometimes for up to 8 months after the attack – and nearly 50% of rape victims lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the crime.

 

 

Prevention of workplace violence includes setting standards of respect for others in the workplace & for responding to & reporting acts of sexual harassment and violence.  Businesses can also support their local rape crisis centers through donations of time and/or money; &, by showing they care, others in the community will be inspired to learn more about how to help. 

 

Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center

https://www.nsvrc.org/

 

 

Learn More about SAAM & Workplace Violence:

 

AFL-CIO Violence Against Women in the Workplace

 

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Website

 

U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)

 

 

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April 8^th is…

 

National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day

 

 

 

Cushing’s Syndrome (AKA hypercortisolism or hyperadrenocorticism) is an hormonal/ endocrine or disorder which is caused by over-exposure of the body’s tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol.   

 

 

Between10 & 15 people per million have Cushing’s. – most commonly affecting adults between the ages of 20 & 50.  Common symptoms include abnormal weight gain, skin changes, fatigue, diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression.  The list of possible symptoms is very long – you can view more, here (where it’s divided into several categorical pages).

 

 

Over production of cortisol is commonly associated with the treatment of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. Delayed treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome significantly reduces treatment options, such as radiation therapy. That’s why it’s important for both doctors and patients to heighten their awareness of it.

 

 

April 8^th was chosen as NCSAD because it’s the birthday of Harvey Cushing (1869-1939) – the American physician, surgeon and endocrinologist who discovered it & first reported it in 1932.

 

 

 

Learn More about Cushing’s Syndrome:

 

cushings-help.com

 

Cushing’s Support & Research Foundation

 

The Endocrine Society®

 

 

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Tuesday, April 7^th, 2009 – is…

 

World Health Day

 

 

This year’s WHD theme is:

 

Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies.

             

 

Previous WHD themes included “Protecting Health from Climate Change” (2008), “International Health Security” (2007), “Working Together for Health” (2006) & “Make every mother and child count” (2005).

 

 

WHO/Shareef Sarhan                 

            

Having safe hospitals in all areas of the world is important for everyday emergencies – but it’s even more critical when disaster strikes.  This year’s WHD aims at making hospitals safe when disasters like earthquakes, typhoons & hurricanes, conflict-related crises, & other disasters strike.  Focus is given to securing structures & property against damage & preparedness planning, including the proper training of personell.

 

 

  

WHO: Make hospitals safe in emergencies

 

 

For more information on World Health Day, visit:

 

World Health Organization (WHO)

 

 

 

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The Care-Aware™ computer is back online & doin’ fine.

 

Thanks for your patience  – I’m frustrated   that I missed so much March  stuff that I wanted to cover; but… onward & upward (/forward?) - there's lots & LOTS of April goings-on to get to!!

 

I should be able to start getting to the Month of April events-postings shortly, here; so look for them SOON.