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The 3^rd weekend (Fri-Sun) in October is…

 

 

The United Nations’ 2015 Millennium Campaign

Stand Up Against Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

Have you been following the Stand Up and Take Action (to end poverty) campaign, this weekend? It’s now in its’ 4^th year, and millions of people around the world are Standing Up and Taking Action to show their support for the fight against poverty and for the (UN’s) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 

 

• 1.4 BILLION people around the world exist on less than $1.25 per day! 

 

• One woman dies EVERY MINUTE as a result of pregnancy & childbirth!

 

• More than 1 BILLION people lack clean drinking water!

 

The problem is huge; yet, we CAN change it – TOGETHER!!

 

 

 

   

You Can End Poverty

 

 

 

I just wanted to give you a quick heads-up on it, if you haven’t been following Care-Aware™ on Twitter* (if not, you should – as I’m doing most of the postings from there, now). There’s still time to join in!

 

 

This global campaign is gaining so much attention and so many local events that the official numbers of attendees for it’s numerous events are being submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records!  You can still be a part of that, too: Submit your event-numbers before 23:59 GMT on Oct 18^th, 2009 to be counted (http://tr.im/CaRU).

 

 

 

   

STAND UP and TAKE ACTION 2009

 

 

 

There are lots of other things we can do to help the movement against global poverty – year-round! For more info, visit:

 

www.standagainstpoverty.org

 

 

 

 

 

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H1N1 Swine Flu

Updates, Prevention Tips, Facts, News & Links

(…& Widget!)

 

 

You’ve probably already heard that the H1N1 flu  was declared to be a pandemic, back in June, 2009; & that the vaccinations for it (which have recently been approved by the FDA) are supposed to be effective with one dose/shot (although not 100% [probably between 70+ & 90+% effective?]), instead of the two which they were originally predicting everyone might need.

 

 

The situation can change daily, however, so instead of posting multiple updates over the coming months, I’ve posted the CDC's H1N1/Swine flu widget on the Care-Aware™ home page (rt-hand side of page).

  

 

You can also go to the CDC’s H1N1 flu website for tons more comprehensive-information:

 

 

2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

 

 

 

H1N1 Swine Flu information is also available on Twitter at @CDCFlu & @FluGov.

 

 

 

Don’t forget to follow the basic flu-prevention strategies: 

 

• Wash, wash, WASH^Ŧ your hands (often/with soap & water - &/or use alcohol-based antibacterial products*)!

 

• Avoid touching your face/eyes/nose/mouth.

 

• Sneeze into your sleeve/elbow or a tissue (throw that in the trash AND wash your hands afterwards).

 

• Get your flu shots (seasonal & H1N1. ^◊

 

• Stay HOME if you get sick^« & limit your contact with others in the home, too.

 

 

^Ŧ A handwashing step-by-step graphic is available in the Care-Aware™ “Shigella & Norovirus Outbreaks” post. That said, the virus is spread through the air via coughing/sneezing; so staying away from people who are doing that (good luck), covering it when you do, getting a flu shot (seasonal one, too), & avoiding touching your face with your hands are all important strategies to keep in mind.

 

 

^◊ Flu shots are not completely-without their own potential risks (though statistically very-rare).  If you have any concerns ask your doctor, do some research, & weigh the risks/benefits for you.  Most healthy people handle them well (& most vaccines are now made from killed/non-active viruses); & it helps those with chronic health problems when others in society aren’t spreading the flu around (especially if they-themselves are not able to take the vaccine due to health issues/allergies, etc.)!

 

 

* Be careful when using alcohol-based hand products with/around younger children, as there have been incidents of alcohol-poisonings when they’ve sucked on their fingers, licked their hands, or even have drunk the solution from the bottles!

 

 

^« You actually remain contagious for as long as you have a cough  (so usually at least 10 days)!  This is MUCH longer than the previous advisory that people could return to work/school as soon as they’d been free of a fever for at least 24 hrs (without it being lowered by medication).  So stock up with plenty of staple supplies which you might need, should you or a family member get sick!

 

 

 

Be well, Everyone! 

 

 

 

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September 16^th  is...

 

 

Wife Appreciation Day! 

 

 

There are just NOT enough days out there to show wives the appreciation they deserve, right?!   BUT, Wife Appreciation Day is a great way to add to all of the other possible opportunities to do so, throughout the year.

 

 

There’s still plenty of time to plan some appreciation, Husbands!  So get busy!! …. Wait a minute.    Perhaps I should rephrase that-all!!   This is WIFE Appreciation Day, after all!   But not to worry, guys – in case you’re wondering, there is also a “Husband Appreciation Day”:  It’s held on the third Saturday of April.

 

 

Have a great day, Men!  No amount of appreciation which is given out with genuine intentions, gratitude & affection is ever lost on a wife; so it’s really a good day for everyone’s health.

 

 

Wife Appreciation Day is held each & every September 16th.

 

 

Related Events:  The MONTH of SEPTEMBER is Marriage Health Month.

 

 

 

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The Third Tuesday of September is…

 

Get Ready Day

 

&

 

Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Ready Day is sponsored by the American Public Health Association (APHA).  Its’ purpose is to help Americans to prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all of the hazards they could potentially face:  including pandemic flu and other emerging infectious diseases or hazards or disasters.

 

 

Get Ready Day has lots of fact sheets available at their site:  these include some for info on the H1N1 virus (AKA swine flu), plus earthquakes, floods, heat waves, power outages, work emergencies, winter storms and other disaster-preparedness; and they’re available in Spanish, as well.  They also have a blog, podcast, & quarterly e-newsletter, & are available on Twitter.

 

 

The GRD website also has a special section for children:  you can download games & puzzles, print out a kids’ preparedness guide & family checklist, & check out their other fun & educational links for kids, there.  They also ran a song contest for GRD, in 2007, & you can listen to their winning entries.  Just click on the links below for those:

 

Get Ready Kids Fun Site

 

Listen to the winners of the Get Ready Song Contest!

 

 

 

Visit the Get Ready website:

 

APHA Get Ready

 

 

 

The MONTH of SEPTEMBER is also National Preparedness Month.  You can find more information for that by going to Ready America (www.ready.gov).

 

 

 

The Third Tuesday of September is also…

 

 

Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day

 

 

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day is part of a national campaign by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health’s “Closing the Health Gap” campaign (& is also part of its’ part of its’ “Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health”) which focuses on the health gap between minority populations and the general population.  

 

 

Take a loved one to the Doctor Day is used as a day to encourage individuals to see a health care professional or to make an appointment to see a health care professional and begin taking charge of your health!  So if you’ve arrived at this info late in the day (or even some other time of the year), take heart – and make an appointment! – because the point is to rally others you care about to take care of themselves & their health by seeing their doctor(s) regularly, as they should.  Any time’s a good time to start doing that!

 

 

For more info on the day, visit:

 

 

“Closing the Health Gap” [click] 

 

 

 

 

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September 15^th is…

 

 

World Lymphoma Awareness Day

 

 

 

 

 

World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) began in 2004, & is a global campaign sponsored by the Lymphoma Coalition – which is a non-profit organization of networked patient groups from around the world.

 

 

There are more than 35 types of lymphoma.

 

About 360, 000 people worldwide are diagnosed with it each year.

 

 

WOW!:  According to the Lymphoma Coalition, “less than 50 per cent of people know anything about this potentially life-threatening disease” & “almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people do not know that lymphoma is a form of cancer”!  (I wouldn’t have thought! …  Definitely need an awareness day!!)

 

 

If untreated, some lymphomas can be fatal within six months.

 

Nearly 200,000 people die from lymphoma every year.

 

 

“Know Your Nodes.”  Two years ago, the Know Your Nodes campaign was launched for WLAD. fun and interactive to help people learn about nodes, & the lymphatic system… and, most importantly, the signs and symptoms of lymphoma.

 

 

“Know Your Nodes” Interactives [click]

Quick Quiz, Signs & Symptoms List, Fast Fact-Sheet

 

 

 

 

Lymphoma is the most commonly occurring blood cancer

and the third most common childhood cancer.

 

One million people worldwide live with lymphoma.

 

 

The Beacons of Hope program was created in 2006 to celebrate inspiring people around the world who have been affected by lymphoma. The people chosen by the Coalition become ambassadors who spread hope for lymphoma across the world.  The the LC is now creating a photo album to reflect the ‘Beacons of Hope’ theme (you can view those photos here).

 

 

 

For more information, visit:

 

The Lymphoma Coalition

 

 

 

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The Second Full Week* of September is…

(* Mon. thru Sun.)

 

 

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

 

 

 

 

 

They’re EVERYWHERE!  They're at the store, at church, at the park, in the movie theatre, in their cars... they may be at your school, your children’s daycare, or even in your workplace!  Everywhere.  You wouldn’t know it, either; because – while they, themselves, are not invisible – the illnesses which people with invisible chronic illnesses (PWICI’s) have are NOT visible.  That’s right:  no canes, no walkers, no wheelchairs, dogs or other devices… no pasty-pallor or other-wise strange coloring; no appearance of illness or give-away lack of hair to clue you in, either.  PWICI’s are very visible (usually... within their better days/moments, anyway?), despite their very invisible illnesses.  PWICI’s could be anywhere around you any day (and they are).  They may look like the average Joe, a young athletic guy, a cute kid, a business person or even a mega-model.  They could look like… well, anybody!  Because that’s exactly who they are – PWICI’s are simply people – here, there, & everywhere – who happen to have a chronic illness which isn’t perceptible to you or I or to our naked eyes.

 

 

1 in 2 people in the USA live with a chronic condition,

and 96% of illnesses are invisible.

 

 

You may be tempted to tell someone whom you’ve come to know as being a PWICI, “you’re looking good!”  DON’T.  While this is a common faux pas (& often well-intentioned &/or mistakenly thought of as complimentary or encouraging), it actually has the affect of making things worse by implying that they must not be all that ill, being that they look so well & all – which is not at all helpful, & can actually feel downright discouraging & unsupportive to the PWICI’s.  In fact, recently, National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week (NICIAW) surveyed 1200 PWICI’s to compile a collaborative list of possible responses to that statement (you can read those here).  It’s that common of an occurrence, unfortunately.  Another organization, The Invisible Disabilities Advocate®, uses the statement as the title of an informative booklet which helps others better understand what PWICI’s go through – it’s entitled, “But You LOOK Good!™” (you can find that here).

  

 

FREE webinars are available this week (starting @ 9 a.m. PDT, Mon. 9/14/09) on various invisible illness topics. Previous webinars are also available there, to listen to.  Just click on the widget below, for those:

 

   

 

You can also use this link:

 

Invisible Illness Virtual Conference & Webinars

 

 

 

 

  

Invisible Illness Week - A Little Help Gives a Lot of Hope

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit these websites for more info:

 

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

 

The Invisible Disabilities Advocate®

 

 

 

 

Related Care-Aware™ Posts:

 

A Week of Visibility for People with Invisible Illnesses (Sept. 8-14, '08)

 

 

…and  about a bazillion more references to various invisible illnesses, throughout the Care-Aware™ blog (feel free to browse).

 

 

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“Go for the GOLD – Wear Gold Lamé?!” 

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

September 12, 2009

 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness MONTH

 

 

I was on Twitter, yesterday (...just signed up a few days ago – wanted to do so in time for Childhood Cancer awareness, especially), & I noticed that Oprah (yep – I shamelessly am “following” some of the larger celeb-accounts for awareness’-sake) had tweeted about the 9/11 anniversary.  Here’s Oprah’s tweet (is it still called a “retweet” when you repost it in a blog?):

 

 

“Woke up. got dressed & thought about every one of the 2970 who did the same 8 yrs ago. Let's have a tweet of silence to remember them all.”

 

 

“2970.”  The number suddenly jumped out at me… because about that very same number of children – around 3,000 – die EACH YEAR, from childhood cancers!  So, I tweeted back this reply to O’s tweet:

 

 

“@Oprah Please pause again: ~3,000 kids die EA YR in US! Wear GOLD for Nat’l Childhood Cancer Awareness Day (9/12). Thx. http://bit.ly/YCZgw”

 

 

In just these 8 years since 9/11/01, that number would multiply out to around 24,000 children who have died from childhood cancers.  That’s MORE than the 21,000 people that it took to do the recent (& pretty awesome-to-watch, I’ve gotta say) “flash mob dance” to the Black Eyed Peas’ song “I Gotta Feeling” which took place on Oprah’s 24^th-season opening show, along Chicago’s ‘Magnificent Mile.’  Those numbers just cover the US statistics alone, by the way – worldwide statistics are MUCH higher (…as survival rates are much lower, worldwide – see link below*):  more than 160,000 children die of cancer each year, around the world!  Doing the math, that would make 1,280,000  –  ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED & EIGHTY THOUSAND!!! – who’ve died in just the last 8 years around the globe (and, actually, all of these statistics may be higher than that, even, due to the fact that survival rates have been even lower in the past).

 

 

It’s stunning, isn’t it?  THAT many children are dying… but even those numbers don’t even begin to touch on all those who are currently in treatment, those who have been through it previously & survived… and all of those who’ve survived but who continue to struggle, daily, with the after-effects from those treatments – which are often debilitating, painful, & life-long.  Yet, childhood cancer – here in the US – is called “rare”… granted, NOT by those whose families have been impacted by it!  One father I know, Bob – who founded the awesome grassroots PAC2 group to help other kids & families, after their own son, AJ, died from childhood cancer – just had an article which he wrote (with that same title: “Rare”) published in Stand Up to Cancer’s (SU2C’s) online magazine.  Please click below to read that (it’s not only profoundly-poignant but full of unexpected facts & fallacies about childhood cancer(s), plus there’s a link to a great FREE printable September calendar from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation):

 

“RARE” by BOB PINIEWSKI [click]

(or go to http://www.standup2cancer.org/node/3738)

 

 

Bob with his son, A.J.  SU2Cmag 2009

 

 

Wearing Gold:  I was thinking, last night, about wearing gold in support of childhood cancer awareness, & what popped into my head was, “HEY!  We could all wear GOLD LAMÉ!!”  THAT might draw some attention, aye??!     Which simultaneously makes me laugh, but I am also totally serious about it.  Laughter: there’s something we should honor in our little ‘heroes’, right?!  They have an amazing way of finding a way to smile throughout some unimaginable circumstances… ‘though, they are not without their tears  (who amongst us wouldn’t cry, going through that-all? - I cry just ‘watching’ from afar!).  Granted, yellow works, too (it’s often substituted for CC’s gold; plus it also is the color of lemons… as in ALSF [above], & it’s King JuJu’s favorite color [as I mentioned in a CA posting last year^Ŧ]); but I figure that some flashy gold lamé could really make an impact… besides-which, there’s probably a TON of it out there in holiday-wardrobes & retro-wear (backs-of-closets) & thrift/resale & fabric stores!!   So, how ‘bout it, everyone?  We’ve got the rest of the month (and, hey, why not all year, for that matter?) to wear it!  Could be a lot of fun!!  (‘Though, maybe we should make sure to pin on something which says “Childhood Cancer Awareness”, too, when we do!)  We’ll definitely be in fashion… in the fashion of trend-setting to “Go for the GOLD”, & “Champion the CURE for Childhood Cancers!”

 

 

Speaking of FUN:  This was the tweet on Oprah’s Twitter-site, today:

 

 

“Wanna learn our Mag Mile dance? To be performed at your next group gathering. http://tinyurl.com/n5ngg4”

 

 

Hmm.  Can you guess what I’m gonna tweet-reply to that one?    Hint:  Can you envision how even-more-awesome that dance would be with the HUGE mob of people doing it all wearing GOLD LAMÉ for Childhood Cancer Awareness??!      Well, gotta go – I need to finish this up so that I can go make that suggestion, in reply!   

 

 

In the meantime, here’s a fun project for ya:  Gather a mob near you; learn the dance; dress everyone in gold lamé; get in on video; post it on YouTube; & make it go viral!!!      

 

 

 

“GO FOR THE GOLD!! Champion the Cure for Childhood Cancers!”

 

 

 

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PS I know… probably hard to believe that I actually manage to “tweet” at ALL – considering – isn’t  it?!! LOL

 

 

 

RELATED CARE-AWARE POSTS: 

 

Go for the GOLD! “The Roar of the Crowd: ‘SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!’"

 

* International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

 

"Go for the GOLD!" - Event #4: Bring in the Media

 

^Ŧ "Go for the GOLD!" Series - Event #3: "Opening Ceremonies"

 

Go for the GOLD! - Event #2: Filling the Stands: SU2C - Beyond a Spectator Event

 

GO FOR THE GOLD!! Champion the Cure for Childhood Cancers -- Event #1: Petition Pentathlon

 

"Lemonade Day" & Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

 

 

 

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September 11th is…

 

PATRIOT DAY

&

National Day of Service and Remembrance

 

 

 

 

Today’s a day to honor the lives lost on 9/11/01 – in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in southwest Pennsylvania.  

 

 

Read the Presidential Patriot Day & National Day of Service and Remembrance Proclamation (2009)

 

 

 

 

To honor those who died, fly your flag(s) at half-staff, today, & observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) – which marks the time of the first plane crash on September 11, 2001.

 

 

This year (2009) is the first year in which the National Day of Service and Remembrance has been established & observed.  NDSR was signed into law this past April as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, with the mission to honor the victims of 9/11 and those who rose to service in response to the attacks as well as all those who protect our country by encouraging all Americans and others throughout the world to pledge to voluntarily perform at least one good deed, or another service activity on 9/11 each year.

 

 

  

 

 

 

You can join in.  Visit MyGoodDeed – the 911 Day of Service Organization – @ www.911dayofservice.org & pledge to do a good deed (or other act of volunteer work or charitable activity) during this week.

 

 

  

More Links:

 

AmeriCorps

 

Corporation for National & Community Service

 

Heroes of Flight 93

 

National September 11 Memorial & Museum @ the World Trade Center

 

Pentagon Memorial

 

Tribute WTC Visitor Center

 

United We Serve

 

 

 

Related Posts:  View the previous Care-Aware’s Patriot Day post here (click).

 

 

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TWEET, TWEET, TWEETING FOR AWARENESS!

 

 

 

Hey, guess WHAT, everybody?! –  I learned to “tweet”!

 

 

 Care-Aware™ is Now Available on Twitter!

 

 

In hopes of broadening the reach of everyone’s awareness efforts,    & being part of the synergy with that-all,  I opened up a Care-Aware Twitter account, yesterday!  

 

 

My inaugural tweets included several petite-postings on World Suicide Prevention Day & “Stop a Suicide Today” Day, as well as Suicide Prevention Week & Month, & the WSPD candle-lighting event. 

 

 

This little “birdie” intends to get the word out about many more awareness items & events in the future.   Feel free to join me, there – in addition to here! 

 

 

Here’s the Care-Aware^TM Twitter address: 

 

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[They don’t allow hyphens, there, so it’s an underline, instead.]

 

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September 10th is…

 

 

 

“Stop a Suicide Today” Day

&

World Suicide Prevention Day

 

This is National Suicide Prevention WEEK (Sept. 6-12, 2009)

&

SEPTEMBER is Suicide Prevention MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

The Terry Wise Story: A Suicide Attempt Survivor

 

 

 

Just a couple of days ago, an online-friend of mine let us know that her BF’s very best friend had recently died from suicide.  The word “DEVESTATING” cannot even begin to cover the impact of this on him & her & his friend’s wife, & others!  Over the years, both online & off, I’ve encountered a number of situations in which people have either been suicidal or forever-changed (& traumatized) by the suicide of a loved one/friend.  I can think of at least two other bloggers, just this past year alone who had blogged about having suicidal feelings.  Granted, the people who have blogs due to major health issues &/or deaths-in-their-families are under huge stresses.  But there are plenty of other situations in life which may contribute to a higher rate of suicides… including the current economic stressors, alcoholism, veterans returning from the front, people in the midst of relationship turmoil, traumas/deaths/losses, and also teenage-hood & aging.

 

 

Over 90% of those who die by suicide had a diagnosable mental illness.

 

It is a myth that people who talk about suicide won’t kill themselves.

 

 

Since posting the Care-Aware™ update on Suicide Prevention Days last year, I had run across this Dr. Phil talking suicide-prevention widget (below).  You will also find it permanently-posted on the Care-Aware™ home page. 

 

 

 

 

Lifeline Gallery (where the Dr. Phil Widget is from)  is “a place to share, & listen to, stories of hope & recovery.”  The gallery is for those who need hope (who may be feeling suicidal) as well as for suicide attempt survivors.  But it’s also for those who’ve lost a loved one to suicide, & for all who support suicide prevention, as well.  To check out the gallery, just click on “Lifeline Gallery” at the beginning of this paragraph.

 

 

To share the Dr. Phil widget on your website, just click here (for the Lifeline Gallery page featuring his widget), then click the “EMBED PLAYER” button; copy the “Get embed code”, there; & paste to your page/website.

 

 

If you’re feeling suicidal, PLEASE listen to Dr. Phil & follow his instructions (call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ 1-800-273-TALK [their webpage is www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/]).  I noticed, on their page, that they now have a Veterans Hotline, also (just press “1”, when you call) as well as a Veteran’s Online Chat (see website for link).  Here’s the coordinating Veteran’s PSA, for that (which features actor Gary Sinise from the T.V. show “CSI”):

 

 

 

 

 

More info on suicide prevention for vets can be found @:

 

www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention

 

 

 

As I post this-all, I can’t help but think of how all those who’ve lost a loved one from suicide might be feeling.  The focus here is on “prevention”, after all.  But I know that the aftermath of losing someone to a suicide can leave those who are left behind with wrenching/tormented feelings of guilt & over-responsibility (however unwarranted, ‘though also understandable) about what they perhaps could’ve done differently to have prevented the death, & such.  It’s certainly not my intent to add to that-all, here (& I definitely hope you don’t ‘go there’ with all-this)!  If you’ve lost someone to suicide, please know that you have my heart & sincere sympathies, in that.

 

 

Some links for those who’ve lost a loved one/friend to suicide:

 

Suicide Loss Survivors

 

Surviving Suicide

 

Survivors of Suicide (SOS)

 

 

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For World Suicide Prevention Day activities planned around the globe, visit:

 

International Association for Suicide Prevention. (IASP)

 IASP can also be found on FaceBook & Twitter

 

Light a candle, near a window, at 8 PM on World Suicide Prevention Day to show your support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one, & for the survivors of suicide.

 

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Look for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on social networking sites, including Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook!

 

 

Please know that someone out here cares – whether you’ve thought about taking your own life, or have had someone in your life die from suicide – I wouldn’t be doing this post, if I didn’t!

 

 

 

 

 

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Click over to the Care-Aware™ “Suicide Prevention Days” update for more information on these events, plus additional Suicide Prevention info & links, stats & myths.  Additional info is also available within the postings for “National Depression Screening Day® & World Mental Health Day” & “Older American's Mental Health Week” (just click on the titles to jump over there).

 

 

 

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Go for the GOLD!

 

“The Roar of the Crowd: ‘SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!’"

 

 

 

Okay, so last year I started this “Go for the Gold” series as a tie-in to the Olympic events being held at the time.  This year, nobody’s crowding the stadiums for that; yet there still needs to be a “roar of the crowd” out there… & not just in the stadiums – EVERYWHERE!

 

 

YOU may know about Childhood Cancer, & the fact that…

 

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

& that

SEPTEMBER 12^TH IS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY

 

… but is everyone else you know aware of that, too??

 

 

I’d love to assume that they do… that it’s as well-known as the fact that OCTOBER has to do with BREAST CANCER AWARENESS or that FEBRUARY is HEART MONTH… or even that it were as well-known as something like “Christmas & Hanukkah are in December”!  But, the fact is that – although there is increasing awareness of Childhood Cancer out there (thanks to lots of organizations, including the fairly-new but deeply-rooting “grass roots” PAC2 [People Against Childhood Cancer] – most people still don’t have a clue  (I  was one of them, not-so-may years back )!

 

 

So, to start off the month, I’m not going to ask that you do anything fancy or learn a bunch of facts or statistics. 

 

 

Instead, how about we all just simply mention to someone  that…

 

 

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

&/or that

SEPTEMBER 12^TH IS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY

 

 

 

Here are just a few possible ways I  thought of to tell someone:

(Pick one.)

 

 

• Blog it.

 

• Text it.

 

• Email it.

 

• “Tweet” it.

 

• Phone a friend.

 

• Tell a family member.

 

• Add it to your snail mail.

 

• Mention it to a coworker.

 

• Attach it to a homing pigeon? ;)

 

• Light it up on a marquis or sports board.

 

• Hire a skywriter-plane to write it in the sky.

 

• Post it on your FaceBook/MySpace/Plaxo, etc.

 

• Add it to your answering machine/voice-mail message.

 

• Post it on a church sign, gas station or store signpost.

 

• Have it painted on an advertising bench, billboard, water tank, etc?

 

• Post it on message boards (any – little/big, Oprah, Phil, Nat’l media/websites?).

 

• Put it in a newsletter (school, church, business, homeowner’s, etc.).   

 

• Post it on a bulletin board (work, school, church, cafeteria, college, stores, doctor’s/hospitals etc.).

 

• Add it to your email account signatures, so it goes out with each email you send.  

 

• Strike up a conversation with someone at a bus/train stop, or while waiting in line for coffee or lunch.  

 

• Contact your local media outlet(s) (i.e. t.v. news, papers, radio stations, etc.), & make sure they know (ASAP)!  

 

 

What other simple (&/or creative) ways can YOU think of?   

 

 

All I’m thinking is that maybe if we could ALL tell just ONE person, then maybe it’ll be like that retro shampoo commercial or a viral-video or email, or something… & before we know it, the whole WORLD will know that…

 

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

& that

SEPTEMBER 12^TH IS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY

 

…and there you’ll have it: a worldwide “Roar of the Crowd” … which, even if it’s not from a stadium of Olympic-event spectators, is a VERY powerful thing (I’m thinking even-more-so, actually)!

 

 

So, what d’ya say?  I hope you’ll consider telling someone, today (& maybe even the other days, too)!  I did (I just told all of YOU!) 

 

 

This doesn’t need to get complicated or even overly-creative.  Just picking ONE simple way to SAY it will probably only take us less than a minute [maybe even less than 10 seconds?]), today.    Of course, I’m hoping it’ll be like potato chips, & we-all won’t be able to do it just once. ;)

 

 

Oh, & if you’re still hesitating, here are a bunch of excellent reasons WHY you might want to:

 

[Photos courtesy of Team Unite’s Childhood Cancer flyer – click here to view full flyer]

 

 

Most of all, I’m hoping that – one day in the not-so-distant future – there will no longer be a need to say it anymore.  I’m hoping that, after the “roar of the crowd”… there will come a CURE (for this & every other illness, too [hmm… maybe we can do this for ALL of them, aye?)! 

 

 

Thanks, Everyone.

 

 

 

For MORE about Childhood Cancer, visit:

 

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

 

CureSearch

 

People Against Childhood Cancer (PAC2)

 

Rally Foundation

 

Team Unite

 

 

 

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Again (in case others are only viewing this post, & not the previous/”Month of July” one): Yep, - It is SEPTEMBER!  But in the interest of year-round awareness, knowing that many people will land on these posts, ‘off-season’ (when doing searches or whatever), all throughout the year; I wanted to catch up & get the couple of months I missed posted, anyway, before moving on.  Not to worry, though: T there's a link to “Month of September” Awareness Events @ the end of this post!

 

 

 

                      

 

 

AUGUST is . . .

 

 

 

American Adventures Month

Rising Star Publishing

 

 

Beach Month

 

 

Cataract Awareness Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology

 

 

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Prevent Blindness America

 

 

Family Fun Month

 

 

Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

Foundation for Early Learning

 

 

Happiness Happens Month

(AKA Admit You’re Happy Month)

Secret Society of Happy People

 

 

Medic-Alert Awareness Month

MedicAlert

 

 

National Courtesy Month

 

 

National Hypnosis Awareness Month

American Hypnosis Assoc.

 

 

National Immunization Awareness Month

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

 

 

National Inventors Month

Academy of Applied Science

 

 

National Literacy Month

The National Institute for Literacy

 

 

National Minority Donor Awareness Month

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

 

 

National Napping Month

NIH “Power Nap” Article

 

 

National Parks Month

National Park Service

 

 

National Preparedness Month

Ready America

 

 

National Water Quality Month

EPA Office of Water

 

 

National Women's Month

 

 

Neurosurgery Outreach Month

American Assoc. of Neurological Surgeons

 

 

Psoriasis Awareness Month

National Psoriasis Foundation

 

 

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

 

 

“What Will Be Your Legacy?” Month

 

 

 

Related Posts: Care-Aware^TM Month of September Awareness Events

 

 

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 Yeah, I know: This is SEPTEMBER!  But I didn’t want to let another year go by without posting the awareness info. for July… even if I missed out on posting it when it was here.  Awareness is really a year-long deal, anyway, right?  Plus, I’ve come to know that many people will land on these posts, when doing searches & such, all throughout the year.  So I’ll be posting the Month of July & Month of August Awareness Events before moving on.  Thanks for bearing with me (who knows, you just might find something interesting in here, anyway [& there's a link to Mo. of Sept. Events @ the end])!

 

 

 

 

                     

 

JULY is . . .

 

 

 

Bereaved Parents Month

Bereaved Parents Month Info.

 

 

Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month

Red Cross Preparedness Planning:

 Prepare Your Home & Family

 Fast Facts: Emergency-Specific Preparedness Information

 

 

Cell Phone Courtesy Month

10 Tips from Founder & Etiquette Expert Jacqueline Whitmore

  [Hmm… shouldn’t this be a year-long thing??!]

 

Eye Exam Month

Mayo Clinic Eye Exam Info.

 

 

Family Reunion Month

Presidential Proclamation (1985)

 

 

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month

Iron Disorders Institute

 

 

International Group B Strep Awareness Month

Group B Strep International

 

 

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

Arthritis Foundation

 

 

National Black Family Month

ZoomShare: All about Nat’l Black Family Month

 

 

National Child Centered Divorce Month

Child Centered Divorce

 

 

National Make a Difference to Children Month

Hugs & Hope Organization

 

 

National Mobility Month

 

 

National Outdoor Month

 

 

National Purposeful Parenting Month

 

 

National Parks and Recreation Month

National Recreation and Park Association

See Care-Aware feature-post: “Fee-FREE Weekends @ U.S. National Parks”

 

 

National Vehicle Theft Protection Month

National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)

 

 

Roots and Branches Month

Family Search

Create a “Family Tree” a “Family Orchard” or do a “Roots & Branches” page

 

 

Social Wellness Month

Words of Wellness

 

 

UV Safety Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology

 

 

 

Related Posts: Care-Aware^TM Month of September Awareness Events

 

 

 

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From “Famine”   to Feast?

 

 

Okay, so, you may (or may not) have noticed that the postings have been more-than-a-bit sparse (&/or totally-nonexistent?), in here, over the summer months.  Combination of extra stuff to do @ home/work & also filling-in for other page-managers on another website.  I think I’d mentioned (somewhere on this blog/profile?) that it may be “feast or famine” posting-wise, ‘though, anyway - right?

 

Sooo… that was (obviously) a somewhat-extended “famine” phase (‘though, as true famine’s go, still relatively short-lived).  

 

Just wanted to forewarn you-all that I’m feeling a “feast” phase  coming on (…hopefully [I almost don’t want to ‘jinx’ it by saying anything… since that seems to invoke Murphy’s Law or something ]).

 

I’d apologize, in advance, for filling up the mailboxes  of those who have notification-subscriptions; but, since this is for awareness’ sake, & for people & kids out there who are struggling daily with all sorts of illnesses (plus families dealing with losses from those), & I’m not ‘spamming’ or trying to make money, here (not to mention that you good people chose to subscribe), that would just feel wrong, so I won’t apologize at all!

 

So, keep up the good thoughts for everyone with illnesses out there (& their families) as we continue to get the word out about them; & thanks for reading & being a part of spreading the awareness about these many important health and wellness issues! 

 

 

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Fee-FREE Weekends @ U.S. National Parks

 

 

 

“I go to nature to be soothed & healed, and to have my senses put in order.”  - John Burroughs

 

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that endure as life lasts.” - Rachel Carson

 

 

 

Are you able to get out & about, this weekend?  Benefit your financial health, plus your physical, emotional & social health this weekend by taking advantage of the Entrance-Fee-FREE Weekend @ our National Parks (USA): July 18-19, 2009.  There are 391 national parks located across the country in 49 states. Over 100 U.S National Parks which normally charge entrance fees will waive them for this weekend.

 

 

There will be one more entrance-fee-free weekend offered on the weekend of August 15-16, 2009 – in case you can’t make this one (or want to take advantage of both).

 

 

Year-round free parks:  There are over 200 U.S. National Parks which never charge an entrance fee!

 

 

For more information, visit:

 

The Nat’l Parks Service Fee-Free Weekends Page

 

 

 

 

Related Links:

 

US DOI News Release

 

National Park Service Page

 

National Park Foundation

 

 

 

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Today – June 14^th – is…

 

 

 

 

      

 

Blood Type Awareness Day

 

 

 

 

 

Family History Day

 

 

 

 

National Flag Day

US Flag Org.

 

 

 

      

 

The United States Army Birthday (1775)

The 234th US Army Birthday (2009)

 

 

 

  

World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day Org.

“Celebrating Your Gift of Blood.”

Blood Saves

 

 

 

 

 

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June 7^th, 2009, is…

 

 

National Cancer Survivors Day

 

 

 

National Cancer Survivors Day^® is a “Celebration of Life”  - a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.

 

 

The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines a "survivor" as anyone living with a history of cancer… from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life.

 

 

Survivorship is not without its’ own challenges:  there are often physical, emotional, and financial hardships which can continue for years after diagnosis and treatment… sometimes including things like access to cancer specialists and promising new treatments, denial of health and life insurance coverage, financial hardships long after the initial diagnosis and treatment, employment problems, psychological struggles and the strain on personal relationships and the profound fear of recurrence.  More resources, research and legislation are needed, to help improve the quality of cancer survivors’ lives.

 

 

I personally know scores of survivors – from many who’ve been recently-diagnosed (& who are currently in treatment), to those who were diagnosed some time ago & have completed their treatments & are in remission or “NED” (declared as having “No Evidence of Disease”, in cancer-world terms), or even declared as having been “cured.”  I know of children who were given as little as less than 10% chance of living who are still here years later… of a woman who was told she had just months (or weeks) to live, who is still here several years later… & even of people who have survived cancer for decades (just to cite a few of the many instances)!  They are proof that one can live fulfilling lives after a cancer diagnosis, despite (& amidst) the challenges of it-all.  I celebrate their lives & survivorship with each of them, today. 

 

 

Happy Cancer Survivors Day to ALL cancer survivor’s everywhere!  You are beacons of hope to many others; & your lives & courage & stories are precious & priceless, in this world.  Blessings!

 

 

Visit The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation website for more. [click]

 

 

 

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